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Is Our Secularism Only Skin Deep?
December 23 , 2011 Dr M N Buch (late)
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“By his Constitutions of Clarendon he (Henry II Plantagenet) sought to fix the relationship of Church and State and to force the Church in its temporal character to submit itself to life and law of the ...

Governance and Political Studies

How About Some Commonsense in Dealing with Corruption?
December 16 , 2011 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 3746
I joined the Indian Administrative Service more than fifty-four years ago in 1957. Government was much less complex then, but we were already into an era of planned development and increasingly the reg...

Governance and Political Studies

The Epics and our National Life: ignored perspectives, six examples and some views
December 15 , 2011 Dr Anirban Ganguly
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Avant Propos: Constructing – Deconstructionism

Historical and Civilisational Studies

The Turmoil Within - Pakistan’s future is causing concern all over the world
December 15 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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Pakistan’s future is raising concerns internationally. Can this nuclear-armed country step back from the brink by radically changing its internal and external outlook? Pakistan cannot break its Islamic ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Don’t Write off Putin Just Yet
December 13 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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Western criticism of the results of the December 4 parliamentary elections in Russia is not surprising. The West’s fued with Russia’s democracy goes back to Putin’s ascendancy to power in 2000. It is Ru...

International Relations and Diplomacy

India Should Strengthen Its Maritime Security Architecrure
December 12 , 2011 Radhakrishna Rao
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India, as a nation, seems to have gained notoriety for not learning from the past mistakes. Equally glaring is India’s consistent failure to respond to the emerging situations with the speed and serio...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Border and Coastal Security

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November 29, 2024
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Internal Security Monitor
November 18, 2024
Internal Security Monitor, Vol 1, No 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned potential victims against the ‘dangerous game’ of ‘digital arrest’. He said there was...

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October 22, 2024
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OVERVIEW As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, the African continent is increasingly recognized for its...

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November 18, 2024
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Defence Indian Navy's First Training Squadron Leaves Bahrain INS Shardul Visits Dubai Indian Navy – Royal Navy of Oman...

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November 22, 2024
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Germany’s ‘traffic-light’ Coalition Government has Collapsed Germany’s three-way coalition, the “traffic light” alliance of...

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VIF Cyber Review
November 26, 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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Abstract: Not only the world remained on tenterhooks with the fears of escalation in West Asia but also witnessed the...

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
November 13, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 November 2024)

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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US Insights
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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November 7, 2024
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Marathi gets classical language status: Celebrations in literary world- The Times of India In a historic decision, Marathi,...

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June 3, 2024
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