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The Indian Administrative Service – How Good, How Relevant?
July 25 , 2012 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 9179
The East India Company which came to trade in India soon found that its role of trading transformed into one of governing. Governance itself began with the settlement of revenue which a district was req...

Governance and Political Studies

Delhi’s Craven Policy on Syria
July 24 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 7998
The position India is taking on the unfolding Syrian crisis does not do honour to our diplomacy. We supported last week the western resolution providing for sanctions on Syria under Chapter V11 of the ...

Climate Change, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Dialectics of Tipaimukh Dam: Issues and Concerns
July 23 , 2012 Neha Mehta
Views: 8482
Tipaimukh dam projected to be made at the cost of around Rupees 9000 crores with the aim of generating around 1500 MW of electricity and moderate floods downstream has again become a controversial polit...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Pox Indica
July 23 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4479
A word of caution: Shashi Tharoor’s new book, “Pax Indica”, is not about India dominating the 21st century world; it is about the less imperial exercise of India helping to write the rules, defining the...

International Relations and Diplomacy

India Thinks Chimera is for Real
July 19 , 2012 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Views: 4756
Despite repeated rebuffs by Pakistan, New Delhi continues to entertain the belief that the troublesome neighbour will soften up with sweet diplomacy. What else explains the need for India’s Foreign Secr...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Military Threat from China: R&AW Report sets Alarm Bells Ringing
July 18 , 2012 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Views: 3478
A recent intelligence report, purportedly issued by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency, has warned of the clear and present danger of a conflict being initia...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

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OVERVIEW As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, the African continent is increasingly recognized for its...

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October 3, 2024
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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
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Economic China Sets Date for Key Meeting at Center of Market’s Stimulus Hopes China’s top lawmakers are set to meet early...

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October 29, 2024
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In this Issue I. Defence and Security Flight-tests of 4th Generation Very Short Range Air Defence System ADITI 2.0...

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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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October 3, 2024
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New study suggests existence of a dockyard at Lothal, Gujarat, during Harappan Civilisation- The Indian Express Since the...

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