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Can the West Understand Indian Traditions Better?
May 18 , 2023 Rohith Krishna
Commentary Views: 4342
The Western descriptions of India in scholarship, early travelers, media, and movie depictions like Indiana Jones have mostly been problematic. Many of such descriptions stand today as ‘common sense’ ev...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Ancient Greek , ancient India , Decolonization , Modernity , Orientalism , Post-colonialism , West

भारत के मध्य एशिया के साथ गहराते सम्बन्ध
May 17 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7320
मध्य एशियाई क्षेत्र के साथ भारत के मजबूत ऐतिहासिक और सांस्कृतिक संबंध हैं। 1947 में भारत के विभाजन और पाकिस्तान के निर्माण तक पारस्परिक संपर्क जारी रहा। इसके बाद, प्रत्यक्ष संपर्कों की कमी के बावजूद, भा...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : अफगानिस्तान , आतंकवादी आश्रय , चाबहार बंदरगाह , भारत-मध्य एशिया शिखर सम्मेलन , संप्रभुता और क्षेत्रीय अखंडता , संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम

Bhutanese Refugee Scam Dents Nepal’s International Stature
May 16 , 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta
Commentary Views: 4731
Nepal is in a serious political lurch after the Bhutanese refugee scammade headlines. The scam involve stop-ranking bureaucrats and leading politicians who allegedly took money from Nepalese nationals o...

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal , Corruption , FBI , Nepal , Refugee Scam , United States

POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’
May 15 , 2023 Aditya Kumar Singh Rahul Rawat
Commentary Views: 4395
The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998.

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : deterrence , NFU , Nuclear Doctrine , nuclear tests

Pakistan: Cataclysmic Clash of Institutions Brings Country to Precipice
May 13 , 2023 Rana Banerji
Article Views: 6231
Reactions to the arrest of Imran Khan by Pakistan Rangers from the Islamabad High Court on May 09 in the Al Qadir Trust corruption case, being investigated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), h...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Al Qadir Trust , Asim Munir , Corps Commanders , ISPR , NAB , Supreme Court

Pakistan: Between the Devil and the Khaki
May 13 , 2023 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle
Commentary Views: 4396
Under exceptional circumstances, Pakistan’s top courts – the Supreme Court of Pakistan [SCP] and the Islamabad High Court [IHC] intervened to provide relief to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Army , Bajwa , Bhutto , Imran Khan , Judiciary , Political Crisis

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