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Kashmir–Deciphering Islamabad’s Signals
February 8 , 2011 Indranil Banerjie
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The message from Islamabad is gaining in decibel: the Generals want New Delhi to initiate talks with them on Kashmir. The latest in a string of couriers was former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mah...

Jammu & Kashmir

President Mededev's Visit
February 8 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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President Medvedev’s recent visit to India (December 21-22) has contributed to retrieving some of the ground being lost in India-Russia ties. A perception has been growing that the relevance of Russia...

International Relations and Diplomacy

J&K: Need For a Bipartisan Consensus
February 7 , 2011
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The full might of the Indian Republic was on display on this 26th January. No, not just in the Republic Day Parade but even more prominently at Lal Chowk in Srinagar! The BJPs plan to hoist the Tricolou...

Jammu & Kashmir

Internal Security – Need for Course Correction
February 3 , 2011 Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF
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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
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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: 8341
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

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