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Ethnic Conflict and Harmonization: A Study of Manipur
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

Abstract Manipur is a melting pot of diverse cultures and ethnicities and has gradually evolved into a dynamic multicultural society. The Nagas, Kukis and Meiteis have shared common spaces and have been competing for the same land and other....

June 15, 2016 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Manipur , North East India , Nagas , Kukis , Ethnic Conflict
Kashmir in Cauldron
KM Singh

When most parts of the north western region of India was afflicted with communal orgy during the pre-partition days around 1947, the neighbouring state of Jammu & Kashmir witnessed no ripples of any communal tension. It provided a solace to Mahatma ....

June 15, 2016 Jammu & Kashmir , Neighbourhood Studies , Kashmir , Pakistani Terrorists
बहुधा दृष्टिकोण
BP Singh

जब 9/11 की तबाही हुई, उस दौरान मैं विश्व बैंक में बतौर कार्यकारी निदेशक वर्ल्ड वाशिंगटन डी सी में थ�....

June 15, 2016 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Terrorism as an Entitlement for talks?
Sushant Sareen

In a recent interview Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, levelled a preposterous charge that India was using terrorism as an excuse for not talking to Pakistan. He also claimed, rather disingenuously, that Paki....

June 14, 2016 Terrorism , Terrorism , Pakistan Terrorism , Sartaj Aziz
The Ins & Outs of Infiltration: The Real Problem in J&K - Part 1
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

People who meet me socially often get into discussions on J&K. I find most of them have visited the state as tourists and have considerable interest in the security situation. Besides never being able to perceive why there is such large presence of t....

June 14, 2016 Defence , Jammu & Kashmir , infiltration , J&K , Terror
Prime Minister Modi's US Visit: An Analysis
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Modi's official working visit to the US earlier this month at Obama's invitation can, without doubt, be rated as an outstanding success. This assessment derives from the tangibles emanating from the 50 paragraph joint statement put out by the two sid....

June 13, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , India-USA Relation , Modi's US Visit , US Visit , Indian PM
Power Transition in Myanmar and Indo-Myanmar Relations
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The new government in Myanmar headed by President Htin Kyaw of National League for Democracy though de facto led by Aung San Suu Kyi has completed over two months in power. The current Myanmar regime faces many daunting challenges both at home as als....

June 13, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Myanmar , Aung San Suu Kyi , Indo-Myanmar Relations
पाकिस्तान को एफ-16 दिए जाने पर अमेरिका का पीठ दिखानाः क्या यह एक वास्तविकता है?
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

पाकिस्तान के लिए एफ -16 उन्नत लड़ाकू विमानों की आपूर्ति पर अमेरिकी कांग्रेस का पीछे हटने की घटना, न....

June 13, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Vietnam and The South China Sea
Commodore Gopal Suri

The South China dispute has seen a recent spike in activity with the US Navy conducting a Freedom of Navigation patrol and Chinese fighters intercepting an American reconnaissance aircraft in the past few weeks. The much talked about case filed by Ph....

June 13, 2016 Indo-Pacific , China , South China Sea , Vietnam
Muddying the waters
Sarosh Bana

Yopa mayatanam veda ayatanam bhavati He who knows the source of water, becomes established in his Self -- from Taithreeya Aranyakam (1.22) of Yajur Veda Water, the life resource, appear....

June 10, 2016 Technological and Scientific Studies , Waters , Water problem
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