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Nationhood comes from common sense of history, vision of future: NSA Doval

Nationhood is constituted by people who share a "common sense of their history" and a "common vision of their future", National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said as he released an 11-volume book series that charts different phases of the history of ancient India and its accomplishments. Addressing a gathering at the launch event here on Tuesday, the NSA said, "People who have got a different sense of history, 'if my hero is your villain', you and I cannot make a nation." Describing India as a "civilisation of antiquity" and "civilisation of continuity" spanning thousands of years, Doval also said that it was a "paradox" that the narrative that has been brought is that probably, "the first chapter about Indian history in any western, this thing... is that it starts with Alexander". After releasing the series 'History of Ancient India', published by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Aryan Books, he said it consists of scholarly papers contributed by a "large body of ...

Nationhood comes from common sense of history, vision of future: NSA Doval
Updated On : 10 Apr 2024 | 11:57 AM IST

Arvind Kumar new IB head, Samant Kumar Goel to lead external spy agency RAW

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved their appointments for a fixed two-year tenure, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said

Arvind Kumar new IB head, Samant Kumar Goel to lead external spy agency RAW
Updated On : 26 Jun 2019 | 5:46 PM IST

Indian Intelligence Services monitoring Russia's war on Telegram

The Russian experiment, if successful, could give new life to the Government of India's own efforts to place restrictions on encrypted communication technologies

Indian Intelligence Services monitoring Russia's war on Telegram
Updated On : 21 Apr 2018 | 1:34 AM IST