India set to get small and smart government
In a pioneering experiment, India looks poised to get a small, compact government, which is expected to deliver smart and effective governance to 1.25 billion people of the country. In …
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Iranian nuclear deal: Crossing hurdles with positive attitude
The positive atmosphere building up around the Iranian Nuclear Deal with P5+1 and the Framework for Cooperation with the IAEA remains as yet, but the momentum of the negotiations have reduced significantly as the parties are now engaged in addressing major issues of contention. The recently concluded fourth Vienna meeting, between Iran and P5+1, has revealed that Iran and the international community will have to cross these major hurdles for the successful conclusion of a comprehensive nuclear deal.
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In the shadow of Afghan terror attack, India, Pakistan PMs to meet in Delhi
The speculation is over. Defying hardliners within the powerful military establishment in his country, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 26.
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Afghan president Karzai assures security of Indian missions
In the wake of a terror attack targeting the Indian consulate in Herat, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has assured India’s Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi that his country “will do all to protect Indian missions there.”
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Terror hits Indian Consulate in Afghanistan, Modi speaks to Indian envoy
Barely days before a new government takes charge in Delhi and India’s prime minister-designate Narendra Modi meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Delhi, the Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Herat was attacked May 23 by four militants.
Read MoreUS lauds India’s PM-elect Modi’s outreach to Pakistan
India’s incoming prime minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to Pakistan and immediate nighbours in South Asia has elicited praise from the US and kindled expectations in the region that the new regime in Delhi, despite its tough posture on terror, will be bold in re-engaging Islamabad and pursuing the dream of regional integration.
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Reform and restructuring of India’s national security system
Among the low hanging fruit that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government could pluck in a bid to transform the country, is to restructure and reform the Ministry of Defence and …
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Internal Security Priorities for India’s New Government: Institutional Reforms
Since the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the complexity of internal security of challenges faced by the nation has increased. In order to deal with these challenges, a concerted, institutional approach based on the widest possible political consensus and improved Centre-State synergy is required.
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With Modi at helm, Putin hopes to take India-Russia ties to new heights
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the architect of the modern strategic partnership between India and Russia, has struck an upbeat note that he will work with India’s prime minister-designate Narendra Modi to take bilateral ties to new heights.
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Caste-aways of India’s politics: From Mandal to Modi
They are the new castaways of India’s politics. The massive Modi tsunami has swept away mascots of caste politics in India, tossing these so-called messiahs of backward castes into oblivion. The spectacular drubbing of caste-based parties in the 2014 elections in India has been interpreted by pundits as a potential paradigm shift in India’s political landscape with the politics of vote banks giving way to development-centric politics, blended with a dose of Hindutva, which has been exemplified in the overwhelming victory of the BJP and Narendra Modi.
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