Afghanistan
India’s Stance on Refugees
May 31, 2018
India hosts the largest population of refugees in all of South Asia. At the end of 2016, there were 207,070 persons of concern in India, out of whom 197,851 were refugees and 9,219 were asylum seekers. As per the Global Trends report on Forced Displacement in 2016, published by t...
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Dynamic Initiatives for Revenue Generation
October 31, 2017
Various initiatives are being undertaken on all fronts to holistically increase the non-aeronautical revenue generation capacity of Indian airports in a bid to have a sustainable revenue stream. Traditionally, airport operators derive their income from two components: aeronautica...
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Trump’s Afghanistan-Pakistan policy
August 22, 2017
United States’ President Donald Trump finally spelt out his Afghanistan policy and to little surprise he has made a U-turn from his campaign promise to withdraw from the quagmire. His pronunciations have a mixed message for India.
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Liberalising aviation services by 2020?
July 20, 2017
The Indian government might contemplate open sky agreements for countries, which fall within a radius of 5,000 kilometres, by 2020.
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Indian Exports in Defence
June 14, 2017
There has been a visible increase in defence exports from India. With the Ministry of Defence (MoD) managing its exchanges better and setting new grounds for governance of end-users, India’s standing in defence on the global front seems to be getting stronger, but challenges re...
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World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children
April 29, 2017
As the world observes International Immunisation Week from April 24-30, 2017, with the theme #VaccinesWork, a data released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals that UNICEF is the largest buyer of vaccines for children in the world, yet millions of children in India...
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Can India win over China at BRICS Summit in Goa?
October 13, 2016
The two-day BRICS Summit, beginning this weekend, is likely to be clouded by Sino-Indian dialogue on how to contain Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
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MSF in New Delhi marked one year of Kunduz hospital attack in Afghanistan
October 7, 2016
Marking one year of attack on medical facilities in Afghanistan last year, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan, MSF India organised an event titled “Saving Lives, Staying Alive”on October 3, 2016 at the India Habitat ...
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India conducts ‘surgical strikes’ across the Line of Control
September 30, 2016
After the attack on the Indian army base of Uri in Kashmir, on September 18, where 19 Indian soldiers were killed, New Delhi announced that it conducted ‘surgical strikes' on Thursday morning against rebel camps along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, in the...
Read More L’Inde mène des « frappes chirurgicales » au Cachemire côté Pakistan
September 30, 2016
Après l’attaque de la base militaire indienne d’Uri au Cachemire, le 18 septembre dernier, où 19 soldats indiens ont trouvé la mort, New Delhi a annoncé avoir mené jeudi matin des « frappes chirurgicales » contre des camps rebelles le long de la ligne de démarcation d...
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First ever SAARC Tourism Summit in India
August 22, 2016
External affairs ministry of India is going to host the country’s first SAARC Tourism Summit in Aurangabad, in the second week of October to promote India’s tourism potential to the world.
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Top technology Indian institutes admitting international students
July 27, 2016
Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) to conduct a Joint Entrance Examination for international students and boost ranking among global schools.
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