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Burkina Faso to Indonesia : ‘Glocal’ Jihad of Brand ISIS
Uddipan Mukherjee Article

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....

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

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 ....

May 24, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Second Modi government , governance challenges ahead , focus of Modi 2.0
Round Table at the VIF on Elections 2019 by Dr. A. Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharti

During the course of the elections, Dr. A Surya Prakash visited the states of Karnataka, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to understand how the people were voting. He shared his impression and insight during two round table d....

May 21, 2019 Interaction , UP , Prasar Bharti , modi , India , Elections 2019 , Election Commission , Congress , Chairman , BJP , Bengal , 2019
Algeria - Hankering for Democracy
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

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....

May 21, 2019 people’s revolution in Algeria , Algeria’s democratic demands , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa
The Sri Lanka Attacks and the Threat Within
Mayuri Mukherjee, Consultant, VIF Commentary

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 t....

May 21, 2019 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
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

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....

May 20, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Pakistan economic mess , IMF bailout to Pakistan
Chinese Companies Marching to Lead in Digital Economy
Dr Kamlesh Bajaj Commentary

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 ....

May 19, 2019 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
Rajesh Soami Commentary

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 tha....

May 17, 2019 Blasts in the Fujairah port , Targeting maritime traffic , India’s oil import , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security
पाकिस्तान की परमाणु भभकी
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

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

May 17, 2019 बालाकोट में जैश-ए-मोहम्मद प्रशिक्षण शिविर , पाकिस्तान के परमाणु धमकी , पाकिस्तान की आतंकवादी मदद , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Why Russia remains important for India?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

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....

May 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russia and China , Indo-Russian relations , balancing US
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