One of the chapters in the document titled 'Asian Theatre' has quite elaborate comments on China, and opines that India's China strategy has to strike a careful balance between cooperation and competition, economic and political interests, bilateral and regional contexts. Rediff.com publishes verbatim a part of the chapter 'Asian Theatre'.
There are many differences between the preliminary inquiry reports of the Special Investigation Team and its final investigation report, which gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case.
'Having dealt with security and insurgency for 15 years, I am fully convinced that the steps taken by the government in regard to J&K and the measures in force there are essential,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
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Making serious allegations against the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team, suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Friday said that the agency was "reluctant" in examining key-witnesses about the February 27, 2002 meeting held at Chief Minister Narendra Modi's residence.
The export of buffalo meat from India to Russia has commenced while the shipment of milk products is expected to begin soon.
'It is not the country's interests alone that lead to all this secrecy.' 'More usually, the reason is the threat from political rivals: What will they do if they find out?', notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
President Pranab Mukherjee has sent a condolence letter to B S Raghavan, brother of Bahutkumbi Raman, one of India's foremost security experts, who passed away in Chennai on last Sunday evening after a prolonged battle against cancer.
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Amid simmering tensions between the two countries, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sent a bouquet of flowers to United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi when he learnt of her visit to hospital last week, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Indian American Aditi Hardikar has been appointed to a key White House position to liaison with LGBT as well as the Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities.
Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.
Saif Ali Khan talks about his ambitious film Agent Vinod, and his stunning co-star.
The question of ethical calibre is decided not by SITs or courts. It is decided -- sometimes objectively, sometimes subjectively -- in the minds of the people, says B Raman
But there have been no visual cuts in this very violent film.
'The next general election is four years away. That's enough time to recover -- provided the government stops spending and taxing so much,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
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The story is set in a rural background but is different from the original film.
Although this may not be music to Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya's ears, the real reason in my estimation for their quitting is expatriate over-sensitivity, intolerance or arrogance, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
The development comes amid Japan's SoftBank booking an investment loss of 39.28 billion yen (USD 350 million) on its investments in India, including those in Ola and e-commerce company Snapdeal.
'He can at least invite them for tea in small groups once a month on Sundays.' 'If nothing else, he will have the pleasure of ruining their weekend,' suggests T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
The Malayalam film has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.
'A good opportunity has thus been provided for both countries to back away from the brink without loss of dignity.' 'There is every reason why they should strain every nerve, and grab every chance, shedding all thought of belligerence and showing who's the boss, to establish, maintain and preserve all it takes to lift themselves by their bootstraps,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
'The time has come to substitute the present Constitutional set-up with an alternative democratic framework,' argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said officials of Indian consulate in Jeddah are rushing to Najran following the incident.
Anna Hazare's whole movement hinges on adherence to total transparency, and if he makes any compromise on this principle, all his following will evaporate, and his movement will collapse, says B S Raghavan
NITI Aayog had been asking for Rs 7,500 crore for three years to set up an AI framework.
The film is not a sequel to the 2005 blockbuster Udayananu Tharam.
The new reality show on Zee TV goes on air from tomorrow.
The new reality show on Zee TV goes on air from tomorrow.
Prem Chopra returns to what he does best, in Agent Vinod.
Agent Vinod director Sriram Raghavan is very excited about his new film.
'The time has come to ask the extent of coercive power the State must arrogate to itself to achieve economic ends,' points out T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
'There was no need for opting for such an elaborately and expensively organised spectacle,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
The film will be directed by Lakshmikanth Chenna and newcomer Krishi Arimanda will play Neil Nitin Mukesh's role.
The Supreme Court of India became "lions under the throne" when Jawaharlal Nehru brought in the fourth amendment in 1955, says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.