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Iranian nuclear deal: Crossing hurdles with positive attitude

May 24, 2014May 24, 2014 - by India Writes Network

The positive atmosphere building up around the Iranian Nuclear Deal with P5+1 and the Framework for Cooperation with the IAEA remains as yet, but the momentum of the negotiations have reduced significantly as the parties are now engaged in addressing major issues of contention. The recently concluded fourth Vienna meeting, between Iran and P5+1, has revealed that Iran and the international community will have to cross these major hurdles for the successful conclusion of a comprehensive nuclear deal.

In the shadow of Afghan terror attack, India, Pakistan PMs to meet in Delhi

May 24, 2014May 27, 2014 - by India Writes Network

The speculation is over. Defying hardliners within the powerful military establishment in his country, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 26.

Afghan president Karzai assures security of Indian missions

May 23, 2014May 26, 2014 - by India Writes Network

In the wake of a terror attack targeting the Indian consulate in Herat, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has assured India’s Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi that his country “will do all to protect Indian missions there.”

Terror hits Indian Consulate in Afghanistan, Modi speaks to Indian envoy

May 23, 2014May 26, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Barely days before a new government takes charge in Delhi and India’s prime minister-designate Narendra Modi meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Delhi, the Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Herat was attacked May 23 by four militants.

US lauds India’s PM-elect Modi’s outreach to Pakistan

May 22, 2014May 24, 2014 - by India Writes Network

India’s incoming prime minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to Pakistan and immediate nighbours in South Asia has elicited praise from the US and kindled expectations in the region that the new regime in Delhi, despite its tough posture on terror, will be bold in re-engaging Islamabad and pursuing the dream of regional integration.

India’s PM-elect Modi flags off South Asia dream

May 21, 2014May 24, 2014 - by Manish Chand

Days after he was elected with an overwhelming mandate to lead the world’s largest democracy, India’s prime minister-designate Narendra Modi has unfurled the South Asian dream as the leaders of SAARC countries have been invited by Delhi to attend his swearing-in ceremony next week.

Reform and restructuring of India’s national security system

May 20, 2014May 23, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Among the low hanging fruit that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government could pluck in a bid to transform the country, is to restructure and reform the Ministry of Defence and …

Internal Security Priorities for India’s New Government: Institutional Reforms

May 20, 2014May 23, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Since the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the complexity of internal security of challenges faced by the nation has increased. In order to deal with these challenges, a concerted, institutional approach based on the widest possible political consensus and improved Centre-State synergy is required.

Modi mandate: Number-crunching out, stability is in

May 19, 2014May 21, 2014 - by N Sathiya Moorthy

Elections-2014 has thrown up for the first time in 30 years a parliament in which the Treasury Bench does not have to do number-crunching all the time, to push policy initiatives, legislative initiatives and even budgets – which have more often than not been passed in the midst of din and dust, with no one left any wiser on what was proposed or whatever was discussed.

Caste-aways of India’s politics: From Mandal to Modi

May 17, 2014May 19, 2014 - by India Writes Network

They are the new castaways of India’s politics. The massive Modi tsunami has swept away mascots of caste politics in India, tossing these so-called messiahs of backward castes into oblivion. The spectacular drubbing of caste-based parties in the 2014 elections in India has been interpreted by pundits as a potential paradigm shift in India’s political landscape with the politics of vote banks giving way to development-centric politics, blended with a dose of Hindutva, which has been exemplified in the overwhelming victory of the BJP and Narendra Modi.