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Military Threat from China: R&AW Report sets Alarm Bells Ringing
July 18 , 2012 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
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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

The State of Law and Order
July 18 , 2012 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 5192
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
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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
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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: 22577
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

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