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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
Views: 27848
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: 8520
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: 16373
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: 11879
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

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