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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s another Sojourn to China
July 6 , 2010 Debasish Chaudhuri
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s frequent visits to China in his short stint of less than two years in power, throw considerable light on the bilateral relations between the two countries. China u...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Sawhney to Russia
July 1 , 2010 Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF
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Lt Gen (retd) Ravi Sawhney, Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) visited Moscow from 21st to 26th June 2010. During the visit, he met with a cross section of Russian estab...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Running Out of Talk Time
June 27 , 2010 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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The next three weeks will be marked by a flurry of India-Pakistan exchanges in Islamabad. These comprise the India-Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks on June 24, Chidambaram’s discussions with his c...

Pakistan

India’s Strategic Criticality: Need for an Effective National Response
June 26 , 2010 Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF
Views: 11883
In the last six decades there has indeed been substantial accretion in India’s National Power. The economic progress, technological advancements, human resource development, infrastructural improvements...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Has tank a future?
June 21 , 2010 Abhijit Bhattacharyya
Views: 4832
Introduced 93 years ago at the battle of Ypres in 1917 at the fag end of the First World War, tank (known as main battle tank/MBT) continues to adorn the stage and inventory of virtually all major armie...

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Stay Away from The Iran Imbroglio
June 21 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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The Iranian nuclear issue is not any the closer to a denouement with UN Security Council Resolution 1929 of June 9 slapping additional sanctions on Iran, dismissed promptly as inconsequential by its Pr...

Nuclear and Disarmament

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