Home Articles
Article
Myanmar Round Up: October 2019
Jaideep Chanda Article

The irony of the democratic process in the ‘imperfect’ democracy that is Myanmar, is the military attempting to use the democratic mechanisms to elbow out the modicum of civilian control that exists! Slowly, but surely, the upcoming ele....

November 21, 2019 Myanmar , Indian Ocean Region , Article , democracy in Myanmar , ethnic armed groups in Myanmar , Rohingiya problem
Political Unrest in Hong Kong: Where is it Headed?
Dr Teshu Singh Article

Introduction
The current protests in Hong Kong doesn’t seem to be ending. The protestors are working on the weekdays and staging protests on the weekends. Recently, the clash between the police and the demonstrators have become fierce; ....

November 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Situation in Hong Kong , Freedom in Hong Kong , China’s autarkical policies
भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना के चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ पर फैसले का क्रियान्वयन
VIF Study Group Report Article

स्टडी ग्रुप का गठन
भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना का चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ (सीडीएस) नियुक्त करने का बहुत�....

November 15, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , डिफेंस सुधार , सेना में एकल नियंत्रण’ , सीडीएस की भूमिका
Kashmir: The Climb Ahead
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF Article

“Don’t hit at all if it is honourably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft”, - Theodore Roosevelt

A State of Complexities
At the time of India’s independence, the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was, by the ver....

November 14, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Kashmir , Article 370 , Mainstreaming challenges in Kashmir , Kashmir imperatives
Finally, Islamic State’s “Caliph” is “Dead”! – An Initial Assessment
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“No group or nation should mistake America’s intentions: We will not rest until terrorist groups of global reach have been found, have been stopped, and have been defeated.” – Former US President George W. Bush (06 November 2001)1....

November 13, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Al-Baghdadi’s killing , Islamic State after Baghdadi , Terrorism in India
West Asia Round-Up: October 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract
Arab Spring 2.0 is in full view. The Middle East continued to reverberate with protests and demonstrations against regimes in several countries leading to the exit or resignations of the leaders in Lebanon and Iraq in the same....

November 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Arab Spring 2.0 , leadership crisis in Arabia , Turkey’s attack on Kurds
What Makes a Country Secure
Jayanto N. Choudhury Article

What makes a country secure? Traditionally, a strong military was considered the main pillar of national security. Yet history has repeatedly shown that even overwhelming military capabilities cannot always achieve national security objectives. The s....

November 06, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Elements of national security , Societal stability and policing role in national security
हॉन्ग कॉन्ग मसले पर पार्टी के भीतर मतभेद शी चिनफिंग के लिए समस्या
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन का नेतृत्व हॉन्ग कॉन्ग में 9 सितंबर को हुए विरोध प्रदर्शन की तस्वीरों और वीडियो से भड़का जरू....

November 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , चीन , हॉन्ग कॉन्ग , हॉन्ग कॉन्ग में जारी प्रदर्शन
Recent Developments in Kashmir
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The spate of criticism faced by India in the international community following its constitutional amendment of Article 370, the restructuring of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the pre emptive steps taken by it to preserve peace and tranquillity ....

November 05, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Legal aspects of J&K statehood , Kashmir falsehoods , Partisan propaganda on Kashmir
US-Iran Conflict and its Impact on Central Asia: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Central Asian Republics (CARs) and The Islamic Republic of Iran have followed a mutual policy of increased political and economic cooperation in recent times, which is primarily based on age-old ethnocultural and historical ties between the two r....

November 04, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Iran and the CARs , SCO and Iran , US-Iran issues
Contact Us