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Punish the Pakistan Army for Repeated ‘Rogue’ Actions
August 14 , 2013 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Views: 8006
In recent months, the Pakistan army has been behaving in a rather aggressive manner on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in blatant violation of the mutually observed cease-fire. Following ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Pakistan, Border and Coastal Security, Defence, Jammu & Kashmir, Neighbourhood Studies

India’s Defence Diplomacy as a Component of its Look East Policy
August 12 , 2013 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Views: 4037
The dominant impulse of India’s Look East Policy (LEP) that was launched in 1992 was economic and cultural, the objective being to reintegrate India economically and culturally with our civilisational n...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Strike Corps for the Mountains: Upgrading India’s Military Strategy from Dissuasion to Deterrence
August 9 , 2013 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Views: 4244
On July 17, 2013, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) finally approved the army’s proposal for raising a Strike Corps for the mountains. Though the approval came after considerable delay, it is a pr...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

India-Bhutan Ties: New Delhi Got it Right
July 30 , 2013 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 10705
Many in India believe that we have failed in our policy towards our neighbours. For them the hall mark of any successful foreign policy is good relations with neighbours. Because we are so big, many thi...

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Social Media: Freedom Yes, License No
July 25 , 2013 K G Suresh
Views: 6742
The recent expose about Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot allegedly buying ‘Likes’ for his official Facebook page in Istanbul, the ‘Twitter’ war between the ruling Congress and the main Opposition B...

Media Studies

Terror Attacks in Bodh Gaya: Prevention is Better than Cure
July 24 , 2013 Dr N Manoharan
Views: 5265
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

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