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From Look East to Engage East: How India’s own Pivot will Change Discourse in Indo-Pacific Region
March 12 , 2013 Nitin Gokhale
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Much before President Barack Obama rediscovered Asia’s importance to the world and announced an American “rebalance” towards Asia-Pacific region in January 2012; New Delhi had quietly upgraded its two d...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Europe Comes Calling
March 8 , 2013 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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The successive visits of French President Hollande and UK Prime Minister Cameron to India this month can be viewed from different angles. Both countries clearly attach increasing importance to the India...

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

'Security Implications of Contemporary Political Environment in India'
March 7 , 2013
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Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria, Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu and Former Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir (This is the text of presentation made by Dr. Bloeria during Vimarsha series o...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Our Environmental Health
March 7 , 2013 Dr M N Buch (late)
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Much as one loves India --- and I am xenophobic about it --- one cannot help but ask the question, are we a nation which worships symbolism more than substance? As a people are we given so much to token...

Governance and Political Studies

Friends with Benefits
March 7 , 2013 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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The back-to-back visits of the president of France, Francois Hollande, and the Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron, last month have put the spotlight on India’s relationship with Europe. Some belit...

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

Sri Lanka, UNHRC Resolution and India
March 6 , 2013 Dr N Manoharan
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Sri Lanka is facing second successive resolution in as many years at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this month. Exactly last year at the 19th session of the UNHRC, a US-sponsored resolution was pas...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

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