Director

  1. General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM - Director, VIF

    Gen Vij was the 21 st Chief of the Army Staff from 31 Dec 2002 to 31 Jan 2005. He was the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) during the very successful operations by Indian Army for eviction of Pakistani Intruders in Kargil in 1999. Subsequently, he was also responsible for coordinating the withdrawal of the Pakistani troops from the War Zone.

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    सर्वोत्कृष्ट सेना के सर्वोत्कृष्ट प्रमुख
    The Finest Chief for The Finest Army
    General Sinha: Great Soldier-Scholar
    टूटा सामरिक गतिरोध का सिलसिला
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Deans

  1. Amb Satish Chandra, Dean, Centre for National Security and Strategic Studies, VIF

    Former Deputy National Security Advisor

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    Indus Waters Treaty Revisited
    भारत की पाकिस्तान नीतिः सही राह पर
    India's Pakistan Policy: On The Right Track
    भारत का सियोल अभियान
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  2. C D Sahay, Dean, Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and Internal Security Studies, VIF

    C D Sahay is a Dean, Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and Internal Security Studies at VIF. He is a Former Secretary (Research and Analysis Wing), Cabinet Secretariat. C D Sahay joined the Indian...

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    Jammu & Kashmir- On the Path to Nowhere: Review of Security and Political Developments
    PM Sheikh Hasina’s Visit, 2017-Time for New Vision in Indo-Bangladesh Relation
    एनआईए तेजी से बनती जा रही है पेशेवर जांच एजेंसी
    NIA is Fast Emerging as a Professional Investigating Agency
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  3. Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Dean, Centre for Defence Studies, VIF

    Former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff & Former DGMI

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    सातवां शियांगशान फोरम
    The Seventh Xiangshan Forum
    अफगानिस्तान: भारत के विकल्प
    Afghanistan: India’s Options
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  4. Amb Kanwal Sibal, Dean, Centre for International Relations and Diplomacy, VIF

    Amb. Sibal has been India's Foreign Secretary from July 2002 to November 2003. He is a post-graduate from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. He has been India's Ambassador to Turkey, Egypt and...

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    Pakistan Needs Tough Handling
    A Score Card for India's Foreign Policy in 2016
    आतंकवाद ही था असली एजेंडा
    Terrorism was a Bonafide Agenda
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  5. Dr V K Saraswat, Dean, Centre for Technological and Scientific Studies, VIF

    Member NITI Aayog & Former DG, DRDO & Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister

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  6. Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Dean, Centre for Historical and Civilisational Studies,VIF

    Professor Emeritus, Department of Archaeology, Cambridge University

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    Foreign Archaeological Collaborations and India’s Security Concerns
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  7. Prof R Vaidyanathan, Dean, Centre for Economic Studies, VIF

    (Former Professor of Finance, IIM Bangalore)

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    Current Conflict is Essentially between Global and Local
    Mobiles may make Banks Extinct
    The Craze for Big banks
    War Clouds over Europe: Are we prepared?
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Distinguished Fellows

  1. Amb Prabhat P Shukla, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Prabhat Prakash Shukla was born on 29 March 1951 in New Delhi, where he also went to school and university. A good academic student, he finished his school and college education with honours, and...

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    The Patriarch and the Pope
    Modi Visits Russia
    Firm Correctness will yield Positive Results with China
    The Obama Visit: An Assessment
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  2. Amb TCA Rangachari, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Former Ambassador to France & Germany

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    Modi visit to China - Looking ahead
    Visit of Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to China
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  3. Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Former C-in-C, Eastern Naval Command & Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman COSC

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    रक्षा तत्परता का नमूना या रक्षा तत्परता की पड़ताल
    Modelling of Defence Preparedness
    Imperatives of Defence Modernisation and Indigenisation
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  4. Amb Rajiv Sikri, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Former Secretary Ministry of External Affairs

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    Thoughts on India’s Central Asia Strategy
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  5. Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Former Indian Ambassador to Iran

    dpsrivastava@vifindia.org
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    ईरान के राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
    Iran's Presidential Election
    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number V: Sagarmala
    Pakistan: Evolving Dynamics
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  6. Amb Ashok K Kantha, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Former Indian Ambassador to China

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  7. Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Distinguished Fellow & Editor, VIF

    Lieutenant General (Retd) Gautam Banerjee, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, was former Chief of Staff, Central Command, former Commandant of the Officers' Training Academy, Chennai. He is now Distinguished Fellow...

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    Standing Up for Nationhood: Winston wouldn’t have His Last Laugh
    Maoist Insurgency: Tactical Quiescent?
    Mountain Strike Corps along Indo-Tibet Border and Strategic Advantage
    Cyber Warfare in the Indian Context
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  8. Dr A Surya Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Chairman Prasar Bharti & Author and Scholar of Contemporary Studies

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    मीडिया क्यों नहीं ले पा रहा मोदी युग की थाह
    राजनीतिक एवं निर्वाचन व्यवस्था की सफाई को मिले उच्च प्राथमिकता
    Why the Media is Unable to Fathom the Modi Phenomenon
    Clean Up of the Political and Electoral System must get High Priority
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  9. Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Member, National Security Advisory Board
    Former Commander-in-Chief, Western Naval Command;
    Former Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command;
    Former Director General, Indian...

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  10. Amb Tariq Karim, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India

    tariqakarim@vifindia.org
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    India and Bangladesh: The Importance of Seizing the Moment
    Kick-starting Regional Cooperation in South Asia – the Way Forward
    Bangladesh-India Land Boundary Agreement 1974 and Protocol thereunder of 2011 Some personal insights
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  11. Dr Makkhan Lal, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

    Professor & Founder Director of Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management

    makkhanlal@vifindia.org
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    Wendy Doniger Episode: An Analysis
    Sardar Patel’s Legacy and the Congress: A Reality Check
    CAG and The Indian Constitution
    Religion Based Reservation is Anti-Constitution - II
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Senior Fellows

  1. Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Brig Vinod Anand is a Senior Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi. He holds a post-graduate degree in Defence and Strategic Studies and is an alumnus of Defence...

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    India and SCO: Astana Summit and Beyond
    Myanmar Peace Process: A Bridge Too Far!
    Achievements: India-Vietnam Defence and Security Cooperation
    India Enhances its Missile Deterrence Capabilities
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  2. Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Sushant Sareen did his masters in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and later qualified for the Indian Civil Service and joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1993. A year later...

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    भारत-पाक संबंध 2017 में भी तल्ख रहने की संभावना
    Indo-Pak Ties Likely to Remain Fraught in 2017
    मिलिए नए प्रमुख से; पुराने प्रमुख जैसे तो नहीं?
    Meet the New Chief; Same as the Old Chief?
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  3. Pravas Kumar Mishra, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Former Additional DG BSF and Left Wing Extremism

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  4. RNP Singh, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Bhutan, Nepal & Bangladesh

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    Nepalese PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s Visit to India- An Analysis
    संबंध सुधारने के लिए नेपाली प्रधानमंत्री का भारत दौरा
    Nepal PM Visits India to repair Relations
    Bilateral Ties to Move Forward During Nepali PM Oli's Visit to India
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  5. K G Suresh, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communications

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    The Third Front in Indian Politics: An Assessment
    India’s North East Needs a Vision
    The Telengana Issue & Pros and Cons of Smaller States
    Social Media: Freedom Yes, License No
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  6. Dr Harinder Sekhon, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Dr. Harinder Sekhon is a Senior Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation and has over three decades of research, writing and teaching experience on various aspects of Indo-US relations,...

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    US Presidential Election – the Final Countdown
    India and the United States - Recent Development
    Modi-Obama Meet in Paris: Taking stock of India-US Relations
    The Ukraine Stalemate: Implications for India
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  7. Commodore Gopal Suri, Senior Fellow, VIF

    Commodore Gopal Suri is a Senior Research Fellow in the field of National Security and Strategy who focusses on maritime security studies. His areas of study encompass the Indian Ocean and the...

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Visiting Fellows

  1. Ravi Venketesan, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Former Chairman of Microsoft India and on the boards of Rockefeller Foundation, Infosys and Strand Life sciences

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  2. Dr Sudhir S. Bloeria, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Former Chief Secretary Jammu and Kashmir & Vice Chancellor Central University of Jammu & Kashmir

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  3. Lt Gen JP Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff & Advisor to DRDO

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  4. Vice Admiral Anup Singh, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Former C-in-C Eastern Naval Command

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    “SiLKS” FORUM, MADRID
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  5. Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Former GOC 15 Corps & Military Secretary

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    Loose Cannons, Generals and US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
    Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa : Man for The New Season
    The 'Chief' Among Our Worries
    Hatred and Subterfuge : Pakistan's Proxy War on India
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  6. D P Singh, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Mr. D.P. Singh has 27 years of varied experience representing the Government, the public sector as well as private entities. He is now the Founder & Senior Partner of the firm Arthe Law. Mr....

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  7. Nitin A Gokhale, Visiting Fellow, VIF
    nitingokhale@vifindia.org
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    असम में मिली जीत से बीजेपी को नार्थ-ईस्ट में बढ़त बनाने में मिलेगी मदद
    Winning Assam will help BJP in making further gains in North-East
    Forces won the Pathankot battle but failed to win the perception war
    A Clinically Executed Anti-Terror Operation
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  8. Brig Gurmeet Kanwal, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Adjunct Fellow, Wadhwani Chair in US India Policy Studies, CSIS

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    China’s Belt and Road Initiative: India Must Stay Out
    मानव ढाल: कश्मीर में सेना के युवा अधिकारियों के सामने रोज़ रहती हैं असामान्य परिस्थितियां
    Human Shield: Army’s Young Leaders are Confronted with Unusual Situations Daily in Kashmir
    Imperative Need for a Comprehensive National Security Strategy
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  9. Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Economist

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    China and the United States – Big risks to the Global Economy and Markets
    Analysing India’s budget for 2012-13
    Nehruvian Rate of Growth
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  10. Radhakrishna Rao, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Science and Technology

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    Smart Cities to Enrich Urban Life
    Modi’s Prescription for Rejuvenating DRDO should be Taken Seriously
    India’s Space Diplomacy: A Brilliant Masterstroke by Modi
    Need to Clean Up the Augean Stables of Defence Acquisition
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  11. Deven Verma, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    Industrialist- Technology

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  12. Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Visiting Fellow, VIF

    China Expert

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Senior Research Associates

  1. Dr Teshu Singh, Senior Research Associate, VIF

    China & Taiwan

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    China’s Stance towards Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Recent Developments
    BRICS 2016: An Analysis
    Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections 2016: A New Wave
    उइगर समस्याः चीन सरकार को चिंता क्यों?
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  2. Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji, Senior Research Associate, VIF

    Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji, a student of political science is an alumna of the Benaras Hindu University Varanasi, India. She is a P.hd in Political Science and the subject of her dissertation...

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    लाल बत्ती से छुटकारा - वीआईपी संस्कृति की समाप्ति
    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XII - The Removal of Lal Batti - A Stamp-Out on The VIP Culture
    PM Sheikh Hasina’s Visit, 2017-Time for New Vision in Indo-Bangladesh Relation
    Vibrant India: Volume 1 Number II: From Swachh Bharat to Digital India
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  3. Ramanand Garge, Senior Research Associate, VIF

    Ramanand Garge is a research scholar in the field of security studies. The research areas of his interest includes counter terrorism policies framed worldwide, with prominent focus on studies...

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    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XI - When Country Walks Extra Mile For the Betterment of Families of Martyr
    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number X - Goods and Services Tax – One Country One Tax
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    NIA is Fast Emerging as a Professional Investigating Agency
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  4. Alvite Singh Ningthoujam, Senior Research Associate, VIF

    Alvite Singh Ningthoujam is Senior Research Associate at Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, India, and he researches on different aspects of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),...

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    Daesh in Afghanistan: It gets Weakened but Not yet Vanquished in Syria-Iraq
    खिलाफत तो लगभग मरणासन्न है, लेकिन बाकी हैं समस्याएं और विचार
    Caliphate is Almost Doomed but Problems and the Ideas Remain
    The Expected Upsurge in the Indo-Israel Defence Cooperation
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Research Associates

  1. Anushree Ghisad, Research Associate, VIF

    Anushree Ghisad did her B.Tech in Chemical Technology from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur. She is presently working as a Research Associate at VIF. Her area of research includes...

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    Maldives-Political Turmoil Continues
    Beyond the Optics: Prime Minister’s Lanka Visit
    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XIV - Affirmative Action for Female Students in IITs - A Step towards More Inclusive India
    तमिल नेशनल अलायंस द्वारा 2017 के बजट की आलोचना – विपक्षी दल के लिए आत्मावलोकन का समय
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  2. Prerna Gandhi, Research Associate, VIF
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    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XVI - Asia Africa Growth Corridor: Why it Matters
    Revision of Japanese Constitution: The Article 9 Dilemma
    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number VII: National Development through Character-Building: A Saga of Vivekananda Kendra
    Japanese Economy: Genesis of the Malaise and Abenomics
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  3. Dr Rashmini Koparkar, Research Associate, VIF
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    Shanghai Cooperation Organization: New Delhi’s March into Eurasia
    Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for Central Asia
    Kazakhstan: Emerging Player on the World Stage
    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number IV: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
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  4. Neha Sinha, Research Associate, VIF
    nehasinha@vifindia.org
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    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XV - UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) : Cheap Airfare Scheme by the Indian Government
    Asia- Africa Growth Corridor: Can It Be a Game Changer?
    India - Mauritius: An Umbilical Relation
    Trump's 100 Days in Office: The Highs and Lows for Africa
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  5. Manpreet Sohanpal, Research Associate, VIF
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    Turkish Referendum: Merging With the Region?
    Russia’s Involvement in Libya and its Consequences
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Research Intern

  1. Navroz Singh, Research Intern, VIF

    Navroz Singh is a Research Intern with the Vivekananda International Foundation, focusing on the Central Asian Republics. She is a graduate with honours in Political Science from Miranda House,...

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    Vibrant India Volume 1 Number VIII - The Interminable March of the Indian Juggernaut
    Uzbekistan after Islam Karimov
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  2. Abhilash Prasann, Research Intern, VIF
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    The Perils of the United States Strategy in Syria
    Saudis’ Yemeni Quagmire
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  3. Varun Nambiar, Research Intern VIF
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    The 1971 Genocide: Resurgent Bangladesh’s Quest for Justice, Pakistani Obduracy and India’s Role
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The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is a New Delhi-based think tank set up with the collaborative efforts of India's leading security experts, diplomats, industrialists and philanthropists under the aegis of the Vivekananda Kendra. The VIF’s objective is to become a centre of excellence to kick start innovative ideas and thoughts that can lead ...

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