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The Hamas Factor
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nearly a century old Palestinian movement has its own kaleidoscope of internal dynamic, competition for power and legitimacy even if the sole object of their attention remains the Jewish state of Israel. While Palestinians want their own free soverei....

June 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Jerusalem , Israel , Palestine , US , Gaza , Hamas , Two State solution
Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities”1
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The recent IISS paper titled “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities” is something of a letdown. Though it contains some nuggets of value such as the assessment that, given the China factor, the conventional arm....

June 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , UK , nuclear deterrence
Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

It is out in the open and it took a Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh to say it straight. China does not want Bangladesh to join the QUAD. On 10 May 2021, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said Beijing-Dhaka ties would be “substantially dam....

June 01, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , China , Commentary , QUAD , Foreign Minister , Covid , South Asian region , Chinese ambassador
Covid Pandemic and the Armed Forces
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The armed forces are actively involved in the national effort of dealing with the second wave of covid pandemic which has wreaked havoc on the entire nation. Join Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma for a disc....

June 01, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Indian Army , Indian Armed Forces , Indian Navy , Indian Airforce , Podcast , COVID Pandemic , Humanitarian Assistance , Disaster Relief
Dragon’s Space Arsenal: Dominating the Strategic High Ground
Pushpinder Bath Article

Abstract
(China has made spectacular progress in the domain of space, with particular reference to the utilisation of space for enhancing its military capabilities. China’s space developments are an integral component of its military....

May 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , BeiDou , Dong Fang Hong , Long March , Tiangong , Kuaizhou , Yuanwang , Yaogan , Gaofen , Jilin , Shijian , Ludikancha Weixing , Tongxin Jishu Shiyan , Fenghuo , Shentong , Tianlian and Hongyan.
Taliban Faultlines: Pakistan’s ISI Elevates Haqqani Network Front And Centre
Article

NEW DELHI: The Taliban may have forced the U.S. and NATO forces to withdraw from Afghanistan but there is no guarantee that it will have a free run post-September, long time watchers of the country say. Pakistan’s ISI, suspicious of the Taliban’s....

May 31, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , US , Kabul , Taliban , NATO , Haqqani network , Ghazni , Oruzgan
Will US politics bury or expose truth?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Respected science writer Nicholas Wade uncovers more. About how the guild of virology obfuscated, the World Health Organisation was suborned, the anti-Trump US media kept silent and the divided US polity let the culprit escape. Being a disciplined wr....

May 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , PLA , Chinese Military , Media , WHO , COVID-19 , Biden Administration , Wuhan Institute , US-China politics
The Social Media Dilemma: From Capitalism to National Security
Anushka Saraswat Commentary

Introduction
The emergence of social media has challenged modern democracies on multiple fronts-be it enticing violence or communal hatred or concerns of privacy and fake news, making it a new playground of battle. Platforms like Facebook....

May 28, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , national security , Social Media , capitalism , Twitter , Pakistan-China combine
सकारात्मक सोच अनेक जीवन में खुशियाँ भर सकती है
Akanksha Bajpai Article

आज हमारा देश भारत अत्यधिक गंभीर दौर से गुजर रहा है, अभी तो हम पिछले वर्ष हुए गंभीर ह्रास से उभर भी....

May 28, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद , महाकाव्य महाभारत , करोना , टीकाकरण , मूल जिम्मेदारियां , राष्ट्रभक्त , सकारात्मक
Quagmire in Lebanon: Between Domestic Mismanagement and External Interference

Lebanon in the current decade has witnessed pressing economic instability, political turmoil, large scale protests, and clashes with security officials, fires and explosion exposing the gross mismanagement and the incapacity of the present political ....

May 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Iran , COVID-19 , Lebanon , Hezbollah , Beirut Port Blast , French Inititiative , Confessionalism , Harari government
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