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Book Release: “Black Money and Tax Havens”, authored by Professor R Vaidyanathan

On 3 November 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, hosted the launch of Professor R Vaidyanathan’s latest book titled ‘Black Money and Tax Havens’. Professor R Vaidyanathan is Dean of Centre for Economic Studies at t....

November 09, 2017 Economic Studies , Book Discussions , demonetization , Black Money , Indian Economy

Commentary: The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Status of Taiwan

Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

On 18 October 2017 Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. While speaking on the section of ‘Upholding One Country, Two Systems’ and ‘Moving towards National Reunification’, he mentioned ab....

November 08, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Taiwan , 19th National Congress

रावलपिंडी का रणनीतिक गणित और पाकिस्तानी चुनावी राजनीति में आतंकी पार्टियों का उदय

Varun Nambiar

अगस्त में जब पाकिस्तान के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने पूर्ववर्ती प्रधानमंत्री नवाज शरीफ को भ्रष्टाच....

November 07, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Commentary - In Complete Control: Xi Jinping is China’s Undisputed Leader

Brig Gurmeet Kanwal Commentary

As had been widely anticipated, President Xi Jinping consolidated his position as the undisputed “core” leader of China at the 19^th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held at Beijing in the third week of October 2017. Xi....

November 06, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Chinese Dream , 19th Party Congress of CPC

Key to Conflict Management in Kashmir is People, Politics and Perception

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)

Violence is a type of backwardness and it is enormously powerful tool to coerce the communally fractured population to revolt against the state. But sustaining the uprising would need psychological mentoring and shaping of the perception of the peopl....

November 06, 2017 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , India , Pakistan , Kashmir , Jammu , Pakistan strategies , hybrid war , Kashmiri culture , 360

Commentary - J&K: Special Representative’s Road Ahead will not be Easy

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Appointment of Mr Dineshwar Sharma , former Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB), as special ‘Representative’(SR) by the government for Kashmir to interact with the wide cross section of society in Kashmir to understand their “legitimate aspi....

November 04, 2017 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Rajnath Singh , J&K special Representative , Kashmir dialogue , Home Minister , Dineshwar_Sharma , Intelligence Bureau , IB , Ajit Dovl

Changing Contours of Air Threat and its Implications in our Scenario

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

“Air power may either end war or end civilisation”.¹ - Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 1933 Since the raison d’etre for the existence of air defence, be it on land, sea or in the air, is to counter the air threat from....

November 03, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Air defence , Indian Air Force , Air Threat

क्या केवल हिन्दू या मुस्लिम शब्द हटाने से केन्द्रीय विश्वविद्यालय की कार्य प्रणाली में सुधार आ सकता है

कर्नल शिवदान सिंह

आज मीडिया में खबर आयी कि देश में उच्च शिक्षा को नियंत्रित करने के लिए गठित की गयी शीर्षतम संस्था....

November 03, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , India , Hindu , BJP , Delhi University , केन्द्रीय विश्वविद्यालय , कार्यशैली सुधार. Education , Muslim , NSUI , DU

Commentary - What the Election Results Mean for Japan?

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Lower House Elections held in Japan on October 22 have given a resounding mandate to Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe to remain in office till 2021. Abe, the third longest-serving PM of the post-war era is now on track to becoming (in November 2019....

November 01, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Japan Elections , Abenomics