A 16-member delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), UK visited USI on 14 May 2019. The team was led by Maj Gen (Retd) John Craig Lawrence, and included members from Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Kenya, Ukraine, Italy, Finland, Japan, UK and Azerbaijan.
USI Conducted Fourth Internship Programme for Christ University, Bengaluru from 22 April – 21 May 2019 at USI
USI conducted fourth internship programme for Christ University, Bengaluru from 22 April – 21 May 2019 at USI. The students attended a capsule comprising lectures on topics like India’s Internal Security, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia, China, and Maritime security delivered by eminent scholars. In this programme, they also participated in many Seminars, Round Table Discussions.
USI Organised an Interactive Session on Jammu and Kashmir for the Interns from Christ University, Bengaluru on 10 May 2019.
USI organised an interactive session on Jammu and Kashmir for the interns from Christ College on 10 may 2019.
Grenade Blast in the Guwahati, Assam: Can We Rule Out A Larger Conspiracy?
Udipan writes, analysis of the explosion, notwithstanding its ‘small’ intensity and impact, would be one in which the blast is not seen as an incident isolated from the engagement of larger powers who are looking forward to pursue their agendas in North East India, or even the whole of India. ULFA building ties with non-local organisations that are premised on religious fundamentalism, a conspiracy which is larger than this blast itself cannot be ruled out.
Terror Hits Sri Lanka
Sanjana writes, 10 year since the end of bloody Tamil Eelam war, on the eve of Easter celebration, Sri Lanka faced one of the most brutal terrorist attacks in the history of South Asia.
The Acquittal of Asia Bibi
Hayat Fatima writes, today fundamentalism and tolerance are increasing at the same rate across the globe, despite the striking contrast between the two. The acquittal of Asia Bibi and the majoritarian protest against her acquittal in Pakistan present an exemplary case of two contrasting phenomenon of the new age democracy.