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May 27, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary View: 611

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: 815

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: 645

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

Algeria - Hankering for Democracy

May 21, 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 454

It seems that time for long imposed dictatorships is on the decline. This is more so in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where consequent to public protests and virulent demonstrations the well-entrenched strongmen had to submit and exi....

Keywords : people’s revolution in Algeria , Algeria’s democratic demands , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

The Sri Lanka Attacks and the Threat Within

May 21, 2019 Mayuri Mukherjee, Consultant, VIF Commentary View: 298

The Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka that killed more than 250 people1 last month caught many by surprise2. The island nation had been enjoying a period of relative peace and stability since the civil war came to an end with the crushing defeat of ....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Sri Lanka terror attack , Islamic Radicalisation , IS jihadi international

Pakistan: the IMF Bailout Agreed, the Hard Part Begins Now

May 20, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary View: 475

The IMF and the government of Pakistan have agreed on a structural adjustment program of USD 6 billion for three years to stabilise Pakistan’s crisis ridden economy. This will be the 13th such IMF package since 1988. The agreement was reached after....

Keywords : Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Pakistan economic mess , IMF bailout to Pakistan

Chinese Companies Marching to Lead in Digital Economy

May 19, 2019 Dr Kamlesh Bajaj Commentary View: 451

Freedom of Expression Invoked by a Chinese Company Tik-Tok – Strange but True! Byte-Dance, a Chinese company, is one of the most valued start-ups at $75 billion with investors that include Soft-Bank. It is reported to have been funded in its la....

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Tik-Tok ban , Madras HC order , China’s digital Global reach

Sabotage Acts outside the Port of Fujairah – Implications for India

May 17, 2019 Rajesh Soami Commentary View: 444

On the morning of the 12th of May 2019, commercial ships were attacked outside the port of Fujairah in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports of the incident first emerged in pro-Iranian media outlets in the region. They initially claimed that there wer....

Keywords : Blasts in the Fujairah port , Targeting maritime traffic , India’s oil import , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security

पाकिस्तान की परमाणु भभकी

May 17, 2019 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article View: 176

मौजूदा तस्वीर 14 फरवरी 2019 को जम्मू-कश्मीर राजमार्ग पर वाहनों की आवाजाही के लिहाज से साफ दिन था। ल....

Keywords : बालाकोट में जैश-ए-मोहम्मद प्रशिक्षण शिविर , पाकिस्तान के परमाणु धमकी , पाकिस्तान की आतंकवादी मदद , Hindi , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Why Russia remains important for India?

May 13, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary View: 693

India pursues an independent foreign policy. But given the pulls and pressures of geopolitical realities, it is not an easy task. There is often a tendency in India to focus on US and Japan while ignoring Russia. This will be counter-productive. Indi....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russia and China , Indo-Russian relations , balancing US