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Synthesizing Indigenisation: Civil- Defence Aviation Partnership towards Self Reliance
Gp Capt Asheesh Shrivastava Article

  1. On 16 May 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced the fourth tranche of Centre's ₹20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus1 for India. Unlike previous declarations which had addressed the needs of agriculture sector, urban poor, MSME, etc t....

    June 11, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indigenization , Civil Military Partnership aviation , MRO , Financial package , ac tyre tubes , ac batteries , aerolubes.
Myanmar Round Up: May 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 has impacted the socio-economic and political functioning of Myanmar. The month has been marked by the limited and insufficient response from the side of Government, leading to health and economic crises. Despite declaring a unilateral c....

June 10, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , International Court of Justice , Rohingya , Tatmadaw clashes , Unilateral Ceasefires , Arakan Army Myanmar COVID-19 , Democratic Processes , Drug menace and timber smuggling , India Engagements , China Involvement , Socio-economic development.
India-China Standoff along the LAC: Challenges and Opportunities
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 16 April 2013, ITBP discovered a new Chinese six tent position near Raki Nullah in the Sub Sector North of Eastern Ladakh. On 18 April, when the Indian Army asked PLA to withdraw to its original positions, the PLA produced a map which was part of ....

June 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , LAC , Chou en lai , Depsang , Chumar , BPMs , Doklam Crisis , JWG , Pagong Tso , Galwan
कजाकस्तान ने अपनी क्षेत्रीय संप्रभुता पर सवाल खड़ा करने वाले चीनी भाषा के लेख का किया विरोध
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

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कजाकस्तान के विदेश मंत्रालय ने 14 अप्रैल 2020 के चीन के राजदूत झांग श्याओ को तलब किया और ए....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Article , सोशल मीडिया , कोरोनावायरस , कजाकिस्तान , वीबो , वीचैट , प्रादेशिक अखंडता , मणिपुर , अति-राष्ट्रवाद , चीनी चिकित्सा सहायता , चीनी कूटनीति
India’s Medicine Diplomacy
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

“Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam” (World is one family) has been a key ingredient of India’s outreach to the world from time immemorial. It has also acquired a greater salience in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. The whole world is suffering and is frankly ....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , GCC , WHO , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Vande Bharat Mission , International Vaccine Alliance , Pharmacy of the World , e-Arogyabharati
Africa Agenda 2063: How India may Deepen its Partnership
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Agenda 2063 was crafted by the African Union (AU) for itself in 2013 at the golden jubilee of the OAU, founded in 1963.1 The ambitious Agenda 2063 is the new development compact of Africa where they seek increasing alignment of what they w....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Cyber Security , India Africa Forum Summit , High Speed train network , African Commodities Strategy , African Continental FTA , Inga Dam , Air Transport Market , African economic Forum , Pan African E-Network , Outer Space Strategy
Migrant Labour and Justice
Dr P M Nair Article

“Mazdoor hai, magar Mazboor nahin”, was the response of a Good Samaritan farmer of Haryana who sent all his labourers to their home town by flight. His decision speaks volumes about compassion and the concern for labour rights. Since media and ....

June 08, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , COVID-19 , Migrant labour , Interstate Migrant Workmen Act 1979 , Section 370 IPC
Global Scenario of Covid-19: Some Reflections
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

After the number of infected persons from the coronavirus or Covid-19 crossed 6 million and now in kissing distance of reaching 7 million worldwide with close to 4 lakh fatalities in about 213 countries,1 many countries that took resort of....

June 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Tokyo , Coronavirus , WHO , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , epidemiologists , Seoul , Incheon , Dr. Geo , Japanese model , survey , second wave , vaccine , worldometer
West Asia Roundup - May 2020
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Abstract:

West Asia continued to suffer under the onslaught of Covid -19. While Iran despite its socio-economic problems and US sanctions remained the major victim in the region others caught up rather fast. Some took early c....

June 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Libya , Turkey , Covid -19 , Haftar , Northern Yemen
CHEW AN LAI | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

In Moscow close to the Bolshoi, I was approached by Hou Noh Lai, I sensed it was his clear intent To share with me a document That from China he’d filtered out, Which he stated was all about Xi Jinping’s plans of brinksmanship To f....

June 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , democracy , Xi Jinping , Coronavirus , Moscow , Covid , Shanghai , CHEW AN LAI
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