Articles

China’s Big Two Sessions Confirm Xi Jinping as China’s Pre-eminent Unrivalled Leader

March 27, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The plenary sessions of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) -- China's version of a parliament -- and 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) -- China's top political advisory body -- that concluded on March 13 were, a....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , PLA , CPPCC , Two Sessions , Qin Gang

Changing Shades of Russian Weapon Deployment in Ukraine War

March 25, 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Picking up the Thread- the Premise The recent reports in the open source have stated that in the massive missile strikes on Ukraine between 06-10 Mar 2022, Russia has used ‘new age weapons’, namely the Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , Ukraine War , Ukraine-Russia War , Russian weapon deployment

Japan sets up Military Base in Ishigaki Island to Deter China

March 24, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Like many Asian nations, Japan that shares a historically ugly phase of relationship with China, now faces the heat from a muscular China, despite having a robust relationship in the economic domain. China’s ambitions to attain a great power status....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Senkaku Islands , SIPRI , China threat , Ishigaki Island , collective self defence , Coast Guard intrusions , End of Pacifism in Japan

Salami Slicing, Fait Accompli and Buffers: What Next?

March 23, 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The contradictions are stark. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has often opined that relations with China are not normal, because India will not agree to any attempt to change the Line of Actual Control (LAC) unilaterally. Stating again ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , PLA , Aksai Chin , LAC , Tawang , buffers

The Decline and Reclamation of the Discourse on Duties

March 22, 2023 Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction: The Conflict between Rights and Duties Unlike the language of rights that have received great momentum in the contemporary world, the language of duty is seemingly less popular. The notion where rights are met through the f....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Human Rights , Mahatma Gandhi , Mahabharata , UDHR , Duties

India-Singapore FinTech Cooperation

March 21, 2023 Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

On 21 February 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the first payment linkage between India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow, which opened a new chapter in cross-border FinTech con....

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Article , India , RBI , Digital India , Singapore , G20 , innovation , Fintech , PayNow , UPI , P2P , MAS , NPCI , P2M , QR , Remittance , VPA

AUKUS’s Nuclear Submarine Pact: Implications

March 20, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Two strategic groupings – the Quad and AUKUS – are in the news that has caught world’s attention. While the Quad has been for been in existence for some time now, AUKUS is a recent construct. When in September 2021, Australia, the UK and the US....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , South China Sea , Taiwan , Strategic competition , AUKUS , defence spending , Nuclear submarine deal , USS Virginia

India’s Internal Security Challenges

March 17, 2023 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is an updated version of Director’s talk on Internal Security given at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington on 06 Mar 2023) Introduction In the holistic concept of national security, internal security is a....

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , infiltration , NIA , PFI , CAPFs , Khalistan , NTRO , Drone FICN , Left Wing insurgency , MAC , NATGRID , Northeast insurgency

Self-Styled ‘Bhindranwale 2.0’: A Troubling Element in Punjab

March 17, 2023 Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

ਹਿੰਦੂ ਤੁਰਕ ਕੋਊ ਰਾਫਜੀ ਇਮਾਮ ਸਾਫੀ, ਮਾਨਸ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਬੈ ਏਕੈ ਪਹਿਚਾਨਬੋ ॥ [Quote bySri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, Tenth Sikh Guru]....

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , Bharat India Punjab Ajnala AmritsarPakistan Khalistan Amritpal Singh Bhindranwale Extremism Panjab Sikhi Sikh Terrorism Instagram Facebook

Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis

March 16, 2023 Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

The Incident According to "Defense One," two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Apparently, the interceptors dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellers....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Commentary , US , Russia , UAV , Reaper , SU 27