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Counter-Terrorism Framework of the United Nations and India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation1
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
Due to lack of an internationally accepted definition, terrorism continues to haunt every nation in the World. The perspective of terrorism differs from a nation to nation; therefore, every country has its own definition and ....

September 26, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Counter-terrorism , Radicalisation , De-radicalisation , Terrorist , India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation
The Expanding Chinese Smartphone Market in India
Aayush Mohanty Article

The recent news of ‘One Plus’ investing Rs.1,000 crore in Hyderabad for research and development which would focus India-centric features while also working on globally standard features1 is a testament to the fact that global companie....

September 25, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Smartphone market , Chinese manufacturing companies , Smartphone investments
Impact of Attack on Saudi Aramco Facilities on India
Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

The Scenario
On 14 September 2019, an attack by drones was launched on the Saudi Aramco oil pro-cessing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais in Eastern Saudi Arabia. The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack. The atta....

September 25, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security , Article , Conflict in Middle East , Saudi oil facilities attacked , petroleum prices
China’s Xiaokang (well-off) Border Defence Villages in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Since the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping has signalled that extra attention would be paid by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership to building a more comprehensive security structure in the Tibet Autonomous R....

September 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article
Way Forward in India-China Relations after the Amendment of Article 370
Rajesh Soami Article

News has emerged that the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will not be visiting India on the 22nd of this month as had previously been scheduled. The request for the change of dates has ostensibly been made by the Indian side. Wang Yi is the Chinese ....

September 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Sino-India relations , China’s India-averse policies , China’s meddling on Kashmir issue
इमरान खान की यात्रा के बाद अमेरिका-पाकिस्तान संबंध
Husain Haqqani Article

मीडिया की गहमागहमी और घर में मिली सराहना को किनारे रख दें तो इमरान खान की अमेरिका यात्रा से पाकि....

September 24, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , खान की खोखली अमेरिका यात्रा , तालिबान- पाकिस्तान के रिश्ते , पाकिस्तान-अफगानिस्तान प्रासंगिक
To the Moon and Beyond: Time for India to Strengthen its ‘Space’ Muscles
Radhika Daga Article

Lunar exploration missions date back to the very beginning of space exploration itself. In over a year’s time following Sputnik, the advances in aerospace technologies were made to enable forays into our closest neighbour in outer space. The desire....

September 20, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India to Moon , India’s space journey , celebrating Indian science
भारतीय संघवाद की भावना
Rajesh Singh Article

भारत की संघीय प्रकृति की बात बार-बार की जाती रही है और यह सत्तारूढ़ पार्टी तथा विपक्ष के बीच टकरा�....

September 19, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article , संविधान में ‘यूनियन’ (संगठन) की प्रमुखता , सत्तारूढ़-विपक्ष के टकराव , संघवाद के विवाद
2019 Japan-South Korea Tensions: Why the ‘Past’ took Precedence over the ‘Future’?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Since late last year, East Asia has been uneasy with wariness over the growing tensions between South Korea and Japan. Though, historical legacies and war memories of Imperial Japan continue to emerge as recurrent factors in the regional politics, th....

September 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Japan-Korea relations , GSOMIA pact , Japan-Korea-US tangle
Deadlock in Afghanistan
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

In a dramatic turn of events, the US President announced in a tweet on September 7 that he has called-off the secret meeting with the Taliban leaders at Camp David, and ended the peace talks with the armed group.1 Further, keeping alive th....

September 18, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban intransigence , Afghanistan violence
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