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Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for Central Asia

June 14, 2017 Dr Rashmini Koparkar

The Belt and Road Forum (BRF) sought attention of the international community and made headlines everywhere in mid-May. The event was organized by China in Beijing on 14-15 May 2017 with the purpose of promoting its ambitious project called the Belt ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : India , China , Central Asian Republics , Central Asia , One Belt One Road , OBOR , CAR , Belt and Road Forum

धर्मनिरपेक्षों ने भरोसा गंवाया है, धर्मनिरपेक्षता सलामत है

June 13, 2017 Rajesh Singh

राष्ट्रपति चुनाव निकट हैं और तिनकों की तरह बिखरे विपक्षी दल एकजुट होने और इस पद के लिए संयुक्त प....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , India , Politics , election , धर्मनिरपेक्षता , सांप्रदायिकता , अल्पसंख्यक , Cast

How Strong are Our Offset Guidelines?... A User's Perspective

June 13, 2017 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Abstract The Minister of State for Defence Mr Subash Bhamre announced in Jan 17 this year, that nearly $14 billion worth of defence offset obligations would be discharged in India by foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (O....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Make in India , defence procurement , off set guidelines , Made in India , DPP 2005 , DPP 2015 , MoD , Acqn Wing

Daesh in Afghanistan: It gets Weakened but Not yet Vanquished in Syria-Iraq

June 12, 2017 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

It has been a little under two and a half years since January 26, 2015 when Daesh announced in Afghanistan, the establishment of its South Asian affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan (ISK). The outfit’s now-deceased spokesperson Abu Muhammad....

Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan

Tags : Pakistan , Iraq , Daesh , Khorasan , Af-Pak , Daesh in Afghanistan , Syria

युद्ध टालने के लिए क्या बेहतर: आक्रामकता या शांति?

June 09, 2017 Martand Jha

कोई जिम्मेदार देश युद्ध के लिए तभी तैयार होगा, जब कुछ ‘असाधारण’ घट जाए। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि युद....

Media Studies

Tags : Hindi

Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XV - UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) : Cheap Airfare Scheme by the Indian Government

June 09, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

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Tags : Vibrant India

Myanmar Peace Process: A Bridge Too Far!

June 08, 2017 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The second session of the 21st Century Panglong conference concluded on 29 May after having been extended by a day. The first session of the conference held under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in end August last year had set out a....

Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar

Tags : Myanmar , Panglong conference , ethnic armed organizations

लाल बत्ती से छुटकारा - वीआईपी संस्कृति की समाप्ति

June 06, 2017 Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

प्रसिद्ध यूनानी विचारक अरस्तू ने कहा था, “शुरुआत अच्छी हो तो सफलता मिलती ही है।” केंद्रीय मंत्�....

Media Studies

Tags : Hindi , लाल बत्ती , वीआईपी , कुप्रथा , VIP Culture , Lal Batti

Asia- Africa Growth Corridor: Can It Be a Game Changer?

June 05, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

AAGC Vision Document - Origin and Institutions behind its Creation? Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) supported by Japan and India was unveiled on 24th May, 2017 during the 52nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfD....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : India , Africa , Japan , OBOR , Asia , AAGC , African Development Bank

Small Wars are National Wars: Need Potent Force to Secure India from Threat Within

June 05, 2017 Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)

Sun Tzu said, “Great results can be achieved with small forces provided those leading them are skilled at war.” It becomes easy for a “small and skilled to fight big and leaderless crowd.” Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is expanding at a rapid....

Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Maoists , Counter-insurgency , CRPF