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Neglected Ladakh: 64 Years Ago!
A much-publicized All Party delegation has just paid a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Of course, Ladakh was not in the program. A release of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) says that after Srinagar on the first day, the next day the delegation went to Jammu where “the delegation met over 200 persons in about 18 different delegations...
What Are The Options For India Vis-À-Vis Sino-Japanese Rivalry?
Credit goes to Mr Shinzo Abe, as he drove his liberal party to a second straight victory in Japan’s elections. When in 2012, Abe first won, he came on a platform of plain economic realities that Japan was facing. After four years of rule by LDP, Abe was propelled to the forefront to fix the shambles that Japanese economy was. After he came...
Hop, Step and Jump to Victory
This article was first published on Newslaundry: Read original article here: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/08/27/hop-step-and-jump-to-victory/ The Indian Army has a long tradition of excellence in sports. Most modern sports were introduced into India by the British Indian Army and sports competitions have been an integral part of...
Afghanistan: The Imperatives of Military Capacity Building by India
Afghanistan in mid-2016 presents a bleak security picture with the country once again being subjected to series of suicide bombings in Kabul and Taliban again becoming active against the State as part of Pakistan Army’s ISI- directed proxy war against Afghanistan. Indi a has legitimate security interests in the stability and security of...
A Responsible Rising Power: India’s Widening Engagements in the Middle East
The week-long visit of Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar to Lebanon (17-18 August), Syria (19-20 August) and Iraq (21-23 August) has come at a crucial time. The situation in the Syrian theatre is changing and the Islamic State is under stress due to persistent military intervention by Russian-Iranian alliance in Syria and the...