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Vimarsha: Waterways on River Ganges – Environmental Challenge & Opportunity with Dr. Onkar Mittal and Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain

Vimarsha–the series of public lectures on contemporary national importance hosted every month by the VIF--was held on 28 July 2016 with well-known Ganga Activist Dr. Onkar Mittal and Environmentalist Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain giving a broad overview ....

August 08, 2016 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , River Ganges , Environmental Challenge , Historical significance , Ganga Strotam

Round Table Discussion on ‘Bicameralism and the Role of Rajya Sabha’

With the Council of States i.e Rajya Sabha increasingly perceived as an arena for political muscle-flexing and stonewalling key legislations of the government in recent years, there has been growing demand in the country to review its composition and....

August 08, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Interaction , Congress , BJP , Lok Sabha , Rajya Sabha , Bicameralism , BJD , NCP

Round Table Discussion on the ‘Slowdown of China’s Economy’

The VIF held an internal discussion on the current trends in the Chinese economy on 21 July 2016. The discussion was held in two parts; part one of the discussion ‘Slowdown of the Chinese Economy: Implications for India’ was led by Dr. Arvind Vir....

August 08, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , CPC , Chinese economy , GDP , China Growth

South China Sea imbroglio: Setting The Record Straight

Gautam Sen

China is a signatory to United Nations Convention of the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) but not the US. The South China Sea (SCS) covers an area of nearly four million square kilometers. It is estimated that US $5 trillion worth of sea borne trade and one-....

August 05, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , Beijing , UNCLOS

CAG Reports on Military Equipment: Prudence is the Need of the Hour

Commodore Gopal Suri

Recent reports in the media, concerning a CAG report on the Indian Navy’s MiG 29K aircraft, have raised alarm about the performance of these aircraft. However, the issue needs to be deliberated with the necessary seriousness, devoid of media specul....

August 05, 2016 Defence , Russia , Indian Navy , CAG Reports , MiG 29K aircraft

Round Table Discussion on The South China Sea Dispute Ruling - Implications

Against the backdrop of 12 July 2016, award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea (SCS), a Round Table Discussion was held on 2 August 2016, on “South China Dispute Ruling: Implications”. The discussion started with t....

August 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , South China Sea , UNCLOS , China’s Actions

Future Prospects of Peace Talk with United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) Genesis, Issues and Recommendations

Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

The insurgency by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has petered out over the years but peace talks with the outfit's leadership has not progressed beyond a preliminary stage. What are the prospects of these negotiations? Will a recalcitrant....

August 03, 2016 North-East Insurgency , ULFA , United Liberation Front of Assam

चीन-पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे के निहितार्थ

Jayadeva Ranade

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के बहुचर्चित पाकिस्तान दौरे (20-21 अप्रैल, 2015) के दौरान चीन-पाकिस्तान आर�....

August 03, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy

Governing the Governors & Article 356

Rajesh Singh

Through its forceful intervention in political developments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, which were brought under President’s Rule, the Supreme Court affirmed that it would not let the letter and spirit of the SR Bommai versus Union of ....

August 02, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Article 356 , Governors , President’s Rule , Indian Constitution