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China’s Stance in East Asia at Odds with Pok Policy
October 11 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 2722
Friction betwen India and China has expanded from South Asia to East Asia. Reacting to two oil exploration blocks offered by Vietnam to India in the South China Sea, China has called on countries to ref...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

What is Leadership all about?
October 10 , 2011 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 4457
The one single tract which guides our democracy is the Constitution of India. The Preamble of the Constitution establishes two specific conditions of government in India. First and foremost is the sta...

Governance and Political Studies

Getting lost in Afghanistan
October 10 , 2011 Sushant Sareen
Views: 4697
It’s 10 years of the ongoing war in Afghanistan. As the US-led NATO forces prepare the ground to throw in the towel, the situation in the region remains as critical as ever. And, it’s unlikely to change...

Afghanistan, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

WHY TRANSPARENCY?
October 3 , 2011 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 3969
This paper will begin with two stories, neither of which is apocryphal. Both relate to Neemuch Sub Division of Mandsaur District (Neemuch is now a separate district), both are from 1960 and the officer...

Governance and Political Studies

Afghan Peace Move has Lost its Promise
September 30 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 3790
The brutal assassination of the former Afghan President Burnahuddin Rabbani who was chairing the High Peace Council set up to bring about internal reconciliation in Afghanistan dramatises all that is w...

Afghanistan, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Perspectives on Standards in Public Life & Swaraj
September 29 , 2011 Dr Anirban Ganguly
Views: 4255
Of late the debate on standards in public life, of probity in public life and of the use and abuse of power in a democratic framework has been occupying the centre stage. While the debate has often deve...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

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

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