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PM Visiting PAK Now A Bad Idea
September 25 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4289
As the bigger country, India is often exhorted to be generous with Pakistan. Those advocating a sustained dialogue with Pakistan, irrespective of its conduct towards us, have such thinking, an off-sho...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Freedom of Speech and Archaic Law on Sedition
September 17 , 2012 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 11638
The Chambers Twenty-first Century Dictionary defines sedition in the following words: “Public speech, writing or action encouraging public disorder, especially rebellion against the government “. The wo...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order, Governance and Political Studies

The State of India-Sri Lanka Relations: Ethnic Issue as an Irritant
September 17 , 2012 Dr N Manoharan
Views: 5877
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: 6213
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: 9193
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: 4050
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

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November 18, 2024
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November 22, 2024
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National “Bharat require stronger cyber security measures to counter breaches”: PRAHAR In a report titled The Invisible hand...

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Economic China Unveils $1.4 Trillion Debt Swap, Saves Stimulus for Trump China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion...

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November 26, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 November 2024), Issue 49

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Completes Flight Tests of Guided Pinaka Weapon System Maiden Flight-Test of...

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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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