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The State of India-Sri Lanka Relations: Ethnic Issue as an Irritant
September 17 , 2012 Dr N Manoharan
Views: 5724
In the recent days, the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has figured in at least four issues pertaining to Sri Lanka: protests against training of Sri Lankan defence personnel in the state, threats t...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

India - Pakistan Relations: Lessons of History, Perils in the Present
September 14 , 2012 Sushant Sareen
Views: 6074
Folklore, if not history, has it that the King of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan, worsted in battle the Afghan invader, Mohammed of Ghor, some 17 times. After each victory, Prithviraj acted graciously and wi...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Defence Reforms and Naresh Chandra Task Force Review
September 13 , 2012 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Views: 8734
In May last year the government appointed a Task Force lead by Naresh Chandra and composed of 14 members to go into the recommendations and reassess the reforms required for improving the national secur...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Granting Pakistan the Upper Hand
September 12 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 3948
Another round of the India-Pakistan dialogue has been completed with External Affairs Minister Krishna’s visit to Islamabad on September 8. The agreement on relaxing the visa regime and holding the mee...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Genuflecting before Pakistan
September 12 , 2012 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Views: 4395
The Indian external affairs minister’s visit to Pakistan from September 7-9 epitomised India’s composite re-engagement with Pakistan. It flies in the face of the assurances provided by the prime ministe...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

A Relook at the Three Pillars of the State: Wisdom by Hindsight
September 11 , 2012 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 7534
Of the three pillars of the State, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary the task of the Executive is perhaps the most arduous. The Legislature is answerable only to itself and to the electo...

Governance and Political Studies

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OVERVIEW The African continent witnessed significant developments over the past two weeks. The continent faces numerous...

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Defence Aatmanirbhartain defence: MoD notifies fifth Positive Indigenisation List of 346 items for DPSUs. Indian Naval Ship...

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National Estonia is looking to partner with Bharat to strengthen its cyber security infrastructure. According to government...

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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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Economic US Spars with China Over Who Subsidizes Its Industries the Most The US and China sparred over industrial subsidies...

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July 22, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 July 2024), Issue 41

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Setting up Testing Facilities in UAS and Electronic Warfare GRSE Accelerated...

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June 6, 2024
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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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August 2, 2024
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Potsherds adorned with fish motifs; copper objects excavated from Tamil Nadu's Keeladi- Deccan Herald In the previous week,...

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June 3, 2024
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