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Political uncertainty over prez polls is a Cong trait
June 15 , 2012 Dr Anirban Ganguly
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It has always been in the nature of the Congress to ensure that the entire process of electing the President be mired in uncertainty, one-upmanship, official confusion and rumour-mongering. Anirban Gang...

Governance and Political Studies

Why Non-alignment 2.0 does us a Disservice
June 14 , 2012 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Views: 5207
The document, prepared by an eminent 8-member group, has attracted both criticism and praise. The latter is mainly for drawing attention to India's innumerable foreign policy challenges and for generati...

International Relations and Diplomacy

The Return of Putin and Indo-Russian Relations
June 12 , 2012 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
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The Boris Yeltsin era, that is the decade of 1990s, had led to the decline of Russian power not only at the global level but also in its near periphery. The economic dividend which Russia expected due t...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Reservation Based on Religion is Anti-Constitution
June 12 , 2012 Dr Makkhan Lal, Distinguished Fellow, VIF (2015 - 2017)
Views: 14979
For the last several years under the vote-bank politics and for the short term gains political parties and leaders have been vying with each other for the reservation for the Muslims.

Governance and Political Studies

US Offer Calls for Finesse
June 12 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4677
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta’s recent visit to India brings to the fore again the question of the depth India should impart to India-US defence ties. Panetta has been explicit about US interest ...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Official Apathy Towards Culture in India
June 12 , 2012 Dr Anirban Ganguly
Views: 8822
Culture and cultural institutions in India have begun to bear the brunt of official apathy. In a strange turn of events the present government has reduced the allocation for 2012-13 for the Ministry of ...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

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