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Mapping Terrorism & Extremism in Bharat
April 1 , 2024 Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF
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वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्‌ । कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्‌ ॥ [Translation: “O Partha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, unborn, eternal and immutable kill an...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Bharat , India , insurgency , Islamic , J&K , Jammu , Kashmir , Khalistan , LWE , Maoist , Naxal , PFI , Punjab

The Paddy Gene Bank of Sathyanarayana Beleri
March 27 , 2024 Sarada Subhash, Research Assistant, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 613
Shri. Sathyanarayana Beleri, a paddy gene bank conservator and farmer from the Belur village of Kasargod, Kerala was recently conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Government of India f...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : agriculture , indigenous rice varieties , paddy gene conservationist , Positive Bharat , traditional food sources

Why a Code of Conduct on South China Sea Remains Elusive?
March 26 , 2024 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 670
Introduction
Recent developments in South China Sea have necessitated fast-tracking the finalisation of a legally binding Code of Conduct (COC) for all competing parties in the disputed waters. There are doubts, however, if such a document can be arrived at any time soon purely because of China’s rigid position.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , CNOOC , Code of Conduct , EEZ , island reclamation , military installation , ONGC , South China Sea , UNCLOS

Looking Back at General Zorawar Singh and his Campaigns: An Assessment
March 22 , 2024 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 685
Zorawar Singh was a prominent military commander and statesman in the army of Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir. He played a pivotal role in defining the modern political boundaries of the Union...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Buddhism , Central Asia , Dogra , Gilgit-Baltistan , Jammu and Kashmir , Kashmiri shawls , Kishtwar , Ladakh , Maharaja Gulab Singh , Sikh Empire , Xinjiang

How Real is the Possibility of India-China and India-Pakistan Conflict in 2024
March 21 , 2024 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 662
The “Annual Threat Assessment Report” released by the US Directorate of National Intelligence on 11th March is being widely discussed these days as it has warned that the escalation of tension between I...

International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , India , Pakistan , US Intelligence Report , War

खास है प्रधानमंत्री तोबगे की भारत यात्रा
March 19 , 2024 Dr Rishi Gupta
Commentary Views: 3126
भूटान के नव-निर्वाचित प्रधानमंत्री शेरिंग टोबगे अपनी पाँच दिवसीय यात्रा पर भारत आए। प्रधानमंत्री टोबगे की पीपुल्स डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी ने जनवरी 2024 में हुए आम चुनावों में जीत हासिल की और फरवरी में पदभार ...

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bhutan , India , India Bhutan Relations , Tshering Tobgay , भूटान

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