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Changing Contours of India's Engagement with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - Security Concerns and Way Ahead
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is the presentation given online by Dr. Arvind Gupta, to faculty and officers of Army War College, Mhow on 11 July 2025)

I. Sri Lanka
In 2022, Sri Lanka experienced the worst-ever economic and financial crisis in ....

July 14, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Article , China , BIMSTEC , PM Modi , Bangladesh , Neighbourhood First , Anura Kumara Dissanayake , Hindu temples , Digital Sri Lanka , HRCBM
The 2025 NATO Summit: New Military Ambitions and Fiscal Realities
Dr Shreya Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

NATO concluded a historic summit in The Hague on 24-25 June, 2025. At the formal session of the NATO Heads of State, leaders of the Member States adopted a summit declaration setting a new commitment for defence investment; a benchmark never seen bef....

July 11, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Trump , NATO , defence spending , Russia-Ukraine War , Transatlantic Alliance
From Incentives to Institutions: Building India’s National Export Capability Backbone
Dr Amiya Chandra Article

Abstract
India’s export performance remains constrained not by intent, but by a persistent disconnect between capacity, capability, and competitiveness. Despite progress under initiatives like PLI (Production Linked Incentive) and �....

July 10, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , NECCF (National Export Capability and Competitiveness Foundation) , Export Competitiveness India , Export Readiness India , Export Capability India , India Export Policy Reform , WTO-compliant Export Support , Export Institutional Framework India , Non-subsidy Export Model , India Foreign Trade 2030 , Export Preparedness Index India , Export Subsidies Aslternative
India and the BRICS Rio Summit
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
Brazil hosted the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, 2025. The Rio summit was anticipated to be highly promising due to the ongoing poly-crisis around the world, including the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-U....

July 08, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Climate Change , trade , investment , Finance , Global health cooperation , Artificial intelligence (AI) governance , Multilateral peace and security architecture , Institutional development
The Four Pillars to Strengthen Indian Civilization
Praveen Menon Article

Around 1600 BCE, a massive volcano at Thera shook the foundation of a mystical civilization across Crete in mainland Greece. Once the masters of Aegean, the Minoan civilization was swept by the tsunami triggered by the catastrophic eruption.July 04, 2025 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , ancient India , Indian civilization , Indian culture

PCI’s Paper on India-Pak Operations: A Disinformation Case Study
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Article

Introduction: The Genesis of Pak Disinformation
In the age of the narrative where strategic defeat can be painted as a military victory, the Paper by the Pakistan Chin....

July 01, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , CDS , OP Sindoor , DG ISPR , Disinfo paper , PCI
The Middle East after the Israel- Iran War
Kingshuk Chatterjee Article

The Twelve Day War between Israel and Iran may seem like a short burst of conflict that was contained in its scope, but might prove in the long term to be a fuse that was lit to the regional powder-keg. The US intervention that appears like having b....

June 30, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , US , Iran , Air defence , JCPOA , NPT , IRGC , axis of resistance , nuclear programme , Witkoff
Looking Back: From Egypt’s 1967 Operation Lion to Israel’s Operation Rising Lion
Rajesh Singh Article

‘Rising Lion’, the operation codenamed by Israel and launched recently to target critical assets of Iran, especial the latter’s nuclear facilities and its senior military leadership, has a biblical connect. It’s an expression taken from a ver....

June 30, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Six-Day War , Operation Lion , Operation Rising Lion , David Ben-Gurion , Yitzhak Rabin , Moshe Dayan , Shah of Iran , Mohammad Mosaddegh , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
BharatE: India’s Immersive Gateway to Global Markets: Future-Proofing Exports Through the Metaverse
Dr Amiya Chandra Article

Abstract
India’s ambition to become a $2 trillion export powerhouse demands more than surface-level upgrades. BharatE — the Bharat Augmented Reality-Assisted Trade Ecosystem — offers a bold, immersive, multilingual, and al....

June 26, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Export platform , Immersive tech , MSME exports , Trade ecosystem , Digital exports , AR in trade , Export compliance , Virtual expo , Metaverse trade , Export training , Augmented Reality
The New Geoeconomic Battlegrounds and Implications for India
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In today’s fragmented world order, geoeconomics has emerged as the principal arena of strategic contestation. Economic leverage, technological control, data governance, and investment flows are now as critical to national power as military capabili....

June 25, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , Geoeconomics , semiconductors , Global Value Chains , bioeconomy , Digital Public Infrastructure , Tech Sovereignty , Dual-Use Technology , Vertical Integration , Supply Chain Resilience , Electrification
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