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Vibrant Village Programme: A Focussed Attempt to Develop Border Areas?

The Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at developing remote villages along India’s northern borders.

Authors: Pushpita Das
August 28, 2024
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Bangladesh in Transition: Foreign Investments and Supply Chains

Bangladesh’s ability to sustain FDI and its role in regional supply chains is in focus after the recent domestic political turmoil.

Authors: Akash Sahu
August 27, 2024
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South Korea’s Response to Russia–North Korea ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’

The signing of a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ agreement between Russia and North Korea for mutual defence assistance has raised serious concerns in South Korea.

Authors: Ranjit Kumar Dhawan
August 14, 2024
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Bolivia between Military Coup and Democracy

The coup attempt by Zúñiga highlights the fragility of the Bolivian state and democracy due to the impact of a regressive history and political culture.

Authors: Saurabh Mishra
August 14, 2024
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Hits and Misses of United States’ Africa Policy under Biden

The Biden administration’s Africa policy had to contend with military interventions, complex electoral transitions, fragile peace agreements and humanitarian crises.

Authors: Abhishek Mishra
August 08, 2024
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Calling TTP by Another Name: Would It Diminish the Threat It Poses to Pakistan?

Declaring the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as Fitna al Khawarji will neither delegitimise the TTP nor diminish the threat it poses.

Authors: Ashish Shukla
August 07, 2024
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Decoding NATO’s 75th Summit

The July 2024 Washington Summit has reinforced NATO’s relevance for its 32 members across the Euro-Atlantic space.

Authors: Rajorshi Roy
July 30, 2024
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Project 2025 and US Domestic Politics

The Project 2025 document reinforces the growing ideological divide in a deeply polarised American society.

Authors: Saman Ayesha Kidwai
July 30, 2024
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Sensor Fusion: An Imperative for Ground Operations

The role of human intelligence (HUMINT) continues to be paramount even in the age of the technologically-infused transparent battlefield.

Authors: J. Hazarika
July 29, 2024
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भारतीय विमानन/ड्रोन तकनीशियन प्रमाणन नीति और सुधार की संभावनाएं

भारतीय विमानन टेक्नीशियन प्रमाणन नीति एवं ड्रोन टेक्नीशियन प्रमाणन नीति को वैश्विक चलन के अनुरूप सुधार करते हुए तर्कसंगत एवं व्यावहारिक बनाने की आवश्यकता है ताकि भारत में कुशल ड्रोन टेक्नीशियन उत्पन्न करने के साथ-साथ अग्निवीरों के लिए भी रोजगार के नए अवसर सृजित किए जा सकें|

Authors: Rajiv Kumar Narang
July 29, 2024
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