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Amritsar Grenade Attack – Stoking ‘Khalistan’ Disturbance?
December 11 , 2018 Ramanand Garge, Associate Fellow, VIF Article View: 75
The holy city of Amritsar was shaken by a grenade attack by two masked men who brandished pistols and forced their way into a weekly congregation of the Nirankari Sect and lobbed grenades into the prayer hall of the Nirankari Bhavan of Adliwal village of Amritsar on November 18, 2018 (India Today News 1980). In this attack, three people were killed and 21 people are injured (Rana 2018).
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Amritsar grenade attack , Khalistani terrorist groups , Terrorism
India’s Nuclear Triad is now Fully Operational
December 11 , 2018 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal Commentary View: 98
With a sense of pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in early-November 2018 that INS Arihant, India’s indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered submarine, ship sub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN), armed with nuclear-tipped submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), had successfully completed its first ‘deterrence patrol’ or operational mission.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , India’s nuclear triad , INS Arihant , Defence
भारत की परमाणु तिकड़ी की प्रासंगिकता
December 11 , 2018 Ajit Kumar Article View: 78
शायद याद हो कि भारत की 1999 की परमाणु नीति के मसौदे में स्पष्ट कहा गया था कि इसकी परमाणु ताकतें विमानों, भूमि आधारित गतिशील मिसाइलों एवं समुद्र में स्थित प्रतिष्ठानों की तिकड़ी पर आधारित होंगी। 2003 की आधिकारिक परमाणु नीति में भी हमलों को टालने की भरोसेमंद न्यूनतम क्षमता रखने, ‘पहले प्रयोग नहीं करने’ का रुख बनाए रखने की बात कही गई थी और यह भी कहा गया कि जवाबी परमाणु कार्रवाई भारी स्तर पर होगी।
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Hindi , आईएनएस अरिहंत , भारत का परमाणु तिकड़ी , Defence
ईरान, अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध और तेल
December 7 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Article View: 218
ईरान पर अमेरिका के तेल और बैंकिंग प्रतिबंध 4 नवंबर से प्रभावी हो गए। राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप ने कहा है कि ये अमेरिका द्वारा लगाए गए अभी तक के सबसे सख्त प्रतिबंध हैं। इस तारीख का भी अपना प्रतीकात्मक महत्व है। वर्ष 1979 में इसी तारीख को तेहरान में छात्रों ने अमेरिकी दूतावास पर कब्जा कर लिया था।
Tags : Hindi , ईरान तेल और बैंकिंग प्रतिबंध , ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , International Relations and Diplomacy
India’s Act East Policy and Chinese Perceptions
December 6 , 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary View: 349
Last month, a multi-think tank delegation visited China to interact with Chinese think tanks on the current state of India-China relations and the way forward. Among many other issues the Chinese experts and scholars were very keen to discuss and analyze India’s Act East Policy.
Tags : Act East Policy , Sino-India trade , China , Neighbourhood Studies
Global Economy at Crossroads: Is Digitalization the Way Ahead?
December 4 , 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 249
“Transactional capabilities keep the lights on, but transformative capabilities make the organization stand out.” ― Pearl Zhu
Tags : Digital infrastructure , Economic upheaval , Unemployment , Economic Studies
साइबर अपराध पर प्रथम अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन संपन्न
December 4 , 2018 Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article View: 229
दुनिया भर में इंटरनेट अफ्रीकी देशों में ही सबसे तेज रफ्तार से अपनी पैठ बना रहा है। अफ्रीकी संघ ने यह खुलासा किया है कि पिछले पांच वर्षों में अफ्रीकी महाद्वीप में डिजिटल कनेक्टिविटी में तीन गुना बढ़ोतरी हुई है और उसका अनुमान है कि वर्ष 2020 तक वैश्विक सकल घरेलू उत्पाद यानी जीडीपी में एक तिहाई योगदान डिजिटल अर्थव्यवस्था का होगा।
Tags : Hindi , अफ्रीकी देशों में इंटरनेट , अफ्रीकी साइबर कानून , Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy
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