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The Bureaucratic Caste System
July 20 , 2011 Dr M N Buch (late)
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The Indian bureaucracy is highly caste bound, with the IAS being the Brahmins, the IPS being Keshetriyas, the bulk of the bureaucracy being the Vaishyas and the teacher and the scientist being the workh...

Governance and Political Studies

NSG stamp for Sino-Pak pact a blow to India
July 12 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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The June meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has legitimized the supply of two additional nuclear reactors to Pakistan by China in violation of its own NSG commitments. This is a blow to our s...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

French Fire: Diplomacy eased the challenges Rafale faced to qualify for the MMRCA commercial bid
July 12 , 2011 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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The concept of a strategic partnership between India and France emerged politically after our nuclear tests in 1998. France adopted a much more accommodating position on India’s decision to test than an...

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

The Role of The Prime Minister in A Westminster Democracy
July 7 , 2011 Dr M N Buch (late)
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Under the Indian Constitution the executive power of the Union vests in the President and is exercised by him through officers subordinate to him. However, in exercising his executive power the Preside...

Governance and Political Studies

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