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Iran’s Nuclear Deal, Oil and US Sanctions
July 9 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Commentary
A meeting of the Joint Commission established under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) took place in Vienna on 6th July. The Joint Commission was set up as the mechanism to resolve any disputes arising out of implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.
Keywords : Iran’s oil & gas exports , JCPOA Vienna meeting , International Relations and Diplomacy
Constitution, Judiciary and the Memories of Congress Rule
July 9 , 2018 Dr Makkhan Lal, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article
Recently in a TV interview, Mr. Harish Salve said that to a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders he had said, “you may have got the absolute majority but please do not underestimate the destabilising powers of media, political activists, and people taking recourse to the court cases by filing Public Interest Litigations (PIL)”.
Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
July 9 , 2018 Neha Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Commentary
Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the two nations has been warm and cordial.
Keywords : Assumption Island , Indo-Seychelles relationship , Seychelles President’s visit , Indian Ocean Region , International Relations and Diplomacy
India’s Looming Drinking Water Crisis
July 6 , 2018 Rajesh Singh Commentary
NITI Aayog has warned of a crisis that must make policymakers and the rest of us act now, and not later, because later could be too late. The danger the panel has spoken of has not been considered important enough for prime time television debates
Keywords : Looming water crisis , Water Management Strategy , Governance and Political Studies
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