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Not Fair to Equate Religion with Caste: Insights from Swami Vivekananda

Perhaps we are once again at that historic juncture where religion has to bear the brunt for the existence of social evils such as caste system. India was at such a juncture during the social reform movements of the late nineteenth century. We can ge....

September 25, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Upanishads , Caste system , Vedanta , Sanatana dharma , smriti , Brahminhood , social reform movements

Kishida Reshuffles Cabinet: Women Empowerment in Focus

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

In a significant move after his return from the East Asia Summit in Jakarta and G-20 Summit in New Delhi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida undertook the second reshuffle exercise of his Cabinet on 13 September appointing....

September 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Women empowerment , India-Japan Relations , Womenomics , Cabinet reshuffle , reactions of Business Inc. , Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Afghanistan and Central Asia: The Canal Conundrum

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in an attempted military takeover that overthrew the country’s officially recognised government. The Taliban encountered little resistance in retaking control of Kabul in less unusual circumstances.....

September 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Soviet Union , Taliban , UNGA , Amu Darya , Qosh Tepa Canal , Protocol 566 , Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan , Trilateral meeting

A Waning Conventional Deterrence- A National Security Portent

Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The last decade has been awash with incidents of Chinese belligerence on India’s borders, in the North and North East. The long period of supposed peace and tranquility has actually worked to the strategic advantage of China as it enabled a widespr....

September 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , PLAAF , IAF , LAC , Tibet , PLAN , deterrence , multi domain

भारत-ताइवान सम्बन्ध में एक मजबूत पहल

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

अगस्त महीने की 8 तारीख को भारत के तीन पूर्व सशस्त्र सेना प्रमुखों ने ताइवान के एक महत्वपूर्ण केट....

September 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Taiwan , India-Taiwan , Taiwan Contingency , South Bound Policy , Ketagalan Forum

The New Delhi G20 Summit: Reflections from India

Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

An 83-paragraph G20 New Delhi Declaration was adopted by consensus at the opening session of the Summit on 9 September 2023, to the surprise of many observers of multilateral relations. The Declaration reflected a new multipolar response to global ch....

September 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , G20 summit , Bahrat , New Delhi Declaration

The Expected Emergence of High GDP Growth Era

Praveen Menon Article

Last month, a leading multinational German investment bank published a report on fiscal health of key 17 States in India.^[1] The report was based on four key fiscal parameters i.....

September 18, 2023 Economic Studies , Article , economy , Indian Economy , GDP , Budget , Fiscal policy , RB

India-Taiwan: Connecting With the Island Nation for Multiple Takeaways

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

Purport of the work

Taiwan - smaller than the State of Kerala (Taiwan - 36,197 km2, Kerala – 38863 Km2)^[1]^{September 15, 2023}International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India-Taiwan relation , Semiconductor co-operation , China-India-Taiwan

President Biden’s Visit to India, G-20 Summit, and Changing Contours of World Politics

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Delhi Declaration adopted by G-20 countries has been welcomed by all sides. No less important were a number of bilateral engagements that took place between India and some of the participating countries. They reflect the changing contours of world po....

September 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Vietnam , Biden , iCET , IMEC , nuclear cooperation , Trans African Corridor

India’s Diplomatic Coup at G-20 Summit

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

India assumed the Presidency of the G-20 from Indonesia in Bali in 2022 from 1 December and retains the Presidency for the year 2023 till 30 November. India hosted the G-20 summit from 9 to 10 in the capital city of New Delhi....

September 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , Climate Change , Delhi declaration , disaster risk reduction , UNSC membership , Meeting on the sidelines , Inclusion of African Union , Multilateral Development Bank