National Seminar on Manipur’s Little Known Fighters against the Raj on March 12, 2012, at India-Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Background Note A widespread perception exists that the North Eastern region of India did not participate actively enough in the Indian Freedom Struggle. While the Assamese are …

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Despite occasional hiccups and war of words including the one last week upon Indian Defense Minister A K Antony’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, both India and China will try to sort out their innumerable differences over a host of issues during Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s official visit to India …

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200 Sikkimese student have been selected under Chief Minister’s Merit Scheme to study in India’s best schools. The state plans to send 1000 students in coming years. GANGTOK, February 27: Khusboo Sharma (11) from Makha, 10th Mile, Patuk (Paksam Busty), East Sikkim has been selected under the Chief Minister’s Merit …

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Press Release Naga struggle for independence not a law and order problem, argues Naga Peace Facilitation Committee The history of the resistance movement of the Nagas is dated back to 19th century when the colonial British and other forces ventured into the Naga Ancestral Domain. The Nagas as a nationality …

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In the backdrop of increasing rhetoric that Beijing has been deliberately undermining Indian sensitivities across a host of issues including Pakistan, Arunachal, Tibet, and Kashmir, Hu Zhiyong, associate researcher of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies under the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences has endeavoured to change the tone in an …

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Though not much has been said publicly about what went during the Delhi Dialogue IV about ASEAN’s and India’s mutual concern regarding China but the news that have trickled from the event clearly suggest the urgency of both India and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to come together …

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“Nobody can own a particular sea (in the context of South China Sea), there are international conventions. They demarcate certain maritime boundaries. Beyond that, international conventions come into operation,” said Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna during the just concluded Delhi Dialogue IV, replying to the questions from a group …

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IDSA release New Delhi, February 15, 2012: Kyrgyzstan looks up to innovative approaches from India in the fields of IT, agriculture, energy, handicrafts, etc. stated Ms Roza Otunbayeva, former President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday. Ms Otunbayeva was speaking at the concluding day of the 14th Asian Security …

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IDSA Release New Delhi, February 14, 2012: If India’s transformation is our criterion, “energy security must have one of the highest priorities among the many non-traditional challenges on our agenda”, it was stated in the speech of Shri Shivshankar Menon, National Security Adviser, India, that was read out on his …

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India and Nepal will hold talks on a host of issues during the India Nepal Joint Ministerial Commission (INJMC) being held in New Delhi on February 15, 2012. The decision to resume the meeting which have remained dormant since 1991 was taken during Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s India visit …

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