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After 18 months of negotiations, the US-Taliban signed the troop withdrawal deal in Doha on February 29 in the presence of representatives from 30 countries and international organisations, signalling the end of the 18-year old war in the country. Th....

March 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Counter-terrorism , al-Qaeda , US-Taliban deal , troop withdrawal , Ghani government , intra-Afghan talks

Cyber Wargame - An Indian Scenario

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd) Article

Introduction

Immediately after the first gulf war in the early 1990’s the theories of Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and Information Warfare were being studied all over the world as a new kind of warfare. During that time, a cours....

March 02, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , RMA , Cyber Wars , STUXNET , Indian scenario , cyber breach , cyber defence planning

Raising ‘Myanmar Consciousness’: Visit of the President of Myanmar to India (26 - 29 February 2020)

Jaideep Chanda Article

Myanmar scholars have a tough time! The appalling lack of ‘Myanmar consciousness’ of the Indian mainstream media, especially the English print media, is reflected by the near total absence of the coverage of the visit of His Excellency U Win Myin....

February 28, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar President visit to India February 2020 , Joint Statement Myanmar February 2020 , MoUs with Myanmar February 2020 , Myanmar consciousness , Rakhine State Development Programme

सरकारी आंकड़ों पर विवाद का समाधान

Rajesh Singh Article

सरकारी आंकड़े आम तौर पर राजनीतिक टकराव का विषय नहीं होते क्योंकि टकराव या होहल्ले की इच्छा रखने �....

February 28, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Rangarajan CommissionNational Statistical FundNational Statistical Commission (NSC)Central Statistics Office , सरकारी आंकड़े , राष्ट्रीय सांख्यिकी आयोग , सांविधिक नियामकीय संस्था

The Strategy for Combating Hunger and Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

Because of the development of science and technology, human beings have increased their access to the Moon and Mars and they have even been dreaming to reach the Sun. But, is it not a great pity that while they are performing such great miracles on t....

February 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Global Hunger Index , Sustainable Development Goals , challenges in Nepal , Climate Resilience Measures

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प की भारत यात्रा : सामरिक संदर्भ पर ध्यान देने की आवश्यकता

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प 24-25 फरवरी, 2020 को भारत की राजकीय यात्रा पर आ रहे हैं। भारत सरकार नि:संदेह भ्रमणका....

February 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , trade , Dalai Lama , DTTI , CAA , Howdy Modi , LEMOA , BECA , tariffs , Art 370

Wuhan Corona Outbreak: Penumbra and Umbra Effects

Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

The Corona virus that originated in December 2019 at Wuhan continues to grab headlines world over. As on 10 Feb 2020, a total of 40625 cases of infections and 910 deaths were recorded. On 18 Feb 2020, the tally reads 73336 infection cases and 1874 d....

February 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Taiwan , PLA , BRI , Wuhan virus , epidemic , spin offs , trade war , virus effects

Parameswaran ji — Saint in White Robes

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Parameswaran ji, as he was known to his countless admirers, is no more. P Parameswaran, who became the pracharak of RSS when he was 23 and ceaselessly worked for 70 years more till he breathed his last, had only one mission in life that was nation an....

February 21, 2020 Article

The Changing Trends in Libyan Civil War

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The civil war in Libya has its roots in the 2011 Arab Spring protests against the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The protests began after Day of Rage was announced in Benghazi on 17 February 2011 and quickly spread to other parts of the state. Th....

February 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Muammar Gaddafi; Fayez al-Sarraj; General Khalifa Haftar; NTC; GNC , GNA; LNA; Berlin Conclusions; proxy war

Coronavirus: Can China Deal with it?

Dr Teshu Singh Article

Last year, amidst the US-China trade war, Chinese leader the Xi Jinping held a meeting with top Communist Party officials to warn about the surprise emergence of "black swan events" that could destabilise their 70-year rule. Perhaps the outbreak of C....

February 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , Wuhan , India-China trade , Coronavirus , SARS WHO , Weibo , Li Keqiang