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The Top Four Ministers Need to Work in Harmony to Help Build New India
June 03, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article View: 706

One striking feature of Modi Sarkar’s new cabinet is that the top four jobs of Home, Finance, Defence and External Affairs, are now occupied by new incumbents. They will bring their own visions and styles of functioning to their portfolios. Enjoyin....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Article , Government’s challengs , Building a new India , Agenda for four ministries
Mrs. May's Resignation and European Parliament Elections
June 01, 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 165

Mrs. May’s resignation on 24th May coincided with the European Parliament elections. The resignation was directly linked to Britain’s European Union (EU) policy, and her failure to get approval of British Parliament for the Brexit deal she had n....

Keywords : Europe , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , PM May’s resignation , Britain’s EU policy , Brexit
Modi’s Second Term: Implementing the ‘Neighbourhood First’
May 31, 2019 Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article View: 634

Along with others, the neighbourhood attention was riveted on the Indian general elections. For many, not only the scale of the exercise was fascinating but more importantly, what it portends for the future of their bilateral with India. And as the c....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Regional Security , New Government’s tasks , Neighbourhood engagements
नए भारत के लिए मोदी का मंत्र
May 30, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article View: 337

चुनाव परिणाम आने के बाद अपने अपने भाषणों में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने नए भारत के विचार पर व....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Article , Hindi , भारत , प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी , नए भारत के विचार , नए भारत के लिए मोदी का मंत्र
Vietnam Continues to be Wary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
May 29, 2019 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 302

The second BRI Forum of China held in April 2019 has received as much attention, if not more, as the first one held in May 2017. The fundamental objectives of the BRI remain the same, i.e., shoring up of domestic economy by exporting surplus industr....

Keywords : Vietnam and BRI , Second BRI Forum , caution over BRI , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
What should be India’s Pakistan Policy in PM Modi’s Second Term?
May 28, 2019 Commodore Somen Banerjee, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 468

William Shakespeare had said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. Amidst jubilations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sworn to bear his onerous responsibility for another five years. Since he has returned with full majority, a feat ....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India’s Pakistan policy , dealing with Pakistan’s hostility
देश चलाने का जनादेश
May 28, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article View: 251

भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) ने 2019 के लोकसभा चुनावों में तमाम चुनौतियों से जूझते हुए 300 से ज्यादा सी....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Article , Hindi , “विजयी भारत” का लक्ष्य , मोदी 2.0 , भाजपा को जनादेश
Modi Formula for New India
May 27, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary View: 606

In his speeches, given after the election results were out, Prime Minister Modi has dwelt at length on the concept of New India. He said that while 2014-19 was devoted to denting poverty, the second term will address the task of building a ‘New Ind....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Modi’s India vision , Goals of new government , A New India
Burkina Faso to Indonesia : ‘Glocal’ Jihad of Brand ISIS
May 24, 2019 Uddipan Mukherjee Article View: 801

It’s not just the spread of capital, goods and services which go in tandem with globalisation. The spread of terror is also a part of multifarious activities that globalisation proliferates. Information is one instrument which facilitates dissemina....

Keywords : caliph of terror , spread of radicalization , ISIS’ global jihad , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism
A Mandate for Governance
May 24, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article View: 641

Against all the odds, the BJP bettered it's 2014 record by winning over 300 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The opposition parties, who ran a highly negative anti-Modi campaign, are in disarray. The mandate of the people for Modi and the BJP ....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Article , Second Modi government , governance challenges ahead , focus of Modi 2.0
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