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The Electoral Verdict-2014 in Jammu & Kashmir- a Challenge and Opportunity
January 9 , 2015 C D Sahay Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 8514
Two weeks have elapse since the eagerly awaited results of the J&K state assembly elections were announced on December 23, 2014. It is a bit surprising, indeed disappointing, that the main political...

Jammu & Kashmir, Governance and Political Studies

Who will be Sri Lanka’s Next President?
January 8 , 2015 Col R Hariharan
Views: 3207
Even the day before people vote to elect the next Sri Lanka President on January 8, 2015, the question who will become the next President remains without a clear answer. If we go by media write ups it i...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Human Tragedy at the Peshawar Army school -a game changer or a mere blip on the radar?
January 6 , 2015 R. K. Bhandari
Views: 4994
Human violence and brutality fell to their lowest of the low in our living memory when 148 people, including 132 innocent students at a Pakistan’s Army run school in Peshawar were shot dead from a point...

Terrorism, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Modi’s Prescription for Rejuvenating DRDO should be Taken Seriously
January 5 , 2015 Radhakrishna Rao
Views: 6096
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has left none in doubt that his commitment to the Indian defence self-reliance is “unquestionable and uncompromising”. Modi was right in his criticism of the Defenc...

Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies

India-Vietnam Defence Relations and Strengthening of Strategic Partnership
January 5 , 2015 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
Views: 4740
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Defence, International Relations and Diplomacy

The Fatal Attraction of the Islamic State: The Curious Cases of the Returnee, Self-indoctrinated and the Lone-Wolf
December 26 , 2014 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam
Views: 20699
The news of the four Indian youth from Kalyan joining the Islamic State (IS) in July 2014 became a major concern to the newly-elected government in New Delhi. This was one of the first instances which e...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

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