A European Union Army: Objective or Chimera?
2017 ,
The proposal for a pan-European defence force has been in the public domain for quite some time. As early as 1950, Winston Churchill, the then British Prime Minister, had for...
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India-US Relations: On the Upward Trajectory
2017 ,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States on 25-26 June at the invitation of the new President of the United States Donald trump. This was Modi's first meeting with...
Read MoreWay Forward on the Gorkhaland Issue
2017 ,
Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, particularly the hill portion excluding the southern tehsils of Phansidewa, Kharibari, Siliguri and Matigara, have been in a politically driven near-total civic upsurge since June 12....
Read MoreWill the GCC Survive?
2017 ,
As is well known, the current crisis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was caused by the June 5 decision of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt,...
Read MoreMore than a family feud: Arab Gulf unity under stress
2017 ,
Qatar’s isolation by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain along with some other countries has created a diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf region. The unfolding crisis...
Read MoreChallenges for the New Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
2017 ,
Royal succession in Saudi Arabia has been a matter of intense speculation since octogenarian Crown Prince Salman ascended the throne in January 2015 after the demise of his half-brother King...
Read MoreA Forecast of the Modi-Trump Meeting
2017 ,
In contrast to Prime Minister Modi’s previous visit to Washington for meeting President Obama, which was high profile in character with lots of advance publicity and hype, his forthcoming trip...
Read MoreCrisis in the Gulf: Implications for India
2017 ,
The Persian Gulf region was shaken by a massive political earthquake on June 5, 2017 when four Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt –...
Read MoreAnalysing Aadhaar through the Prism of National Security
2017 ,
One of the recommendations of the Kargil Review Committee, which was established to review the state of national security in the wake of the Kargil intrusions, was the issue of...
Read MoreTen Imponderables in the Strategic Partnership Scheme
2017 ,
The missing seventh chapter of Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 entitled “Revitalising Defence Industrial Ecosystem through Strategic Partnerships” was finally notified by the Ministry of Defence less than a month...
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