A USI team headed by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM & Bar (Retd), Deputy Director(Research), USI, visited Headquarters Army training Command Shimla for a panel discussion on “Emerging Geo-Strategic Scenarios In South Asia & Indian Ocean Region, Its Implications & India’s Comprehensive Strategic Response” on the 27 August 2015.
Emerging Threat of Militancy in the Myanmar- Bangladesh Border and Implications for India
SK Shahi Writes: The Rohingya Muslims are a minority group estimated at about 800,000 in the northern part of Arakan State adjacent to Bangladesh. They are ethnically and religiously related to the Chittagonians of southern Bangladesh.
REASONS FOR THE CHINESE ECONOMIC SLOW DOWN AND THE STOCK MARKET CLASH
Sandeep Jain writes: The devaluation of the Yuan, Chinese stock market clash as also the resultant impact on Indian stock markets and the weakening of the rupee have been much in the news.
Way Forward To the J&K Imbroglio
Sandeep Jain Writes:The J&K imbroglio has been a much debated and written about subject and is a part of national consciousness. This has been more pronounced due to its linkage to cross border terrorism. Thus every time a terrorist strike takes place or Indo-Pak talks are on the anvil, this issue comes up for discussion in a direct or indirect manner.
Kazakhstan in WTO
Nivedita Das Kundu writes: Kazakhstan’s accession to WTO is a significant step for Kazakh government for achieving economic prosperity. However, there are still few obstacles that Kazakhstan has to overcome to become full member of WTO by end of 2015
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Sandeep Jain Writes:The Government has to take steps to actively facilitate movement of population to countries in Middle East, Europe, USA and anywhere else. This should be in form of ensuring their legal rights, ensuring much better counselor services, even subsidies for the initial travel arrangements etc.