Media Studies
Webinar on "National Security and Media"

The VIF organized a webinar on " India's National Security and Media" on 22 February 2021. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF in his opening remarks highlighted the important role media plays in how a national security issue is projected, presented, and ....

India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours

India is gifting a Russian Kilo class submarine to Myanmar1. The diesel-electric submarine, INS Sindhuvir, was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988 and continues to be in service. The submarine refurbished by the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd a De....

Designing a Foundation for Indian Innovative Ecosystem

Back in 2016, Elon Musk the billionaire Tesla & SpaceX CEO announced that Tesla’s Model 3 would be built in a new fully automated factory. In the most ambitious attempt at automation, Tesla floundered with severe bottlenecks and was plagued with �....

The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Situation & Media Response

The COVID-19 aka Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in late December has now spread to 212 countries, areas and territories in the world.1 In India, the first case reported on 30 January 2020, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The ....

Misleading Reportage: India Remains a Miracle and Robust Democracy

A few days ago, a relative who lives in the US brought to my attention an article by Ramachandra Guha in The Washington Post of 14th August titled “India was a Miracle Democracy. But it’s Time to Downgrade its Credentials.” I wrote the ....

Constitutional Amendment: Reactions from the Sub-continent

On August 5, the Government of India repealed Article 370 of the Constitution which had accorded special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It also bifurcated the state into two Union Territories - Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. This essay looks a....

नए भारत का सपना पूरा करना

इस वर्ष स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर राष्ट्र के नाम अपने संदेश में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने ऐसे “नए �....

Interview on Doklam Issue

Amb Ashok Kantha, Distinguished Fellow at the VIF and Director of The Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, offered his expert views on the current Doklam stand-off during an interview to The Hindu. Readers would find this insightful analysis rath....

युद्ध टालने के लिए क्या बेहतर: आक्रामकता या शांति?

कोई जिम्मेदार देश युद्ध के लिए तभी तैयार होगा, जब कुछ ‘असाधारण’ घट जाए। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि युद....

लाल बत्ती से छुटकारा - वीआईपी संस्कृति की समाप्ति

प्रसिद्ध यूनानी विचारक अरस्तू ने कहा था, “शुरुआत अच्छी हो तो सफलता मिलती ही है।” केंद्रीय मंत्�....

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