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Campaign Finance Reforms in India : Issues and Challenges
Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics | Law and Justice Feb 13, 2013

Campaign Finance Reforms in India : Issues and Challenges

The essence of any democratic system is the healthy functioning of political parties and consequently free and fair elections. Free and fair elections imply not only a legal institutional framework for the conduct of elections and a transparent electoral process. ...

India-Pakistan Relations after Mumbai Attacks
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Terrorism Sep 23, 2009

India-Pakistan Relations after Mumbai Attacks

The Paper makes a critical appraisal of India-Pakistan relations and explores their future trajectory in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attack of November 2008. The rising tide of terrorism within Pakistan after 9/11 and the importance of South Asia to the United States made ...

Indo-Japanese Partnership: The Security Factor
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security | Indian Defence May 28, 2009

Indo-Japanese Partnership: The Security Factor

There is a fundamental transformation in the Japanese assessment of India's role in the shaping of new Asian security architecture. There has been a perceptible change in the nature of the bilateral partnership since the turn of the century. Rather than being centred on economic ...

India and the Economic Meltdown: Challenges and Possible Responses
Indian Economy | Economics and Finance | Economic Reforms | Financial Markets Apr 15, 2009

India and the Economic Meltdown: Challenges and Possible Responses

The financial crisis across the globe and the ensuing responses by nations and non-state actors has dominated both public consciousness and political debate in the recent past. The discussion on suitable stimulus packages, the causes for the financial disorder and future restructuring of the financial ...

Military-militant nexus in Pakistan and implications for peace with India
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security | Terrorism Apr 06, 2009

Military-militant nexus in Pakistan and implications for peace with India

On November 26, 2008, 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai undid in less than 60 hours what governments of two sovereign nations had been struggling for over four years to achieve-peace and stability in the region. These terrorists were from Pakistan, recruited, trained and armed by ...

Concerted International Action Needed to Rein in Pakistan Terror Groups
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Terrorism | United Nations Feb 17, 2009

Concerted International Action Needed to Rein in Pakistan Terror Groups

Notwithstanding the partial admission of the allegations made by India about the Mumbai attackers, Pakistan's complicity in allowing Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT), the terrorist group behind the Mumbai attack, to retain most of its extensive infrastructure and capability to pursue its terrorist activities calls for an intense ...

India’s Growing Energy Insecurity: Volatile crude prices and a tattered road map to reform
Indian Economy | Energy | Energy Security | Energy Access | Oil, Gas and Renewables Feb 13, 2009

India’s Growing Energy Insecurity: Volatile crude prices and a tattered road map to reform

Over the past few years, there is noticeable amongst India watchers an inescapable feeling of disappointment at what has been seen as a perceptible rolling back of many of the much vaunted reforms that had been the face of the country's efforts to integrate with ...

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