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London conference on Afghanistan: Implications for India

The London Conference on Afghanistan held recently has evoked differing reactions in the Indian media. At one extreme it has been welcomed as providing an effective solution to the Afghan problem, even though it may entail the return of Mullah Oma

February 11, 2010 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan

India-Pakistan Talks : A counter Productive Option

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Government’s recent decision to seek talks with Pakistan, contrary to its own commitment to the nation that it will engage in this exercise only if the latter provides satisfaction in bringing to book the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack, is a

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, National Security and Strategic Studies

Bangladeshi infiltration is the biggest threat

Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

He belongs to the 1968 batch of the Kerala cadre and retired as chief of the Intelligence Bureau in January 2005.

Mr. Doval, who belongs to Garhwal, has outstanding credentials as an operations man. He made his name as a field operative in

February 11, 2010 Ilegal Immigration, Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, National Security and Strategic Studies