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Rising TIDe, Receding Customs Walls - Trade Intervention and Duty Calibration Engine (TIDe): Smart, Fast, Fair Customs
September 4 , 2025 Dr Amiya Chandra
Article Views: 90
In an era of turbulence in global trade, particularly within India's intricate relationships with the United States and China, the role of customs and duties has never been more critical.

Economic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AI-powered platform , Customs Act 1962 , Customs bottleneck , Customs Tariff Act 1975 , DGTR , Free Trade Agreements , Tariff , TIDe , World Trade Organization , WTO

Israel’s Dilemma in Dealing with Terror Groups
September 3 , 2025 Rajesh Singh
Article Views: 112
Several stakeholders in the West Asian peace process must be hoping that Israel will accept Hamas’ latest offer of a ceasefire, and that it would pave the way for a lasting pause on the conflict. The of...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Fatah , Hamas , Hezbollah , Ismail Haniyeh , Yahya Sinwar

The Road to Peace in Ukraine: A Stalemated Path with High Stakes
September 2 , 2025 Kelvin Benny
Commentary Views: 139
The war in Ukraine has entered a critical and uncertain phase. A viable resolution remains elusive despite international calls for peace and occasional diplomatic overtures. At the heart of recent discu...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : NATO , Russia , Russia Ukraine war , Security Guarantee , Ukraine

Emerging Dimensions of National Security
September 1 , 2025 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 166
(The following is an online presentation made by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, to Higher Command Course (Serial-54), Army War College Mhow on 19 Aug 2025.)

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : China-US rivalry , Climate Change , Demography , Economic Growth , energy transition , Internal Security , Maintaining deterrence , Unstable neighbourhood

As the U.S. Burns Bridges, India Builds Corridors to Its Future
August 29 , 2025 Pratik Bhatnagar
Article Views: 240
In the mid-1990s, when the author was working in New York as a management consultant, his team was preparing to receive a key Japanese client. The PowerPoints were sharp and slick, and to top it off, t...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRICS , India-US , tariffs , trade , Trump

India-Philippines: Towards a More Multisectoral Partnership
August 29 , 2025 Dr Rahul Mishra Sakshit Raina
Article Views: 231
Introduction Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the President of the Philippines paid a four-day visit to India in early August. Marked by both symbolism and substance, the visit happened after India and the Philipp...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Act East Policy , BrahMos , Ferdinand Marcos Jr , India-Philippines relations , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea

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September 4, 2025
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Afghanistan India to Send More Aid to Afghanistan, Says EAM Dr S Jaishankar – News On AIR India has sent humanitarian aid to...

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Internal Security Monitor
September 4, 2025
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a strong warning during his Independence Day message, on August 15, 2025, and said...

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Africa Now
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OVERVIEW In early August 2025, Africa witnessed a mix of security crises, diplomatic shifts, and development initiatives....

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Defence OperationSindoor demonstrated operational effectiveness and strategic value of indigenous Unmanned Systems....

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September 3, 2025
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Russia & Central Asia Russia Destroys Oil Depot of Azerbaijan’s SOCAR in Ukraine A recent Russian airstrike on an oil...

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September 2, 2025
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In this Issue I. Defence and Security Maiden Flight-Tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System Conducted Test-Firing of...

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VIF Cyber Review
July 28, 2025
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National Bharat completed “Cyber Suraksha 2025” National Cybersecurity Exercise. On 27 June, Bharat finished its major...

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Abstract: West Asia and the World have generally been hoping that a direct war between the two arch rivals Iran and Israel,...

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