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A two-day workshop on international terrorism in the South-East Asian region and its likely implications for South Asia was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) at its headquarters at New Delhi on April 28 and 29, 2004, under its International Terrorism Watch Project.

Delhi, which saw President Obama build on Bush's strategic initiative towards India, has no dog in the presumed fight on foreign policy between the Democrats and Republicans in this election. There is no argument between the two candidates on the US relationship with India.

Let first one thousand days of life get a chance to unleash the potential of the child to live a life with dignity.

The world sees India as not contributing positively to the international trade negotiations and this makes it difficult for India to actively participate in ongoing major plurilateral trade negotiations, according to Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, India's former DDG to WTO.

If the world rapidly forgot about the Indian role in the Second World War, independent India did a lot worse. Its political leaders trivialised the war by dismissing it a colonial enterprise. Seventy years later, the time has come for political India to put the war in its proper historical context and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the Indian people.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War-II. This day should have been used to reflect on the pain inflicted by the war. Unfortunately, this anniversary appears to be degenerating into a political battle, that could have a critical impact on Japan's diplomacy and reputation, especially in Asia.

Pakistan is facing an unprecedented power crisis, the worst in its history, with the deficit estimated to be over 8,000 MW. Rather than a shortage in its installed capacity.

ORF holds a dialogue on the creation of Telangana where two Congress Lok Sabha Members of Parliament participated

To be relevant, the WTO cannot keep postponing handling the major sticking points. It has to fulfill its agenda of ending rich country farm subsidies and tackle issues like rules governing intellectual property rights - things that regional FTAs are already dealing with.

European efforts to find a footing in China present opportunities for India.

This paper studies the motivations behind the Communist Party of China’s decision to abolish presidential term limits and the implications of this decision not only for China, but for India and the world. The paper argues that this development stems from Xi’s conviction that only a stable leadership can help achieve the “China dream”. The contours of Xi’s vision include the erosion of the erstwhile “collective leadership” that has t

His appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission is a clear indication of the eventual change of guard in 2012

The Chinese diplomacy seems to have erred on the side of aggression. A golden opportunity "to make a new beginning" was lost mainly due to the face-off in Ladakh. Modi genuinely wanted a much higher level of engagement, but the Chinese President failed to seize the opportunity.

As Xi and Modi meet in first Ahmedabad and then in New Delhi, India has political and strategic issues that it will want China to respond to - the contested border and territorial issues, China-Pakistan cooperation on nuclear, missile, maritime and border infrastructure issues.

Xi has sounded the bugle that Taiwan will continue to be the most important fault line in his global engagement. The rest of the world, including India, must assess the implications of this development with a degree of seriousness

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit and accompanying independent agreements with Maldives and Sri Lanka, on undefined maritime issues and cooperation, have the potential for causing greater concern not only in India, but in the shared neighbourhood and beyond.

In Maldives, the combined Opposition rally on June 12 failed to impress or inspire. The failure is attributed to the confusion caused by the unclear Opposition response to President Yameen's call for political negotiations.

The targeted assassination of Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, the founder of the militant Hamas group, by Israel was a dangerous act of escalation. Hamas, locked in a violent campaign with Israel, responded to the outrage with threats to "send death to every house, every city and every street in Israel." Hamas has avenged Israeli targeted killings with suicide bombings in the past.

While India continues to evacuate its citizens from Yemen, China was quick to complete its operation last week. China had barely 600 people in Yemen to rescue. India had nearly 4,000 citizens in Yemen when the evacuation began last week amid the escalation of the conflict.

Just as Zia ul Haq and the ISI chose to keep the Mujahideen as an asset, so did Yemen President Saleh. Therefore, there should be no surprise at the presence of Al Qaeda in Yemen

For those cynical about the dialogue process with Pakistan, the lack of substance in the joint statement issued after the latest round of Foreign Secretary level talks (July 4-5) confirms our neighbour's unwillingness to fundamentally revise its thinking on core bilateral differences.

The impressive participation around the world on International Yoga Day is indeed a testimony to India's immense soft power. However, Modi should remember that India's soft power has the greatest impact when official New Delhi keeps its heavy hand away from it.

Although Yuan appreciation is warranted, politicians in the US should be aware that this is not a panacea for global imbalances and especially their huge trade deficit. Appreciation of the Yuan will not change the import needs of the US and the widening of the trade deficit to $48.1 billion in March.

When Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mr. Asif Ali Zardari meet in New Delhi on Sunday, they could productively focus on two important themes - one, looking at a number of agreements that could be clinched in the next few months. Two, to set a date for Dr. Singh's visit to Pakistan.

To expect that an activity which draws on all the ills of the world — fanaticism, crime, bloodshed and illegal trade — will not have a corrosive impact beyond its intended arena is unrealistic.

ये लेख उन गोरखाओं की स्थिति पर चर्चा करता है, जो नागरिक, लड़ाकुओं और भाड़े के सैनिकों के तौर पर रूस की सेना और वैगनर समूह में शामिल हुए हैं. गोरखा भारत और ब्रिटेन की नियमित सेन

नवीन आणि उदयोन्मुख तंत्रज्ञानाचा विकास लक्षात घेता, अवकाशातील टिकावूपणाची निकडीची भावना लवकरच गगनाला भिडणार आहे.

चीनच्या अंतराळातील महत्वाकांक्षेकडे बायडन यांनी दुर्लक्षत केले तर, ती मोठी चूक ठरणार आहे, कारण चीनने अमेरिकेसोबतची अंतराळातील स्पर्धा कधीच सुरु केली आहे.

विश्वव्यापी विकास लक्ष्य तय करते हुए सभी देशों की आर्थिक प्रणाली में बदलाव लाने की वैश्विक स्तर पर सबसे पहली कोशिश सतत विकास लक्ष्यों (SDGs) को ही कहा जाएगा. SDGs को हासिल करने के

केवळ राष्ट्रहित, स्वसंरक्षण या एवढ्याच मर्यादित उद्दिष्टांसाठी भारत अण्वस्त्रधारी राष्ट्र बनले, हाच भारताच्या ‘एनएफयू’ धोरणाचा गाभा राहिला.

भारतातील पोषणाचा दर्जा ही चिंतेची बाब आहे. या समस्येवर दीर्घकालीन उपाय शोधण्यासाठी धोरणकर्त्यांना त्यांचा दृष्टिकोन बदलावा लागेल.

वर्तमान न्याय्य ऊर्जा संक्रमण भागीदारी चौकट भारताकरता उपयुक्त नाही, कारण ती जी-७ च्या अजेंडाला प्राधान्य देते आणि आपल्या विशिष्ट ऊर्जा संक्रमण गरजा आणि आव्हानांकडे दुर�

ब्रिटेन अभूतपूर्व राजनीतिक हलचल से गुजर रहा है, लेकिन इसके पीछे लिज ट्रस के नेतृत्व की कमियां और टोरी पार्टी की आपसी प्रतिद्वंद्विता है. ऐसे में भारत को धैर्य रखते हुए लंदन

पाकिस्तानाच्या आशीर्वादाने भारतात दहशतवाद वाढवू शकतील, अशा संघटनांना अफगाणिस्तानात थारा मिळू नये, यासाठी प्रयत्न करण्यात भारताचे हित आहे.

अफगाणिस्तानच्या पुनर्बांधणीमधून अमेरिका बाहेर पडली तरीही, स्थिर अफगाणिस्तानाचे उद्दिष्ट साध्य करण्यासाठी, भारताने प्रयत्न करणे आवश्यक आहे.

तालिबानने अफगाणिस्तानवर मिळविलेल्या ताब्यामुळे अमेरिकेच्या अफगाणिस्तान मोहिमेच्या अपयशाचा शिलालेखच लिहिला गेला आहे.

दारात उभ्या ठाकलेल्या संघर्षात भारतासाठी प्राधान्यक्रमांची समीपता बदलते.

गेल्या ७० वर्षांत राजेशाही, समाजवाद, साम्यवाद, इस्लामी राजवट अनुभवलेल्या अफगाणिस्तानात मुत्सद्देगिरीमुळे आणि कूटनीतीक चर्चांमुळे शांतता नांदेल का?

अफगाणिस्तानात अमेरिकेने तालिबानचे पुनरागमन रोखण्यासाठी नवीन घटनात्मक लोकशाही राष्ट्र बांधण्याची गरज होती. पण तसे झाले नाही.

अफगाणिस्तानातून अमेरिकी फौजा परतल्यानंतर तेथ आपल्या उपस्थितीचे महत्त्व अधोरेखित करण्याची चांगली संधी भारताकडे आहे.

अफगाणिस्तानात अल कायदाचा बिमोड झाला, लादेनही मारला गेला. मात्र तरीही तालिबानचे अस्तित्व आणि विचारसणी संपलेली नाही.

यह केवल पुराने भारत का उत्सव नहीं है, बल्कि वर्तमान और भविष्य के आकांक्षापूर्ण और महत्वाकांक्षी भारत का उत्सव है. इसी संदर्भ में यह सारांश ऐसी 10 नीतियों की चर्चा करता है, जो �