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Bangladesh - Politics of Confrontation: Political Deadlock
October 14 , 2015 Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji
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Bangladesh’s tryst with democracy began a new chapter in the nation’s history when the newly independent nation adopted its first Constitution in 1972 with the tenets of nationalism, democracy, socialis...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , democracy , Political Violence , Secularism , Socialism

Low Cunning in Cloak of High Diplomacy
October 13 , 2015 Sushant Sareen
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Even before Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN General Assembly, the Pakistanis had let it be known that he would be bad-mouthing India on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. There was, therefore, no real surpri...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

AUSINDEX – Mid-Power Bonhomie in the Indo-Pacific
October 9 , 2015 Dr Ramanand Garge
Views: 5989
Defence and economic cooperation are two prominent and defining aspects of any bilateral relationship in today’s world. While evaluating the growing bilateral relationship between India and Australia, i...

International Relations and Diplomacy

The Paralysis over Syria
October 9 , 2015 Sarosh Bana
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The refugee crisis cannot be resolved without tackling Syria’s conflict There is turbulence in the Eurozone and its disquieting genesis lies in the protracted civil war in Syria, some 1,200 km away to t...

International Relations and Diplomacy

National Business Initiative for Peace and Development in Nepal
October 9 , 2015 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Views: 4679
1.0 Background

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Nepal , National Business Initiative

Sri Lankan General Elections 2015 - An Assessment
October 7 , 2015 Anushree Ghisad
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1. In my earlier article on the Sri Lankan General Elections (‘Curtain Raiser’, VIF 07-2015) various possible out comes of the elections were out lined. As was mentioned therein, the electoral contest...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : General Election , Rajapaksa , Sri Lanka , UPFA

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