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Commentary: President Trump and Jerusalem
Amb K P Fabian Commentary

President Trump’s decision announced on 6th December 2017 to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to order the transfer of US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reminds one of the 1917 Balfour Declaration that paved the way for the esta....

January 04, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Jerusalem , Israel , Palestine , UNGA resolution
Commentary: Year End Missile Launch by DRDO - An Important Milestone
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

On 28 Dec 17, DRDO launched a supersonic interceptor missile (referred to as Advanced Air Defence or AAD Missile) which achieved a direct hit on its intended target at a low altitude of 15 km. The launch not only validated the realisation of the cap....

January 03, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Advanced Air Defence , supersonic interceptor missile
Commentary- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Enhance Cooperation
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has recently paid an official visit to Uzbekistan. His meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has resulted in signing of 20 agreements in fields of trade, transit, security, electricity and education. As....

January 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , International Relations/Diplomacy - Central Asia
Commentary: Sister Nivedita’s Ideas on Writing Indian History
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

“One of the first tasks before the Indian people is the rewriting of their own history.” - Sister Nivedita Sister Nivedita (1867-1911) is one of the most well-known disciples of Swami Vivekananda. She was born as Margaret Elizabeth Nobl....

December 21, 2017 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Sister Nivedita , Indian history , geography , synthesis , Indian Nationality , idea of India
Commentary: Rafael Deal - To Be Lauded Not Pilloried
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

In a Parliamentary Democracy the Opposition's role is clearly to criticise the Government. Such criticism must, however, be directed at the Government's failures not its successes. Should the Opposition engage in criticism for the sake of criticism, ....

December 18, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Rafael Deal , defence procurement , technology transfer
Commentary - Takeaways from Joint Exercises; Some Tangible Mostly Intangible
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

Indian armed forces continue to engage with a large number of friendly foreign counties for the conduct military exercises. Most of these are yearly or biannual events conducted alternatively in each other’s location. For instance, in our immediate....

December 01, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Joint military exercises , strategic partnership
Commentary - Repairing Sino-India Relationship: A Chinese Perspective
Siwei Liu Commentary

The Donglang border crisis has been defused for nearly three months. However, up to now, the Sino-Indian relations have not completely out of the shadow and it is still in an atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust. There were many bilateral annual dial....

December 01, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Sino-Indian relations , strategic distrust , China-India bilateral dialogue
Commentary - Rise of Terrorism in Mozambique: First Islamist Attack Shock the Region
Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Mozambique lies in the southern east part of Africa, surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east with its neighbouring countries as Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa. It has a population of around 29 million and occupies a....

November 20, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Mozambique , Al-Shabaab , Islamist terror
Commentary - Modi's Manila Visit
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

As is the norm with the Prime Minister's visits abroad he did India proud during his recent three day visit to Manila. In an action packed agenda which inter alia comprised participation in the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit, the 12th ASEA....

November 20, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Manila Summit , Indo-Pacific security , quadrilateral dialogue
Commentary - Presidential Elections in Kyrgyzstan: More Continuity than Change
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kyrgyzstan is a small, landlocked and mountainous republic in the heart of Asia. Because of its remote location and tiny population (about 6 million) not much is reported about it. The country borders China on the east and three Central Asian Republi....

November 14, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kyrgyzstan elections , democratic reforms
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