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The Niti Shastra Blog hosted on Sub Stack is an online publication where you can read and subscribe to our geopolitical analysis, forecasts and trends on various issues impacting the global economy, and international affairs provided by Niti Shastra and its authors. The content is available subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below. Nothing in this Blog shall be construed as creating any warranty or other obligation on the part of Niti Shastra. It is however made clear that “NITI SHASTRA” is a ‘not for profit’ platform hosted for informational and educational purposes on issues related to foreign policy, geopolitics, geo-economics, international relations, diplomacy etc. There is no commercial or fiduciary interests involved and no monetary transactions are done on Niti Shastra platform hosted on Sub Stack. However certain terms of service of agreement you undertake to follow when sign you up on Niti Shastra blog for alerts by email in relation to the content posted on the blog.
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