In recent months, Gilgit and Baltistan, under illegal occupation of Pakistan, has become restive and a hotbed of societal conflict. The Gilgit and Baltistan Region’s complex historical and socio-political processes have been attracting the world’s attention and are being studied. Under the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh, the territory of Gilgit and Baltistan was
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View: India’s assertive and pragmatic role in Shanghai Cooperation OrganisationBy Dr. Nalin Kumar Mohapatra, ET CONTRIBUTORS
Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 02:20 PM IST
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A good instance in this regard is the recent Chinese aggressive intrusion in Galwan Valley located in the Union Territory of Ladakh of India. This aggressive move on part of China in pursuing an hostile posture towards India, raises a fundamental question about whether China, is still pursuing its age-old Middle Kingdom Complex strategic doctrine in its foreign policy?
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President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi during the welcome ceremony for the SCO heads of state. during the BRICS/SCO Summits - Russia on July 10, 2015