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India and Mongolia – The Spiritual Neighbours

September 30, 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 729

Ironically, when one thinks of Mongolia the utter winter, cold climate, distance and exotic nature claim the mind-space. This is one country where Indians are loved probably due to the Buddhist connection and Himalayan heritage of the Mongolian peopl....

Keywords : Commentary , Indo-Mongolia spiritual-material cooperation , India-Mongolia bond , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

The Attack on Saudi Oil: What Next?

September 30, 2019 Amb K P Fabian Article View: 541

The world learnt with tremendous shock, surprise, and a degree of distress about the attack on Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, bringing down the Saudi oil giant Aramco’s oil production by 5.7 million barrels a day. The attack occurred o....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , oil supply crisis , Iran-Houthi-Saudi tangle , Attack on Saudi oil , West Asia

Contrasting Visions of Modi and Imran Khan

September 30, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary View: 727

The two speeches delivered by Prime Minister Modi and by Mr Imran Khan at the UN General Assembly on 27 September 2019 are studies in contrast. Both prime ministers spoke about their visions and their countries. Modi showcased India as confident, pro....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Modi’s address to UNGA , India’s Kashmir issue , Imran Khan’s hate speech

Notes from the Sub-continent

September 27, 2019 Mayuri Mukherjee, Consultant, VIF Article View: 449

Overview In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we offer a mix of foreign and domestic policy issues. Starting with Bangladesh, we look at its response to India’s pu....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Sri Lanka elections , Sino-Nepal visit , Pakistan’s Kashmir cry , Assam NRC

Post August 5, the Many Truths of Kashmir

September 27, 2019 Bashir Assad Article View: 775

Post the abrogation of Article 370, with restrictions in Kashmir - clampdown on communication channels through mobile and internet services - the information coming out through media outlets cannot be the depiction of the complete truth of the situat....

Keywords : Kashmir situation , Media in Kashmir , Militant diktats in Kashmir , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir

तालियां! - जम्मू-कश्मीर अब सचमुच भारत का हिस्सा है

September 27, 2019 General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM Article View: 590

तेजतर्रार हमला, सर्जिकल अभियान और अचंभा शब्दों का इस्तमाल सैन्य अभियानों में सबसे अधिक किया जा....

Keywords : 70 साल समस्या , अनुच्छेद 370 और 35ए , पाकिस्तानी छद्म युद्ध , Hindi , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir

Counter-Terrorism Framework of the United Nations and India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation¹

September 26, 2019 Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 602

Introduction Due to lack of an internationally accepted definition, terrorism continues to haunt every nation in the World. The perspective of terrorism differs from a nation to nation; therefore, every country has its own definition and measure t....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Terrorist , Radicalisation , India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation , De-radicalisation , Counter-terrorism

India-Bangladesh: Moving beyond the Bilateral

September 25, 2019 Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Commentary View: 769

What does it take for a bilateral relation to cross the Rubicon? As recent developments were unfolding, if any two neighbours in South Asia were capable of making the turnaround it was presumed India and Bangladesh could and would. And given the ong....

Keywords : Bangladesh’s concerns , Bangladesh PM’s visit , Indo-Bangladesh relations , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh

The Expanding Chinese Smartphone Market in India

September 25, 2019 Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 730

The recent news of ‘One Plus’ investing Rs.1,000 crore in Hyderabad for research and development which would focus India-centric features while also working on globally standard features1 is a testament to the fact that global companies, primaril....

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Smartphone market , Smartphone investments , Chinese manufacturing companies

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov explains Russia’s World View

September 25, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary View: 565

Like other great powers, Russia is keenly watching the global developments and how they impact it. It is seeking a place for itself in the rapidly changing world order. The Americans are talking about a rule-based order. The Chinese are expanding the....

Keywords : Russian Foreign Minister’s views , Indo-Russian cooperation , views on new world order , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia