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Breakthrough towards Resolving Century Old Riddle of Deadly Thunderstorms by a Muon Telescope in India
March 19 , 2019 Prof Sunil Gupta Commentary View: 57
Thunderstorms are frightening and a spectacular demonstration of one of the most violent phenomenon in our atmosphere. Nearly three centuries back in 1749, Benjamin Franklin through his famous kite-experiment during a thunderstorm showed that the discharge of electric charges stored in clouds was responsible for the astonishing phenomena of thunder and lightning.
Tags : India’s Muon telescope , thunderstorm energy , Technological and Scientific Studies
Italy-EU-BRI- An Uncomfortable Triumvirate
March 18 , 2019 Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Commentary View: 195
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) has taken a lot of criticism from financial institutions as well from some of the countries which had endorsed it when the project was launched in 2013. While the momentum of the BRI in Asia might have slowed down, Europe seems to be more interested in the Chinese foreign policy initiative which has faced the charge of putting developing countries into “debt traps”.
Tags : Economic Studies
Post-Balakot, Terrorism on Front Burner in Russia's South Asia Discourse
March 18 , 2019 Vinay Shukla Commentary View: 266
In the wake of daring strike by the Indian Air Force (IAF) jets on the terrorist training facility of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan's Balakot, the Russian discourse has radically shifted from an ‘imminent’ nuclear stand-off between the two South Asian rivals to the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from the Islamabad-controlled Kashmir.
Tags : Pakistan’s terrorism , Russian opinion on Balakot strike , Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy
China Intensifies Efforts to Diminish Dalai Lama’s Influence
March 15 , 2019 Jayadeva Ranade Article View: 304
There has been a visible acceleration over the past many months in the efforts of the Chinese authorities to diminish and undermine the XIVth Dalai Lama’s influence over Tibetans inside China.
Tags : China’s control of Tibet , Dalai Lama’s Tibet , China , Neighbourhood Studies
जम्मू-कश्मीर के लिए 2019 में ठोस राष्ट्रीय नीति जरूरी
March 15 , 2019 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article View: 124
यह लेख भावी तस्वीर के बारे में कुछ अनुमानों से शुरू होगा। पहला, निकट भविष्य में जम्मू-कश्मीर पर पाकिस्तान के साथ किसी कारगर समझौते की संभावना नहीं है और यह मुद्दा यथास्थिति के साथ चलता रहेगा। पाकिस्तान भारत के सामने चारा डालने और हमारी सहनशीलता की सीमा के बारे में अपनी धारणा के मुताबिक काम करने की योजना बनाता रहेगा और उसे अंजाम भी देता रहेगा।
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Hindi , जम्मू-कश्मीर , राजनीतिक इच्छाशक्ति` , Jammu & Kashmir
Artificial Intelligence, Communication and Big Data for Information War
March 14 , 2019 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak Article View: 371
The Issue
Tags : artificial intelligence , Big Data , Information Warfare , Technological and Scientific Studies
National People’s Congress 2019: Major Takeaways
March 13 , 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary View: 288
The National People’s Congress (NPC) which is regarded the rubber stamp Chinese Parliament started its annual session on March 5, 2019. The meetings are termed as ‘two sessions’ as both the NPC and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meet and finalize agenda for the coming year. What is interesting is that since Xi Jinping has come to power there are some indicators that the NPC is being given more ‘importance’.
Tags : China’s economic challenges , tasks for Chinese leadership , China , Neighbourhood Studies
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March 12, 2019
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