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He could sting, but also give a healing touch: A tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
August 20 , 2018 Rajesh Singh
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It was, if I recollect correctly, towards the end of 2002. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had arrived in Goa to usher in the New Year. I was then located in the State. Having taken a break from journalism a few months before, I had assumed charge as Media Advisor to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, and was deputed concurrently as Director of the Government’s Department of Information & Publicity (DIP).

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Atal Bihari Vajpayee , NDA-I Government

Is NRC Only for Assam, or to be Extended to All States Where Bangladesh Migrants Have Spread?
August 20 , 2018 Pravas Kumar Mishra
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The National Register of Citizens (NRC) contains the names of Indian citizens in Assam. It specifically emphasizes on inclusion of all those who came to India after first January 1966 and before twenty-fifth March 1971 as Indian citizens.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Ilegal Immigration

Tags : Assam Accord , Illegal immigration , NRC

Appointments of Judges: President to Collegium to NJAC and back to Collegium
August 20 , 2018 Dr Makkhan Lal
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After the Keshavanada Bharati and the A.D.M. Jabalpur Cases, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India came under immense pressure. The supersession of three senior most Supreme Court judges and promotion of judges of her choice

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Appointment of judges , NJAC , Supreme Court Collegiate

Overdependence on ZTE in India
August 16 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
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In 2008, ZTE, a China based telecom company, set up a research centre in India after starting operations in 2003. The sales revenue of the company at the time in India was 750 million USD compared to 100 million USD in 2004.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : Chinese telecommunication companies , Ttelecommunication security

The First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit
August 14 , 2018 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Commentary Views: 4619
The large turnout at the first India Nepal Think tank Summit held in Kathmandu on 31 July 2018 was a reflection of the deep interest people of Nepal cherish about India.

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Nepal relations , Indo-Nepal think tanks

अमेरिका चीन व्यापार विवाद- अनिश्चित भविष्य
August 14 , 2018 Dr Teshu Singh
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चीन के साथ बढ़ता व्यापार घाटा चीन-अमेरिका संबंधों के मौजूदा दौर में एक गंभीर मुद्दा बन गया है। पिछले पांच वर्षों के दौरान व्यापार घाटे में भारी बढ़ोतरी हुई है और यह डोनाल्ड ट्रंप की चीन नीति का प्रमुख क...

Economic Studies

Tags : Hindi , अमेरिकी व्यापार नीतियां , चीन-अमेरिका संबंध

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