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The emphasis is on the descriptive aspects of India's national security system

A national security primer

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How Pakistan got the Bomb

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ASEAN Miracle

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The ASEAN Miracle review: Does the grouping deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Rarely did the left-wing Praja Socialist Party (PSP), the Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Jana Sangh (BJS), and the liberal Swatantra Party ever find common ground throughout their existence. Fewer still were occasions when the survival of the Indian government in the Lok Sabha was contested due to conflicts taking place far way from India. And only once did India recognise a state and yet defer diplomatic ties for as long as 42 years. Such is the enigma of India's foreign policy towards Israel that it has been the cause of all these three rare occurrences.The Evolution of India's Israel Policy is a scholarly work in which the author Nicolas Blarel, an Assistant Professor of Political Science in Netherlands, develops a framework to explain the change in India's relationship with Israel. What he provides here is a dispassionate and analytically rigorous account of India's policy in West Asia.The objective of this work is to raise and answer some key empirical questions. Why did India not est

India's balancing act in West Asia

Russia is at the forefront of geostrategic power shifts again. After witnessing impressive economic growth over the past 15 years, the Russian rouble has seen a dramatic fall, fuelling fears of a deep recession. This decline can be attributed to falling global oil prices and the European Union/United States sanctions in the wake of Russian aggression in Ukraine. The falling oil price has hit oil and gas export economies, like Russia, Iran and Venezuela, far worse than it has affected the nascent shale gas economy in the United States. On another front, Russia has also adopted a revised military doctrine that labels the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) build-up in East Europe as a "violation of international law".At such a precarious juncture, The New Cold War gives an insight about the ideology, domestic political situation and foreign policy of Vladimir Putin's Russia. The author, Edward Lucas, is a senior editor at The Economist who has covered Central and Eastern Europe for

Geopolitics of the New Tsarism

India's Afghan Muddle is set against the backdrop of the imminent withdrawal of United States forces in Afghanistan and attempts to highlight India's options in the emergent geopolitical scenarios in the region. The author, a professor of international relations at King's College London, has been a long-time observer of South Asian politics and security issues. In this work, Mr Pant has relied on news reports and independent analyses, from India and elsewhere, to construct an Indian narrative on the Afghanistan imbroglio.The objective of this work is threefold. First, the author draws attention to the urgency of the situation. He makes a case for India playing a proactive role in Afghanistan considering that a power vacuum will embolden forces that will inflict great damage to the Indian national interest. The second objective is to review the trajectory of India's Afghanistan policy to demonstrate how "India has largely been reactive in a strategic environment shaped by other actors".

India's Afghanistan predicament

The Permanent Court of Arbitration verdict on the India-Bangladesh maritime dispute, which largely upholds the Bangladeshi claim, has important lessons for India's Saarc policy

Pranay Kotasthane: The lure of legalising bilateral disputes

Part ethnographic account, part historical narrative, this work analyses the problems that have consistently plagued this ethnic group

The pashtun conundrum

Tibet: An Unfinished Story  offers a sympathetic Western perspective on Tibet

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Tamil Thalaivas registered their eighth win of the season with a convincing 42-32 win over Bengaluru Bulls in the Pro Kabbadi League here on Sunday.
A Super Tackle from Abhishek Manokaran helped Tamil Thalaivas to keep things level at 12-12, before they closed out the first half with a slender one-point lead at 14-13.
Himanshu got the first raid of the second half, but Pardeep Narwal quickly levelled things up with a two-point raid of his own. Sai Prasad put Tamil Thalaivas back in front with a couple of raids and got support from Abhishek Manokaran, who got the first successful tackle of the first half.
Sushil kept the scoreboard ticking for Bengaluru with a successful Do-or-Die Raid and got support from Naveen, as he inflicted a Super Tackle to help their side cut the deficit to two-points.
However, the duo of Himanshu and Moein ensured that the Thalaivas regain their four-point lead at 23-19 going into the final phase of the game.
Amir helped his side inflict an ALL OUT on the 

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Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 23: India's Future Investors (IFI), the nation's first investment reality TV show, is set to transform financial education and wealth creation for millions. This groundbreaking initiative brings together education, entertainment, and practical investing skills to inspire India's new generation of investors.

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Once the first family member aged 70 or above is enrolled, you can use the 'add member' feature on the enrolment portal to include other family members aged 70 or older under the AB PM-JAY Senior Cit

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has picked former Test all-rounder Abdul Razzaq to head a country-wide scouting program to find new talent for the national T20 squad.
The program titled "Strike Force" aims to unearth hidden talent from all corners of Pakistan where T20 remains a popular format.
An official of the PCB said that Razzaq has been given the task of initially spotting 50 players and shortlisting them so that some of them can go on to play for Pakistan.
"We have been struggling in T20 cricket for a while and the idea is that with so much T20 cricket being played in the country, and Razzaq himself being a class hitter and all-rounder, can unearth some unknown talent," the official said.
Pakistan is presently lagging in the eighth position in the ICC T20 rankings and has lost the recent T20 series in Australia and South Africa besides losing a match in Zimbabwe.
Tape Tennis ball cricket matches in Pakistan are a big hit and some unknown players even command a good fee to 

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The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has been told to secure government clearance before confirming participation in the FIH Junior World Cup scheduled in India at the end of next year.
PHF Secretary-General Rana Mujahid said the team would require a No Objection Certificate from the federal government for the national squad to travel for the FIH event to be held in December of 2025.
"Normally we have always been permitted by our government to play in major events in India in recent years despite the strained relations between the two countries. But now we have been informed to first get clearance before finalising the team and confirming participation," he told the media here.
The Pakistan junior team was unable to take part in the junior World Cup held in Lucknow in December 2016 after the players were not issued visas because of late submission of applications.
Pakistan qualified for the event after finishing runners-up in the Asia Cup held in Oman recently. The Green-shirts los

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Om Prakash Chautala, aged 89, passed away in Gurugram after suffering a cardiac arrest on December 20

New Delhi: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala leaves after a hearing in the disproportionate assets (DA) case, in New Delhi, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (PTI Photo

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"This is a national tragedy, violating the spirit of the Good & Simple Tax the GST was meant to be," says former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian

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Delhiites continued to breathe toxic air as the air quality on Friday remained in the severe category, with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 429.
The predominant pollutant was PM2.5, the fine particulate matter that poses serious health risks, as they can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream.
Of the 36 monitoring stations across the city, 14 reported air quality in the 'Severe Plus' category, with AQI readings above 450.
The remaining stations recorded AQI levels in the 'Severe' range, between 401 and 450.
These levels signify a significant deterioration in air quality, which is considered life-threatening for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and those with respiratory or heart conditions.
The maximum temperature on Friday was 23 degrees Celsius, slightly warmer than the usual for this time of year.
The day started with a cool, misty morning and high humidity, which fluctuated between 95 per cent and 71 per cent throughout the

Flagging delay in implementation of stricter measures for checking the alarming rise in pollution, the Supreme Court on Monday asked states adjoining the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) to immediately set up teams to enforce graded response actio

Mr Powell brought to Wednesday's press conference details from 2018 Fed research that suggested looking past tariff-induced inflation

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The ASEAN Miracle review: Does the grouping deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

Borderline strategies against jihad

India's balancing act in West Asia

Geopolitics of the New Tsarism

India's Afghanistan predicament

Pranay Kotasthane: The lure of legalising bilateral disputes

The pashtun conundrum

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