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Terror Attacks in Bodh Gaya: Prevention is Better than Cure
July 24 , 2013 Dr N Manoharan
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When serial blasts rocked Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya on 07 July 2013, it was for the first time that a Buddhist holy spot was targeted in India. Ten of the 13 bombs planted at the temple were indeed ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Has China Upstaged India in Space Diplomacy?
July 24 , 2013 Radhakrishna Rao
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Space exploration, once a preserve of the advanced industrialized countries, is no more being viewed as an area of esoteric research involving a huge investment and complex technological systems. Indeed...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Hard Power, The Only Currency That Works in Afghanistan
July 23 , 2013 Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF Sushant Sareen
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The so-called Afghan endgame is really nothing more than the US endgame in Afghanistan. For the Afghans, there is unlikely to be any endgame. Even the Americans suspect, even fear, that their exit from,...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

India-US Ties: Need for Clarity, Balance
July 22 , 2013 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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Doubts persist both in India and the United States on the substance of their strategic partnership. High-sounding declarations about the partnership being one of the defining ones of the 21st century, o...

International Relations and Diplomacy

National Security: Preemption is Viable and Valid
July 22 , 2013 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 6510
The Chambers Twenty-first Century Dictionary defines ‘preempt’ in the following words:- “To do something ahead of someone else and so make pointless an action they have planned”. Preemptive action is d...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order, Terrorism

Quattrocchi is Dead But Ghost of Bofors is Still Around
July 19 , 2013 Dr A Surya Prakash
Views: 4596
The news of the demise of Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Italian businessman and close friend of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her late husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, last week has prompte...

Governance and Political Studies

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OVERVIEW As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, the African continent is increasingly recognized for its...

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National China-backed Phishing attack targeted Bharat’s “India Post” system users. Smishing Triad— a China-based hacking...

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June 2024 has been a tumultuous month for Myanmar, marked by significant military operations, escalating conflicts, and a...

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Abstract: Not only the world remained on tenterhooks with the fears of escalation in West Asia but also witnessed the...

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Economic China curbs ‘excessive’ law enforcement in quest to quell private sector doubts China is cracking down on...

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In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Transfers High-Altitude Sustenance Technologies DRDO & IIT Delhi Develop...

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India-US Relations How India-US relations could change after the 2024 elections This year the US and India are both holding...

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New study suggests existence of a dockyard at Lothal, Gujarat, during Harappan Civilisation- The Indian Express Since the...

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June 3, 2024
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I. India in the UN Indian inputs for a substantial Summit of the Future India contributes to CTTF India chairs Committee A...

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