Sustainanble Culture for Soft Power
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What are the ingredients of soft power? Indian movies, actors, songs and TV serials are known to be popular in the region and in many places across the world. No...
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Nepal: The Constituent Assembly that was…..
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The Constituent Assembly (CA) of Nepal was dissolved on May 27, 2012 after it failed to draft a Constitution within the stipulated time, even after four extensions. Amid protests and...
Read MoreDisrupting Life and Economy: The Maoist way
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Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), or Maoists, have issued a call for a week-long protest in the Dandakaranya forests (Dandakaranya Special Zone Committee [DKSZC] area) beginning June...
Read MoreThe Beijing SCO Summit: Not a Routine One for China
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The 12th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leadership summit is scheduled to be held in Beijing on 6-7 June 2012. This annual summit brings together the Council of Heads of States...
Read MoreConstitutional and Political Evolution in Nepal: Dangers of Federalism
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Political turbulence does not seem to waning in Nepal. While some political parties want the continuance of the present Baburam Bhattarai Government with a basic agreement on federalism based on...
Read MoreThe China Bull in the Ring
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When China decided to send its warships to the desolate Scarborough shoals located in the South China Sea, it intended to send a message primarily to the Philippines, but more...
Read MoreSyrian Turmoil: A Test for the US Position
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With the entry of UN observers but the conflict still continuing, a look at the US position on Syria has become pertinent. Approximately 9000 people have been killed by violence...
Read MoreEnvironmental and Cultural Degradation
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It needs to be recognised that besides loss of biodiversity, cultural destruction and degradation are also accompanying economic growth. Ancient rocks and mountains are being quarried without imagination to provide...
Read MoreWill Karzai Survive 2014?
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Hamid Karzai is a master survivor of Afghan politics. He has been at the helm of Afghan affairs for more than a decade now. His stints, first as chairman of...
Read MoreRussia’s Destiny is now in Putin’s Hands
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Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev have once again swapped their places. Putin, Prime Minister of Russian Federation for four years, has become the president, and he has appointed the outgoing...
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