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On 29 October Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Science & Technology while speaking in the National Assembly, boasted that the Imran Khan government was responsible for the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir that had taken place in February 2019. The Pul....

November 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Terrorism , NIA , JeM , ISPR , Pulwama , Fawad Chaudhury , Gen Bajwa , Pakistan Democratic Movement

The Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda's Message

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a Vimarsh on 11 September 2020 on The Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda's Message for the anniversary of the historic speech given by Swami Vivekananda on, 11th September 1893 to the Worl....

November 01, 2020 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Sri Ramakrishna , Philosophy , Vedanta , Patanjali yoga sutras , Meditation , Consciousness

India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours

Shashank Sharma Article

India is gifting a Russian Kilo class submarine to Myanmar¹. The diesel-electric submarine, INS Sindhuvir, was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988 and continues to be in service. The submarine refurbished by the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd a De....

October 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Maldives , Media Studies , Indian Ocean Region , Article , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Security , Mauritius , Bangladesh , Indian Navy , SAGAR , Submarine , INS Sindhuvir , Sittwe , Kyaukphyu , Seychelles , EEZ Surveillance , Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

A Case for Deepening India-Taiwan Ties

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The changing geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific region in recent times has demanded reorientation of foreign policy priorities by many countries in the region. The single factor driving this new thrust is China’s ....

October 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Malabar , 2+2 Dialogue , Tsai Ing-wen , BECA , Coronavirus , Huawei , One China policy , ITA , TECC , milk-tea alliance , National Day , red-line.

Australia joining the Malabar exercises will strengthen the Quad

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a landmark decision, India has invited the Australian Navy to join the Malabar naval exercises 2020. India’s invitation comes on the heels of the Tokyo meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral (Quad) grouping comprising of India, th....

October 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , QUAD , South China Sea , Australia , Japan , NATO , Malabar exercises

Jammu & Kashmir : A Comprehensive Pre-Winter Review

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

In the highly uncertain world of India’s strategic security environment one thing which remains certain is Pakistan’s commitment to pursue the path of creating mayhem in J&K. Whether it’s the scrutiny of the Financial Assistance Task Force (FAT....

October 29, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , FATF , infiltration , LoC , Terrorists , Article 370 , Pulwama , Operation All Out , 22 0ct 1947 Black Day

ईरान का दौरा फिर से : भारत ईरान संबंधों का विश्लेषण

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

जो वक्त पर काम आए वही असल दोस्त है। अभी हाल ही में ईरान के राष्ट्रपति रूहानी ने अपने तथाकथित रणन....

October 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , चीन। राजनाथ सिंह। आईएनएसटीसी। जेसीपीओए। प्रतिबंध। अमेरिका।सीपीईसी। चाबहार। अली खामेनेई। ईएएम। रेलवे प्रोजेक्ट।

The '2 plus 2' Indo-US Dialogue; a Fillip to Indo-US Security Cooperation

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

India and the US concluded the 3rd edition of the ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue in New Delhi on 27 October 2020. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar from the Indian side and Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary o....

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Make in India , defence cooperation , BECA , Indo-US dialogue , multipolar Asia

Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Rivalry has begun

Aayush Mohanty Article

The last two years have seen the U.S-China rivalry ramping up, threatening to engulf the world in a new Cold War. The new Cold War would not be the same as before, based on ideology, but, who has better technology and is equipped to deal with global ....

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , US , China , Aircraft , EU , Manufacturing , Boeing , Airbus , COMAC , commercial