Articles

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 ....

May 14, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Media Studies , Interaction , Defense , journalists , Indian government

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

Shashank Sharma Article

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....

October 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Maldives , Media Studies , Indian Ocean Region , Article , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Security , Mauritius , Bangladesh , Indian Navy , SAGAR , Submarine , INS Sindhuvir , Sittwe , Kyaukphyu , Seychelles , EEZ Surveillance , Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Designing a Foundation for Indian Innovative Ecosystem

Praveen Menon Article

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 �....

August 28, 2020 Media Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Economics , Education System , AI , innovation , Manufacturing , Science , Research , Technological progress , Ecosystem , Invention , Higher Education , Scientist , Innovator , New Education Policy , Science & Technology , IIT , IIM , Tech companies

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

Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

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 ....

April 20, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies , Article , Fake news , Social Media , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Government Efforts , Media’s Role , Infodemic , Pandemic and Media

Misleading Reportage: India Remains a Miracle and Robust Democracy

Amb Rajiv Sikri Article

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 ....

August 22, 2019 Media Studies , Article , False propaganda , Guha’s tirade , Misleading foreign readers

Constitutional Amendment: Reactions from the Sub-continent

Mayuri Mukherjee Article

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....

August 21, 2019 Media Studies , Article , 370 - neighbourhood media , 370 – South Asian opinions

नए भारत का सपना पूरा करना

Rajesh Singh

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

October 05, 2017 Media Studies , नया भारत का नारा , बदलावों की मानसिकता

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....

August 02, 2017 Media Studies , India , China , India-China Border , Doklam , Bhutan-Tibet Border

युद्ध टालने के लिए क्या बेहतर: आक्रामकता या शांति?

Martand Jha

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

June 09, 2017 Media Studies

लाल बत्ती से छुटकारा - वीआईपी संस्कृति की समाप्ति

Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

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

June 06, 2017 Media Studies , लाल बत्ती , वीआईपी , कुप्रथा , VIP Culture , Lal Batti