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Fountainhead of Jihad:The Haqqani Nexus, 1973-2012; Vahid Brown and Don Rassler; Hachette India; PP 320; Price Rs 450
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

Fountainhead of Jihad is one among the more important books on the nature of Jihad and Islamic extremism in recent times. There have been several in this genre, as interest quickens around the world on this subject. In the South Asian context, it is ....

August 07, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Book Reviews , Jihad , Islamic extremism , Manba al-Jihad , Tehreek-e-Taliban , Haqqani network
Interaction with Daniele Mancini, Italian Ambassador to India

On 1st August 2013, VIF welcomed the Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini for an interaction session. Mr Ajit Doval, KC, Director VIF, initiated the interaction session by briefing Amb Mancini about the aims and achievements of th....

August 05, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Italy , Free Trade Agreement , India-Italy economic relations
Has China Upstaged India in Space Diplomacy?
Radhakrishna Rao

Space exploration, once a preserve of the advanced industrialized countries, is no more being viewed as an area of esoteric research involving a huge investment and complex technological systems. Indeed, space technology has now become an indispensab....

July 24, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
India-US Ties: Need for Clarity, Balance
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Doubts persist both in India and the United States on the substance of their strategic partnership. High-sounding declarations about the partnership being one of the defining ones of the 21st century, or one between “natural allies,” have not era....

July 22, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy
Chinese Quest for Space Supremacy: Implications for India and the World
Radhakrishna Rao

In a stunning demonstration of its growing prowess in the cutting edge space research and technology, on June 11, a Chinese Long March-2F rocket successfully launched the longest ever manned Chinese mission with its second woman astronaut among th....

July 16, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Space Station , Space for Militaristic Advantages , Space Industrialization
India-China Ties: Need for a Balanced Policy
Amb Kanwal Sibal

China constitutes by far our most difficult diplomatic challenge as its rise impacts us directly in view of its territorial claims on us, the unsettled Tibetan situation, the potential impact of China’s upstream river projects, its “more precious....

July 16, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
India’s Military Strategy Vis a Vis China
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

“When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When without resources, depend on resourcefulness”, - Sun Tsu.
A Legacy of Dispute The territorial dispute in the Trans-Himalayan Region is a legacy of the et....

July 15, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Morsi’s Ouster: Failure of Political Islam
Amb Kanwal Sibal

If the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak by the mass of protestors in Tahrir Square in 2011 was a surprise, the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi by even larger protests in Tahrir Square and across Egypt in recent days is equally dramatic. Mubarak....

July 10, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , West Asia
Indo-US Relations: Time to Impart Momentum
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The fourth India US strategic dialogue that was held in New Delhi in the last week of June was aimed at reviewing progress in bilateral relations and outlining the trajectory ahead. Given the nature of evolving Indo-US relationship, no major breakthr....

July 08, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
US Cyber Surveillance and Indian Vulnerability - What India Needs to do
Commander Mukesh Saini (Retd.)

“There is no permanent friend and there is no permanent enemy” - Chanakaya
USA is not new to the controversies related to surveillance of its own citizens as well as its allies. Neither is Project PRISM a first such surveillan....

July 08, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
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