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'US-Pakistan tensions: What next for erstwhile allies?'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In his opening comments, TDF President Lord Bruce highlighted the 'flurry of diplomatic activity' that followed Imran Khan's administration's collapse in April and the assumption of Shehbaz Sharif's coalition government.
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China's PLA may have "complete capability" to attack Taiwan by 2025: Defen
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Taiwan's Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-chang expressed concern that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) would have the 'complete capability' to attack Taiwan by 2025.
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China must develop a more consensual approach to Himalayan water
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 24 (ANI): The Democratic Forum (TDF) during a seminar discussed the politicisation of water and referred to the need for China to take responsibility for developing a more consensual approach to water in the Himalayan region.
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Rajnath Singh enhances funding under TDF scheme of DRDO to Rs 50 cr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the enhancement of funding under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme to Rs 50 crore per project from Rs 10 crore, according to an official statement by Defence Ministry.
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Afghanistan: People face myriad challenges, concur experts during virtual
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 21 (ANI): The people in Afghanistan are facing numerous challenges - be it the drought, COVID-19, an impounding economy and declining rights under the new regime, says experts during a recently held virtual summit.
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South Asia faces environmental watershed amid climate change: Experts
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI): South Asian region is facing an environmental watershed from rising sea levels endangering the Maldives and melting of glaciers affecting Nepal and Afghanistan to overdevelopment that threatens Tibet's vital ecosystem and destabilisation caused by climate-indu
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Democracy Forum discusses China's goal of controlling world by mid-21st ce
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 25 (ANI): London-based NGO The Democracy Forum (TDF) at a virtual panel discussed China's goal of controlling the world by the mid-21st century, titled 'Cold war or confrontation? Understanding China's global ambitions'.
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'Will the China-Russia relationship hold?' ask panel experts amid chaos in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): As fresh challenges emerge to America's superpower status, further fuelled by the chaos in Afghanistan, The Democracy Forum's (TDF) latest virtual event on global geopolitics and shifting power dynamics brought together a panel of experts, to analyse Sino-
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Understanding Pakistan's overtures for peace with India; is China the elep
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK] June 19 (ANI): A panel of global experts from academia, journalism and diplomacy discussed the historical backdrop and motivations underlying Pakistan's overtures for peace with India and the role of China in this scenario at a virtual seminar recently.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative a global security challenge, say European
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI): China’s ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is a global security threat, according to conclusions reached by various experts from renowned European think tanks.
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Pak - the main deterrent for peace in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sep 26 (ANI): A London-based think tank recently concluded that the primary hindrance for peace in Afghanistan is Pakistan.
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Dominance of military turns Pakistan into a failing state, say experts
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 23 (ANI): The Democracy Forum (TDF), a prominent London-based think tank, hosted a seminar titled 'Economic & Political Power of the Military: Its Impact on Democracy', at the St James' Court Hotel, London on Monday.
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