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Internal Security – Need for Course Correction
February 3 , 2011 Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF
Views: 26971
India is on a surge; a great destiny awaits it. If there is one single factor that could negate or retard it, it will be its failure to govern itself. Ensuring safety and security of its people, upholdi...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Leftwing Extremism, North-East Insurgency

Pakistan is no friend of pashtuns
February 3 , 2011 Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF Sushant Sareen
Views: 5460
For a country that never tires championing the cause of Afghan Pashtuns and eulogising the valour and traditions of Pakistani Pashtuns, the warped strategic vision of the national security state structu...

Afghanistan, Pakistan

Deergayu India-Indonesia Relations
February 1 , 2011 Prof. G V C Naidu
Views: 8189
An unsuspecting visitor to Indonesia in the month of August could be forgiven when greeted with huge banners all across with bold letters Deergayu Republik Indonesia for easily mistaking them as one of ...

Indo-Pacific

China Factor in North East Insurgency – Alarming Signals
January 31 , 2011 Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF
Views: 15226
Nations accustomed to episodic response to high profile security events run the high risk of missing out subterranean trends and realities that could have unaffordable consequences. Small print news of ...

North-East Insurgency

Recreating Nalanda - Is the Deeper Raison d’être Missing?
January 27 , 2011 Dr Anirban Ganguly
Views: 10361
The great Nalanda University of yore is being sought to be revived and the ongoing effort since 2007 has been widely projected and discussed. It is but natural that the state of Bihar has been selected ...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Enter The Dragon
January 27 , 2011 Dr Adityanjee
Views: 3492
Hu Jintao, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP) recently came visiting the US. For the reasons of protocol he donned a different hat and was feted by the mainstream American media...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

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National Estonia is looking to partner with Bharat to strengthen its cyber security infrastructure. According to government...

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Abstract India and Iran signed a Chabahar port management contract for a ten-year period which had been agreed to during PM...

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India’s archaeological site museums need major makeover. Vadnagar must set an example- The Print There’s a notable rise in...

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