Giving Aero India 2015 a Make-in-India Touch
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The biennial Aero India 2015 gets underway at Bengaluru (18 to 22 February) amidst media speculation about the fate of the MMRCA programme, hailed for long as the mother of...
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The Dependence Entrapment
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The path breaking agreement, dramatically ‘operationalised’ in the 25 January meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama, has raised high expectations in both India and the United...
Read MoreObama’s Visit and the Paradox of Countering Chinese Expansionism and Western Messianism
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India's outlook towards global politics is at a turning point and it could mark the beginning of a new role for India on the global stage. Underlying this is the...
Read MoreThe Lightning from Greece Strikes Germany
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On January 25, the Greek electorate gave a verdict that has raised questions about the survival of the Euro, and even of the European Union (EU). The Greeks voted for...
Read MoreIslamic State and Social Media: Ethical Challenges and Power Relations
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Social media is being increasingly used as a tool of propaganda by terrorists, with platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube becoming critical outlets for dissemination of information. There...
Read MoreRejig of Defence Budget 2014-15?
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Recent media reports have referred to the possible decision of the government to divert INR 13,000 crore from the capital segment of the defence budget to the revenue heads. They...
Read MoreSheikh Hasina’s Secular Political Approach
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has appointed Bangladesh’s first Chief Justice from the minority Hindu community. Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, an eminent lawyer, with extensive professional experience at different echelons in...
Read MoreThe Chinese Dream 2015: Which Way Is It Heading?
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In November 2012, soon after the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President Xi Jinping put forward for the first time the idea...
Read MoreMilitary Courts in Pakistan: A Soft Coup by the Pakistan Army?
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In the immediate aftermath of the Peshawar carnage, Pakistan’s National Assembly and Senate approved the 21st Constitutional Amendment on 8 January 2015. This paved the way for the establishment of...
Read MoreDid the Chinese Model of Growth Defeat Rajapaksa?
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Mahindra Rajapaksa lost to his rival and one time ally Maithripala Sirisena in the Presidential elections held on 8 January 2015. Sirisena of the New Democratic Front (NDF) won 51.28...
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