Articles

Internet Lockdowns: Is There Any Other Way Out?

India's internet revolution is fast transforming its political, social, cultural, and technological landscape. One of the most critical factors that ensured the landslide victory of PM Modi with his razor-sharp and a straight-forward nationalist dis....

March 23, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , IB , Social Media , OGWs , DGISPR , foreign terrorists

Kazakhstan Protests Chinese Language Article questioning its Territorial Integrity

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Commentary

Introduction

On April 14, 2020, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan summoned Chinese ambassador Zhang Xiao to register a formal protest against the publication of an article on a major Chinese website, Sohu.com. This website was the offici....

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , China , Commentary , China , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Social Media , Coronavirus , Weibo , Wechat , Territorial integrity , Manipur , Hyper-nationalism , Chinese medical assistance , Chinese diplomacy.

The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Situation & Media Response

Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 aka Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in late December has now spread to 212 countries, areas and territories in the world.¹ In India, the first case reported on 30 January 2020, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The ....

April 20, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies , Article , Fake news , Social Media , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Government Efforts , Media’s Role , Infodemic , Pandemic and Media

The Jammu & Kashmir Horizon: A Recipe for Stabilisation

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

One of the things about J&K's winter is that it dampens spirits and morale. Bone chilling cold reduces human efficiency and all analyses of the situation tend to be negative. Unlike what a lot of people imagine as a period of quiet in the Valley, it ....

December 26, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , hybrid war , Article 35A , Social Media , OGWs , Information war , Articles 370

Lt Gen SRR Aiyengar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), Social Media – A Study of Social Media and Its Impact on Contemporary War/Conflicts, Uday Publishing House, 2019, PP. 152, ISBN: 978-93-85991-85-1, INR- 699/-

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF

Development of Social Media (SM) is a relatively new phenomenon. Between 2004 and 2014, all 22 of the world’s biggest Social Media (SM) networks were developed and launched. The Facebook was the first to be started on February 4, 2004. Rapid global....

December 19, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Book Reviews , Social Media , Cyber warfare , Contemporary War , Role of Media , National Security policy

Second BIMSTEC Think Tanks Conference at the Vivekananda International Foundation

On 27-28 November 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the Second Edition of the BIMSTEC Think-Tanks Conference in New Delhi. The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) is a reg....

December 02, 2019 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , Climate Change , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , economic cooperation , Cyber Security , Social Media , Capacity Building , Multi-Sectoral Technical , Maritime Domain Awareness

Kashmir - Engagement of Youth through Sports

A talk by Mr Waheed-Ur Rehman Para was organised at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on July 30, 2018. Mr Waheed who is active in the political and social scene in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, provided a firsthand review of the state. Wh....

August 08, 2018 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Social Media , Waheed-Ur Rehman , Militants

Detailed Report of the Seminar on Countering Online Radicalization and Recruitment

1. A joint workshop organized by the VIF in collaboration with the University of Maryland, US Embassy New Delhi and Facebook was organized from 17 to 18 November 2015 at the VIF premises. A number of eminent international experts and scholars besides....

December 30, 2015 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Conferences , World war , radicalization , ISIS , Radical Islam , ISIL , Social Media , Recruitment to Violence , Civil Society , Daesh modus

Workshop on 'Public-Private Partnership in Countering Online Radicalization and Recruitment to Violence'

Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) of the University of Maryland, US Embassy and Facebook organised on November 17-18, 2015, a two-day works....

November 27, 2015 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Conferences , World war , radicalization , ISIS , ISIL , Social Media , Recruitment to Violence , Civil Society