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Current International Order in Flux: Opportunities and Threats
Pinaki Bhattacharya Article

Early this year, a Rand Corporation researcher wrote: “…. we find specific causal evidence that the elements of the order (International Order) were either a necessary condition or a strongly contributing variable to realising values ranging fro....

August 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , International order
National Register of Citizens (NRC) - The Next Steps
Abhijit Chakravertty Article

The process of filing appeals against the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the State of Assam, published on July 30, is underway. Individuals can file for review till October 28 and hearings will begin from December 15 this year. About 4....

August 24, 2018 Ilegal Immigration , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Illegal immigration , Assam Accord , National Register of Citizens
A Threat Looming Large: India must display Resolve and Unity
Lt General Davinder Kumar, PVSM, VSM Bar, ADC (Retd.) Article

India is in transition in many ways: From agricultural to industrial to information age with constantly varying coincidence amongst them. There is transformation to digital economy, new tax regime, infrastructure development and extension of service....

August 23, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , ICT and Media , Controlling disinformation campaigns , Fake news
US-India 2 Plus 2 Dialogue: Significance of Strategic Partnership
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF Article

“Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, …confusion of counsel until emergency comes … are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history” – Anon

Defence Industry and....

August 22, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , 2 plus 2 , Indo-US defence cooperation
Withdrawal from FGFA: The Decision and Way Ahead
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Post-FGFA
On 13 Jul 18, the Defence Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman informed that India has conveyed to Russia that it will not be a part of the Project to develop a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) anymore but may join the pro....

August 22, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Fifth generation fighter aircraft , Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft
He could sting, but also give a healing touch: A tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Rajesh Singh Article

It was, if I recollect correctly, towards the end of 2002. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had arrived in Goa to usher in the New Year. I was then located in the State. Having taken a break from journalism a few months before, I had assumed charg....

August 20, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Atal Bihari Vajpayee , NDA-I Government
Appointments of Judges: President to Collegium to NJAC and back to Collegium
Dr Makkhan Lal Article

After the Keshavanada Bharati and the A.D.M. Jabalpur Cases, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India came under immense pressure. The supersession of three senior most Supreme Court judges and promotion of judges of her choice in var....

August 20, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Appointment of judges , Supreme Court Collegiate , NJAC
Overdependence on ZTE in India
Aayush Mohanty Article

In 2008, ZTE, a China based telecom company, set up a research centre in India after starting operations in 2003. The sales revenue of the company at the time in India was 750 million USD compared to 100 million USD in 2004.1 By 2013, the ....

August 16, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Ttelecommunication security , Chinese telecommunication companies
Armed Forces of Vietnam
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Introduction
The Armed Forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is known as the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The PAVN was formed by Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap on 22 December 1944. The Service Branches comprise of the ....

August 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , : Vietnam armed forces , Vietnam’s Strategy Document
Imran Khan: Political Inclinations
Shruti Punia Article

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the largest party with 115 seats in the National Assembly, besides winning two-third seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KP) provincial assembly and emerging as the second largest party in the Punjab assembly....

August 09, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , New government in Pakistan , Politician Imran Khan
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