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Suicide Attack in Kashmir - Rejuvenation amongst Terrorist Organisations of the World Post-Legitimising the Taliban
February 15 , 2019 Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM
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The suicide bombing attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 Feb 19 is possibly one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country in recent times. The casualty figures being quoted by variou...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : of Taliban , Terror attack in Kashmir , US withdrawal from Afghanistan

US Withdrawal and Afghanistan’s Future
February 15 , 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2071
President Trump in his State of the Union address on February 6th said “Great nations do not fight endless wars.” He added that America will accelerate negotiations for a political settlement.1 The form...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : US withdrawal from Afghanistan , US-Taliban talks

The Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan and its Implications for India
February 14 , 2019 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 3450
On 5-6 February 2019, an ‘intra-Afghan’ dialogue sponsored by the Afghan Diaspora in Russia concluded with a 8-point statement issued by the participants. The meeting between the Taliban and some Afghan leaders, without the participation of the Afghan government, was facilitated by Russia.

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : India’s stakes in Afghanistan , Moscow Talks with Taliban

Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation
February 14 , 2019 Yoshiko Sakurai
Commentary Views: 2816
In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era” in New Delhi.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India-Japan Partnership , Japan-India Strategic Cooperation

‘Outlawed’ Digital Silk Road
February 13 , 2019 Aayush Mohanty
Commentary Views: 4992
China’s President Xi in his opening speech at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing in May 2017 had called for a “digital silk road” which intended to provide a space for Chinese tech companies to expand t...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Huawei case , telecom malpractice

The Indian Science Congress and its Relevance
February 13 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 3058
At the annual Indian Science Congress (ISC) conference in January 2015, a paper co-authored by two academics claimed that aircraft had not only been manufactured during the Vedic period but also that these planes were far superior to the ones we have today.

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Indian Science Congress , India’s maths and science

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