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Indian Army: State of War Readiness – A Contemporary Perspective
February 22 , 2016 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle
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Overview of State of Readiness

Defence

Tags : Chinese PLA , India - China , Indian Army , People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

Steadfast in Siachen
February 22 , 2016 Sushant Sareen
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After every tragedy in Siachen, it is almost laughably predictable to see a spate of articles and programs advocating a settlement (largely on Pakistani terms), if not an outright withdrawal, from the a...

Military Affairs

Tags : Indian soldiers , Pakistan , Siachen

Uniting through Oceans
February 18 , 2016 Sarosh Bana
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Bolstered by its robust surface, undersea and aerial capabilities, the Indian Navy staged a spectacular maritime pageant off the eastern seaboard, as it hosted its International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016 ...

Military Affairs, Defence

Tags : Eastern Naval Command , Indian Navy , Indian Ocean , Visakhapatnam

Housing for all by 2022- The Vision and Challenges
February 18 , 2016 Devyani Bhushan
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September 2015 witnessed a momentous gathering of 193 member states of the United Nations in New York for the “Summit on Sustainable Development”. After three days of intense deliberations, on 25th Sep...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : 2022 , Housing , PM Modi's Vision

A New President and a New Hope for Taiwan
February 15 , 2016 Lalit Joshi
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The decisive victory of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen in the Presidential elections in Taiwan was unexpected. Pre poll surveys had predicted a victory but the huge margin o...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Democratic Progressive Party , National People’s Party , Taiwan’s political set up

Bilateral Ties to Move Forward During Nepali PM Oli's Visit to India
February 15 , 2016 C D Sahay RNP Singh
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Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who had surprisingly been the most vocal critic of India, at times even taking his criticism to personal level, using undiplomatic language, seems to have finally ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Nepal , KP Sharma Oli , Nepalese PM visit India , Nepalese Prime Minister

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