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Interaction with the Cross-Straits Interflow Prospect Foundation

On 31st October 2012, the Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interactive session with the Cross-Straits Interflow Prospect Foundation from Taiwan. The Prospect Foundation was represented by their President Mr. Kuang Chung Li....

November 02, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , Panel Discussion , Interaction , ASEAN , Taiwan , Prospect Foundation , Asia-Pacific , Trans-Pacific Partnership
“Soft Power” Counts for very Little”
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Much is sometimes made of India’s “soft power” as a diplomatic force multiplier. This kind of power is defined as the ability to attract and co-opt rather than coerce, use force or give money as a mean of persuasion. Through this power a countr....

October 31, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
India Shining? Or India, The Dark Continent?
Dr M N Buch (late)

The newspaper headlines and electronic media such as NDTV24×7, Times Now, CNN-IBN keeps screaming at us that India is the land of scams, the very fountainhead of corruption. On the one hand are the Indian people – harried, betrayed, looted by thos....

October 30, 2012 Governance and Political Studies
Nepal: Contemporary Political Scenario and Portents for Future

The Maoist-Madhesi ruling combination had indicated their preference for conducting fresh elections which was announced by PM Baburam Bhattarai (BRB) on May 27 during the process of dissolution of the Constitutional Assembly (CA). Following this, the....

October 26, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , Maoist-Madhesi , BRB government , Nepal Constitution
Sino-Indian War: Fifty Years On
Chietigij Bajpaee

Fifty years ago this month China and India went to war. Historically, the conflict that began on October 20 was a blip, lasting only a month with hostilities confined to their disputed border and even limited to the use of both countries’ armies w....

October 26, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , International cooperation , Disputed border
Tibet in International Law and Practice
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

“Since Tibet is not the same as China, it should ultimately be the wishes of the people of Tibet that should prevail and not any legal or constitutional arguments. That, I think, is a valid point. Whether the people of Tibet are strong enough to....

October 22, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
How Do We Revive Healthy Politics In India?
Dr M N Buch (late)

When India became independent the one and only national level political party was the Congress, whose identity as the party in the vanguard of the freedom movement gave it a very special place in the hearts and minds of Indians. Mahatma Gandhi was ....

October 22, 2012 Governance and Political Studies
Fighting to the Muzzle at Rezangla
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Fifty years ago, India suffered the ignominy of a military debacle at the hands of the People’s Liberation Army of communist China. Perceptive strategic analysts now attribute the Himalayan blunder to the untenable ‘Forward Policy’ and Pandit N....

October 22, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Games China Plays - India’s Insecurities allow China to get its Own Way
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The 50th anniversary of the 1962 India-China border conflict provides an appropriate occasion to reflect on border differences between the two countries and the outlook for the future. India’s view of China is heavily etched by the 1962 events. At ....

October 19, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Is Verrier Elwin Still Relevant? –A Study of the Bhils of Jhabua
Dr M N Buch (late)

Verrier Elwin dedicated his life first to live with Maria and Muria tribals of Bastar (both groups belong to the Gond family) and then the tribals of the North East in what is now Arunachal Pradesh. Pt. Nehru had a liking for and faith in Elwin and ....

October 17, 2012 Historical and Civilisational Studies
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