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Commentary: Cambodia inching closer to China: Regional Implications on the Indo-Pacific

The forcible dissolution of Cambodia’s opposition party Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the seizure of its headquarters and the crackdown on reporters has resulted in condemnation from the West. The Cambodian senate elections that were condu....

March 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China-Cambodia’s partnership , Chinese aid to Cambodia

Interaction of Brig V Anand of the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, with students of MIT School of Government, Pune

On March 12, 2018, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a group of teachers and students from the MIT School of Government, Pune. The session was chaired by Brig Vinod Anand. The other members on the panel were Shri RNP Singh (Senior Fel....

March 16, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Interaction , China , Maritime Security , Tibet , MIT School , Kashmiri Pandits

Vimarsha: Ensuring Food Security for India

VIF’s monthly Vimarsha for the month of February, 2018, focused on ‘Ensuring Food Security for India’ through an enlightening talk delivered by Mr. S.K Pattanayak, Secretary to the Government of India (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfar....

March 16, 2018 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Food Security for India , Ministry of Agriculture

Religious Conflict in Sri Lanka: An Assessment

Akash Sahu

Sri Lanka’s trauma with communal violence raging in Kandy eased on March 9, 2018. According to media reports (Times of India & Indian express, Mar. 10, 2018), no incidents were reported from the affected neighbourhoods of Kandy since then, although....

March 15, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka communal violence , Sri Lanka emergency

Defence Corridors Notwithstanding, the Real Challenge is "Make in India"

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The Finance Minister, in his budget speech 2018 announced that two Defence Industrial Production Corridors (DIPC) will be developed in the country. Following this, the Govt., in early this month, announced that the first of this corridor will come up....

March 15, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Defence Industrial Production Corridors , Make in India

The Trillion Dollar Question: Can China handle its Debt?

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

"The men who can manage men manage the men who can manage only things, and the men who can manage money manage all." - Will Durant China’s growing role and assertiveness in the international system is concurrent to its economic strength. ....

March 14, 2018 Economic Studies , China’s debt restructuring , Chinese financial system , China’s economic growth

Commentary: Pre-eminent Issues of Governance in Arunachal Pradesh

Gautam Sen Commentary

Arunachal Pradesh (AP) is the 29^th state of India, with a large area of 14 lakh sq. km. and population of only 14 lakh, placing it in 15th and 27th position, respectively on a national basis. However, the geopolitical significance of the p....

March 14, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Arunachal Pradesh economy , AP internal security , AP inter-tribe trust

पश्तून में ‘लंबी पदयात्रा’ का विश्लेषण

Prateek Joshi

पिछले दिनों, पश्तून समुदाय में पहली बार ऐसी लामबंदी देखने को मिली, जिसके माध्यम से इस्लामाबाद प�....

March 13, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , पाकिस्तान में पश्तून आन्दोलन , सुरक्षा बल बर्बरता

Commentary: Kazakhstan Concludes UNSC Presidency

Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kazakhstan has recently concluded the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for one month. It had assumed the Non-Permanent Membership (NPM) of the UNSC in 2017 for the tenure of two years. As a matter of fact, Kazakhstan is the fi....

March 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kazakhstan , UNSC , Non-Permanent Membership , Security Council

Discussion on Vivekananda International Foundation ‘History of Ancient India’ Series

In 2013, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) published the first five volumes of its multi-volume History of Ancient India Series. Three of the remaining six volumes are to come out shortly and the last three are scheduled to be out....

March 09, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , Protohistoric Foundations , Indian history , History of Ancient India , Sculpture , Terracottas , Painting , Architecture