Commentaries & Articles
View All
Afghanistan at an Inflection Point
November 27 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 435
With stalled peace talks in Doha and raging violence in the country, Afghanistan is yet again at an inflection point. The critical question is: whether the Afghans and the international community will be able to find a sustainable and peaceful solution to the conflict that has been raging for over 40 years? Or would the streets of Kabul once again experience the same bloodshed that has already consumed an entire generation? A missed opportunity for peace would push the country towards another generational conflict.
Tags : Afghanistan , Ceasefire , Donor's conference , EU , Geneva Conference , India , Peace talks , Taliban , troop withdrawal , US , Violence , Neighbourhood Studies
पाकिस्तान से आतंकवाद का खुलासा
November 27 , 2020 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Article Views: 365
पाकिस्तान के विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री फवाद चौधरी ने 29 अक्टूबर को नेशनल असेंबली में शेखी बघारते हुए कहा कि फरवरी 2019 में जम्मू-कश्मीर के पुलवामा में हमले को इमरान खान सरकार ने अंजाम दिया था। गौरतलब है कि पुलवामा में अर्धसैनिक बलों के काफिले पर हुए आतंकवादी हमले में 40 जवान शहीद हो गए थे। फवाद ने कहा,“पुलवामा में जो हमारी कामयाबी है, वह इमरान खान की कयादत में कौम की कामयाबी है। उसके हिस्सेदार आप भी सब हैं, उसके हिस्सेदार हम भी सब हैं।”1
Tags : Hindi , पाकिस्तान। आतंकवाद। एनआईए। जे ई एम। आईएसपीआर। पुलवामा। फवाद चौधरी। जनरल बाजवा। पाकिस्तान डेमोक्रेटिक मूवमेंट। , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
Love Jihad: Loving for religion
November 26 , 2020 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
Commentary Views: 659
Jihad means any effort to promote Islam. Can love (marriage) be integral to promoting Islam? Neutral and Islamic sources say ‘yes, it can be and is’
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Islam , Islamization , Jihad , Love Jihad , non-muslim
मालाबार नौसैन्य अभ्यास में ऑस्ट्रेलिया का शामिल होना, चतुष्टय को और मजबूत करेगा
November 25 , 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 631
मालाबार में सालाना होने वाले नौ सैन्य अभ्यास में 13 साल के अंतराल के बाद ऑस्ट्रेलिया को शामिल होने का न्योता देने का भारत का निर्णय एक अर्थवान रणनीतिक उपक्रम है, जिसका इस क्षेत्र की रणनीतिक लैंडस्केप पर गहरा प्रभाव पड़ेगा। इसका यह मतलब है कि चतुष्टय (क्वाड) में शामिल जापान, अमेरिका, भारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिया इस क्षेत्र के सुरक्षा मामलों में एक पेज पर रहेंगे। इस समूह के सदस्य देशों के जो आलोचक चतुष्टय को कोरी गप्पबाजी का अड्डा मानते रहे थे, वह धारणा अब समाप्त हो जाएगी।
Tags : Hindi , हिंद-प्रशांत। चतुष्टय। समुद्री सुरक्षा। मालाबार। सीएमसीएसए। एलईएमओ। बीईसीए। एमडीए। पीएएसएसईएक्स। जिमेक्स। , International Relations and Diplomacy
Elections in Myanmar: The Return of NLD
November 24 , 2020 Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF
Article Views: 834
The National League for Democracy (NLD) led by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has received the largest mandate in the national parliamentary elections in Myanmar’s latest election held on 8 November 2020, winning 396 of the 498 contested seats in the bicameral parliament. This win was larger than the 2015 election with NLD garnering 258 (out of 330) in the Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house) from its previous 255 seats, and 138 seats (out of 168) in the Amyotha Hluttaw (upper house) from its previous 135.1
Tags : elections , India , Myanmar , NLD , Suu Kyi , Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies
RCEP Puts New Life in APEC
November 24 , 2020 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 965
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has rolled back to life with the 2020 virtual Summit chaired by Malaysia on 17 November. There was no Summit last year as the host, Chile, suffered from internal political problems making it impossible to host the Summit. In 2018 the Summit was held in Papua New Guinea but due to discord among the members no final communiqué was issued. This year, Covid-19 facilitated a virtual Summit and set an ambitious agenda for itself.1
Tags : FTAAP , India , Kuala Lumpur Declaration , PM Yoshihide Suga , President Trump , Putrajaya Vision 2040 , US , Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy
Pakistan: the Dossier Charade
November 23 , 2020 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Article Views: 1126
On 14 November 2020, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar in a joint press conference unveiled a dossier allegedly containing ‘irrefutable evidence’ of India's sponsorship of terrorism in the country.1 The underlying message was that India had become a rogue state and was indulging in state terrorism. India had four supposed objectives: putting obstacles in Pakistan's progress towards peace, economic instability, creating chaos and political instability in the country.
Tags : Baloch groups , CPEC , FATF , Gilgit Baltistan , ISPR , Jaish-e-Mohammad , Nagrota , Pakistan Democratic Movement , Qureshi , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
VIF News Digests
Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
November 23, 2020
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 16 November - 22 November

Economic China and U.S. should negotiate BIT after Joe Biden takes office: analysts China and the US should work together to...

Read More View All
Science and Technology
September 15, 2020
Science and Technology News Digest 26 Aug – 13 Sep 2020

Indian physicist discovers bacterium-sized deformity in neutron star 4,500 light years away August 27, 2020 A tiny change...

Read More View All
China Daily Digest
November 27, 2020
China: Daily Scan, November 27, 2020

China to take steps to improve bad faith deterrent mechanism: Xinhuanet November 27, 2020 China will adopt policy steps to...

Read More View All
Neighbourhood News
November 24, 2020
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest: November 24, 2020

PAKISTAN PM okays creation of liaison body for spy agencies: DAWN Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the setting up of...

Read More View All
International Development
October 20, 2020
VIF News Digest: International Developments (US, Europe and Russia), 1-15 October 2020

I. United States Politics and Society US silence on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict reflects international disengagement, 4...

Read More View All
Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
November 19, 2020
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 November 2020

DEFENCE Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya visiting. MALABAR-20,Phase-1. Mission Sagar-II. National Defence College (NDC)...

Read More View All
VIF Daily Updates
Tweets
Book Reviews
Our Publications
Forthcoming Events
View All

Search Tags

Video Gallery
View All
About Us

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 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 to a stronger, secure and prosperous India playing its destined role in global affairs.

Read More

Podcasts

The Vivekananda International Foundation's security experts, diplomats and philanthropists podcasts.

View Podcasts
Contact Us