Articles

Blue vs Green: An Analysis of the Mid-Term Elections in Taiwan

Dr Teshu Singh, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On 24 November 2018, the ‘nine-in–one’ local government and mid-term elections were held in Taiwan. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost seven out of the 13 cities and counties, including two special municipalities; Taichung and Kaohsiun....

December 12, 2018 Taiwan elections , China-Taiwan relations , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

West Asia Roundup, November 2018

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi finally became the Head of Government in a fledgling Iraqi political and security scenario. Despite some consensus between the two largest parliamentary coalitions and blessings of their respect....

December 12, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , West Asia in November , Palestine-Israel conflict

Amritsar Grenade Attack – Stoking ‘Khalistan’ Disturbance?

Ramanand Garge, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The holy city of Amritsar was shaken by a grenade attack by two masked men who brandished pistols and forced their way into a weekly congregation of the Nirankari Sect and lobbed grenades into the prayer hall of the Nirankari Bhavan of Adliwal villag....

December 11, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Khalistani terrorist groups , Amritsar grenade attack

भारत की परमाणु तिकड़ी की प्रासंगिकता

Ajit Kumar Article

शायद याद हो कि भारत की 1999 की परमाणु नीति के मसौदे में स्पष्ट कहा गया था कि इसकी परमाणु ताकतें विमा....

December 11, 2018 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , भारत का परमाणु तिकड़ी , आईएनएस अरिहंत

ईरान, अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध और तेल

Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Article

ईरान पर अमेरिका के तेल और बैंकिंग प्रतिबंध 4 नवंबर से प्रभावी हो गए। राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप ने कहा है �....

December 07, 2018 Article , ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , ईरान तेल और बैंकिंग प्रतिबंध , International Relations and Diplomacy

Global Economy at Crossroads: Is Digitalization the Way Ahead?

Prerna Gandhi, Research Associate, VIF Article

“Transactional capabilities keep the lights on, but transformative capabilities make the organization stand out.” ― Pearl Zhu The current global political upheaval has now come to be inextricably linked to the waning global economy. T....

December 04, 2018 Economic upheaval , Unemployment , Digital infrastructure , Article , Economic Studies

साइबर अपराध पर प्रथम अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन संपन्न

Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

दुनिया भर में इंटरनेट अफ्रीकी देशों में ही सबसे तेज रफ्तार से अपनी पैठ बना रहा है। अफ्रीकी संघ न....

December 04, 2018 Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , अफ्रीकी साइबर कानून , अफ्रीकी देशों में इंटरनेट

The e-NAM experiment: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities

Rajesh Singh Article

Around the time of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) will complete three years of its launch. While the performance has been mixed nationwide — a huge success in many regulated markets, modestly so in others, an....

December 04, 2018 Agricultural economy , Farmers’ income , e-NAM scheme , Article , Economic Studies , Governance and Political Studies

इमरान खान का चीन दौरा, राहत पैकेज पर चीन की चुप्पी

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान का बहुप्रतीक्षित चीन दौरा 2 से 5 नवंबर के बीच संपन्न हुआ। यह....

November 29, 2018 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , इमरान खान का चीन दौरा

The DGCA Guidelines - A Step Forward

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM,AVSM,VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 02 Nov 2018, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued the Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) governing the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) by civilians in the National Air Space. A time period of one month has b....

November 29, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , DGCA civil aviation requirements , Civilian remotely piloted aircraft