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India and the Geopolitics of Higher Education
August 4 , 2023 Rohith Krishna
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Introduction The third anniversary of the National Education Policy (2020) coincided with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurating the 'Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam' at Bharat Mandapam in De...

Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : China , Foreign Universities , Higher Education , NEP 2020

Oppenheimer, Bhagwad Gita and the Bomb
August 3 , 2023 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)
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The Controversy
On 21 July 23 a Hollywood film, ‘Oppenheimer’, was released in India, which as per its makers is a biopic on the life of Julius Robert Oppenheimer a theoretical physicist, who headed Project Manhattan for developing the first nuclear bomb for the US.

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : atomic bomb on Japan. Truman to Oppenheimer , fire bombing , napalm on Japan , Oppenheimer controversy , Project Manhattan

Iran's Inclusion in the SCO: Implications and Regional Significance
August 2 , 2023 Dr Abu Zafar
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Iran has become 9th full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in its 23rd summit held in virtual mode in the first week of July under the presidentship of India. After reproachment with...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran , SCO , West Asia

Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE): A Significant Platform to Bring about Behavioural changes to protect and Conserve the Environment
August 1 , 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
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Introduction Our climate is changing at a rapid pace. Climate change is a term which refers to long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Culture , Environment , Individuals , Lifestyle , Planet , Progress

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