Dr. Rajkumar Singh

India: In search of lasting peace with China and Pakistan 0
- Commentary
- August 14, 2019
The Prime focus of India’s foreign policy has always been to maintain good relationship with neighbours. The issues before our policy makers are to satisfy the national needs of peace, security and development and at the same time to face the challenges posed by our neighbours like Pakistan and China. Kashmir problem and border issues
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Profiles of LTTE and IPKF in modern Sri Lanka 0
- Commentary
- August 11, 2019
by Dr.Rajkumar Singh 11 August 2019 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a separatist organisation, which from the beginning, waged a violent secessionist campaign and sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. For its avowed purpose the LTTE had carried out civilian massacres, suicide bombings and
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Themes of Obama’s terror policy in Afghanistan 0
- Commentary
- July 25, 2019
by Rajkumar Singh 25 July 2019 Keeping in view a variety of factors President Barack Obama in an interview in February 2009, admitted that the US had lost focus of its goals in Afghanistan and therefore, needed a set clear policy objectives before coming up with a plan to bring American troops home. The new
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President Ershad : Remembering a departed soul 0
- Commentary
- July 17, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 17 July 2019 Contributions of President Ershad (1930-2019) who died on 14 April are taller than his size and preservable in the history of Bangladesh. He lacked political background but seized power as head of the army during a bloodless coup against President Abdus Sattar in 24 April 1982 by imposing martial law and suspending the Constitution. He
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Rich cultural heritage of Sindh in Pakistan 0
- Commentary
- July 11, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 11 July 2019 The cultural homogeneity of Sindh that embraced both Hindu and Muslim speakers of Sindhi in the colonial period was severely disrupted by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Most Hindu Sindhi speakers migrated to India, where they form a minority scattered among speakers of other languages.
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Phased deterioration of Kashmiriyat in Kashmir 0
- Commentary
- July 5, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 5 July 2019 In between the demand of Plebiscite and the doubtful political viability of an independent Jammu and Kashmir, the urge of self rule in Kashmir’s popular consciousness is remarkable. Despite the coercive and manipulative of both the Indian and Pakistani authorities, mass opinion in the valley is not only
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The use of religion in Indian politics 0
- Commentary
- July 3, 2019
And the floundering pillars of secularism Rajkumar Singh 3 July 2019 On the eve of independence, India decided to establish a secular state with its own characteristics of religious tolerance, liberty and equality. Religious tolerance is a key element in the concept of Indian secularism because it has been a significant element of the country’s
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Fundamentals of Ethnic Politics in Modern Sri Lanka 0
- Commentary
- July 1, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 1 July 2019 In the initial years, fallowing the independence of Sri Lanka, it was believed that the country would soon attain political stability and the major ethnic groups would get integrated into one nation. But the chasm between the Sinhalese and the Tamil–the two major ethnic groups in Sri Lanka
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Religious contexts of present-day terrorism 0
- Commentary
- June 27, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 27 June 2019 Current day terrorism has many faces. Its objectives are multifaceted and operations multi-pronged. The entire world is its stage, which has made it a prime concern for governments and societies around the world. No community is safe from its impact. It ranges from individuals to groups to international
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India: Social expectations of 2019 are the real challenge: people aspire even more 0
- Commentary
- June 23, 2019
The results of general elections of 17th Loksabha held in April-May 2019 witnessed more zeal and expectations on the part of Indian masses from the BJP and its allies(NDA) in comparison to 2014. In the last five years when Narendra Modi took over the premiership of India for the first time, there was no any
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India’s journey from Look East to Act East in Southeast Asia 0
- Commentary
- June 16, 2019
India’s Look East Policy (LEP) was framed mainly in response to a unipolar world, marked by the end of the Cold War and the demise of USSR. The aim of all governments from the days of Jawaharlal Nehru has been to make India a significant world power and the Look East Policy, officially announced in
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India’s interests in BIMSTEC and reasons behind emphasis 0
- Commentary
- June 9, 2019
By Raj Kumar Singh Under Modi India thinks it’s interests regionally as well as globally and this is why he had invited leaders of SAARC nations to his swearing- in ceremony when he took the oath of office on 26 May 2014, five years ago. The fact that most of the SAARC members, barring Pakistan,
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U.S. Peace strategy in modern Afghanistan 0
- Commentary
- May 26, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 26 May 2019 The situation on the ground in Afghanistan has only gotten worse in recent months, with escalating violence and an increasingly unstable government. The National Unity Government has been paralyzed by infighting and division ahead of presidential elections scheduled for April 2019. Results from parliamentary elections held in October
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Water Energy Projects in Nepal: An Opportunity for India 0
- Commentary
- May 20, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 20 May 2019 Very recently in February 2019, the Indian government has proposed the construction of Lower Arun Hydropower project in Nepal with a capacity of 400 megawatts. It was decided in a meeting with Minister for Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation Barshaman Pun at New Delhi on and, Indian Minister
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