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The State of Law and Order
July 18 , 2012 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 4910
Recently in Guwahati, the capital of Assam, a seventeen-year old girl accompanied by a male friend was accosted by a mob and for almost half an hour subjected to molestation, including physical assault,...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Cricket with Pakistan: India Hits Its Own Wicket Again
July 17 , 2012 Sushant Sareen
Views: 2913
It would be really interesting to know what exactly prompted the BCCI to invite Pakistan for a short cricket series in India later this year. Who raised this matter in the BCCI meeting and who all suppo...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Naresh Chandra Task Force’s Report on National Security: An Appraisal
July 16 , 2012 Nitin Gokhale
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The high-powered Naresh Chandra Task Force, appointed by the government last year, submitted its detailed report to the Prime Minister a couple of months ago but so far there is no indication that the r...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Indo-US Relations and Balance of Power
July 12 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 6261
The direction of our strategic ties with the US has come under renewed focus with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to India on June 5-6 and the third round of the Strategic dialogue between Ind...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Religion, Caste, Regionalism and Politics in India
July 12 , 2012 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 21938
When Guru Govind Singh, the Tenth Guru, ruled that he would be the last human guru and the Guru Granth Sahib itself would be the eternal Living Guru, he said that in case of any doubt search within the ...

Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Yet Another Round of Platitudes
July 10 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4292
For those cynical about the dialogue process with Pakistan, the lack of substance in the joint statement issued after the latest round of Foreign Secretary level talks (July 4-5) confirms our neighbour’...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

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August 9, 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 09 August 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan's Population Estimated at 35.7 Million This Year-Tolo News The National Statistics and Information...

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Africa Now
August 9, 2024
Africa Now (15-31 July, 2024)

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

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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
August 8, 2024
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 July 2024)

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

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July 31, 2024
Eurasia News Digest (16-31 July, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia Tajikistan Commences Export of Mineral Fertilizers to Afghanistan Tajikistan has begun to export...

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VIF Cyber Review
July 10, 2024
Cyber Review-June 2024

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

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Myanmar Round Up
July 8, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: June 2024

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

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West Asia Round Up
July 16, 2024
West Asia Roundup: June 2024

Abstract Israel-Hamas war ceaselessly continued in the 9th month wreaking havoc and enhanced chances of further escalation...

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
August 9, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (22-28 July 2024)

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

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Science and Technology
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
US- Insights - May 2024

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
Cultural and Civilisational Digest: July-2024

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

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Multilateralism Digest
June 3, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: May 2024-Issue 5

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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June 5, 2023
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India-China Relations It is learnt that China objected to the proposal from India to add Abdul Rauf of the JeM to the UN...

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