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Buddhism as a Science: A Talk by Robert Thurman

Robert Thurman, an internationally acclaimed American Buddhist scholar specializing in Asiatic religions, especially Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, also recognized as one of the twenty-five most influential Americans of 1997 by Time, visited the Vivekananda ....

April 12, 2016 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Conflict Avoidance , Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative , Buddhism as a Science , Robert Thurman

पार्लियामैंट की आचरण कमेटी-माल्या और राहुल गांधी के घोटाले

Prof R Vaidyanathan

मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि देशवासी लोकसभा और उसकी मर्यादा को देखकर मुस्कुरा रहे होंगे। विश्वास की....

April 12, 2016 Governance and Political Studies

Consolidate Domain Knowledge of Personnel to Execute Defence Procurement Policy 2016

Lalit Joshi

In keeping up with its recognition that ‘self-reliance in defence is of vital importance for both strategic and economic reasons’, the government has released the much anticipated Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) in March 2016. The DPP gives top ....

April 12, 2016 Defence , Defence Procurement Policy , Indigenization

मोदी की सऊदी अरब यात्रा : जितना बताया गया उससे कहीं ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के सलाहकारों ने उनके विरोधियों द्वारा उनकी विदेश यात्�....

April 11, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy

Have The Chinese Core Interests Increased?

Ashish Sirsikar

Preface The term “Core Interests” caught the world’s attention in the early part of the present century on account of China repeatedly using this term on varied occasions in different contexts. While initially, the Chinese only spoke of....

April 11, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Core Interests

भारतीय सेनाओं की छवि को चुनौती-सींग से पकड़े

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

मैं शुरू में ही पाठकों को बताना चाहता हूँ कि यह लेख समस्या को ज्यादा उजागर करेगा उसके हल के बजाय, ....

April 08, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies , Military Affairs

Afghanistan: Heading for A Meltdown?

Sushant Sareen

Notwithstanding the charade of a new peace/reconciliation move by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) comprising the villain-in-chief Pakistan, victim-in-chief Afghanistan, financier-in-chief USA and bystander-cum-freeloader-in-chief China, th....

April 08, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , QCG

Interaction with China’s Ambassador to India H.E. Le Yucheng

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted outgoing Chinese Ambassador H.E. Le Yucheng for a farewell cum interaction on India-China relations on 05 April 2016. A few of India’s leading strategists associated with the VIF, including seni....

April 07, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , CPEC , China-Pakistan Economic Corridor , Pakistan Occupied Kashmir , Jaish-e-Mohammad , Le Yucheng

संबंध सुधारने के लिए नेपाली प्रधानमंत्री का भारत दौरा

C D Sahay

नेपाल के प्रधानमंत्री श्री के.पी. शर्मा ओली ने कार्यालय ग्रहण करने के उपरांत (19 फरवरी से 24 फरवरी 201....

April 06, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Chinese Strategic Deal with Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

During the recent visit of the Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to China between March 20 and 27, 2016, Nepal signed 10 agreements, including on trade and transit, energy cooperation and connectivity sector. In the transit sector, Nepal has n....

April 05, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepal - China , Strategic relation