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Mrs. May's Resignation and European Parliament Elections
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Mrs. May’s resignation on 24th May coincided with the European Parliament elections. The resignation was directly linked to Britain’s European Union (EU) policy, and her failure to get approval of British Parliament for the Brexit dea....

June 01, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , Brexit , Britain’s EU policy , PM May’s resignation
China’s Great Leap Forward-II, by Lt Gen Gautam Bannerjee, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retired), Lancer Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India, 152 pages, INR 595/-, 2019
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

The Great Leap Forward was a campaign run in the People’s Republic of China from 1958 to 1962. Chairman Mao Zedong led the campaign and the aim was to transform an agricultural economy to a socialist society through rapid industrialisation and coll....

May 31, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , OBOR , CPEC , PLA , Book Reviews , China’s Great Leap Forward , Republic of China , CMEC , BCIM
Modi’s Second Term: Implementing the ‘Neighbourhood First’
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Along with others, the neighbourhood attention was riveted on the Indian general elections. For many, not only the scale of the exercise was fascinating but more importantly, what it portends for the future of their bilateral with India. And as the c....

May 31, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Regional Security , New Government’s tasks , Neighbourhood engagements
नए भारत के लिए मोदी का मंत्र
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

चुनाव परिणाम आने के बाद अपने अपने भाषणों में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने नए भारत के विचार पर व�....

May 30, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article , भारत , प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी , नए भारत के विचार , नए भारत के लिए मोदी का मंत्र
Vietnam Continues to be Wary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The second BRI Forum of China held in April 2019 has received as much attention, if not more, as the first one held in May 2017. The fundamental objectives of the BRI remain the same, i.e., shoring up of domestic economy by exporting surplus industr....

May 29, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Vietnam and BRI , Second BRI Forum , caution over BRI
What should be India’s Pakistan Policy in PM Modi’s Second Term?
Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

William Shakespeare had said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. Amidst jubilations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sworn to bear his onerous responsibility for another five years. Since he has returned with full majority, ....

May 28, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India’s Pakistan policy , dealing with Pakistan’s hostility
देश चलाने का जनादेश
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) ने 2019 के लोकसभा चुनावों में तमाम चुनौतियों से जूझते हुए 300 से ज्यादा सी�....

May 28, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article , भाजपा को जनादेश , मोदी 2.0 , “विजयी भारत” का लक्ष्य
Modi Formula for New India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In his speeches, given after the election results were out, Prime Minister Modi has dwelt at length on the concept of New India. He said that while 2014-19 was devoted to denting poverty, the second term will address the task of building a ‘New Ind....

May 27, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , A New India , Modi’s India vision , Goals of new government
Burkina Faso to Indonesia : ‘Glocal’ Jihad of Brand ISIS
Dr Uddipan Mukherjee Article

It’s not just the spread of capital, goods and services which go in tandem with globalisation. The spread of terror is also a part of multifarious activities that globalisation proliferates. Information is one instrument which facilitates dissemina....

May 24, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , ISIS’ global jihad , spread of radicalization , caliph of terror
A Mandate for Governance
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Against all the odds, the BJP bettered it's 2014 record by winning over 300 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The opposition parties, who ran a highly negative anti-Modi campaign, are in disarray. The mandate of the people for Modi and the BJP ....

May 24, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Second Modi government , governance challenges ahead , focus of Modi 2.0
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