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US-Taliban troop withdrawal deal
March 2 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
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After 18 months of negotiations, the US-Taliban signed the troop withdrawal deal in Doha on February 29 in the presence of representatives from 30 countries and international organisations, signalling t...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : al-Qaeda , Counter-terrorism , Ghani government , India , intra-Afghan talks , troop withdrawal , US-Taliban deal

Cyber Wargame - An Indian Scenario
March 2 , 2020 Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
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Introduction Immediately after the first gulf war in the early 1990’s the theories of Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and Information Warfare were being studied all over the world as a new kind of ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : cyber breach , cyber defence planning , Cyber Wars , Indian scenario , RMA , STUXNET

Raising ‘Myanmar Consciousness’: Visit of the President of Myanmar to India (26 - 29 February 2020)
February 28 , 2020 Jaideep Chanda
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Myanmar scholars have a tough time! The appalling lack of ‘Myanmar consciousness’ of the Indian mainstream media, especially the English print media, is reflected by the near total absence of the covera...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Joint Statement Myanmar February 2020 , MoUs with Myanmar February 2020 , Myanmar consciousness , Myanmar President visit to India February 2020 , Rakhine State Development Programme

Analysing Trump’s India Visit
February 28 , 2020 Dr Harinder Sekhon
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The deep camaraderie seen between the two leaders during US President Trump’s visit to India is a testimony to the tenacity of India-US relations that continues to deepen despite challenges. Though the ...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , America First , BECA , Big trade deal , GSP , H1B Visa , Homeland Security

सरकारी आंकड़ों पर विवाद का समाधान
February 28 , 2020 Rajesh Singh
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सरकारी आंकड़े आम तौर पर राजनीतिक टकराव का विषय नहीं होते क्योंकि टकराव या होहल्ले की इच्छा रखने वालों के लिए ढेर सारे दूसरे मुद्दे रहते ही हैं। साथ ही राजनेताओं का ध्यान खींचने के लिहाज से यह बहुत उबाऊ व...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , Rangarajan CommissionNational Statistical FundNational Statistical Commission (NSC)Central Statistics Office , राष्ट्रीय सांख्यिकी आयोग , सरकारी आंकड़े , सांविधिक नियामकीय संस्था

Constitutional Changes in Russia
February 26 , 2020 Dr Himani Pant
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In his annual Presidential address to the Federal Assembly last month1, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a series of amendments “to improve social policy and public administration” in the coun...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Constitutional amendments Russian Parliament , Russian Constitution , Russian President , Russian State Council

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