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Intense public debate in Japan over the Historic Security Legislation
Lalit Joshi

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government passed a legislation on 19 September 2015 that now enables Japan’s military to mobilize overseas when Japan or its close ally is attacked, threatens Japan’s survival or poses a clear danger to it....

March 14, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Japan , Historic Security Legislation , Self Defence Force
Growing Muscle of PLAAF
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Steady Growth. Although some signs of a somewhat waning economy are now visible in China (economic growth rate sliding down from 10.5% in 2010 to 7.4% in 2014) she has experienced a steady growth cycle for the past two decades, catapulting the....

March 11, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , PLA , Chinese Military , PLAAF , People’s Liberation Army , PLAN
How can we be not Proud of Our Flag
Dr A Surya Prakash

The last fortnight has seen an intense debate over the unfortunate happenings in some university campuses including Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jadavpur, where some students raised anti-national slogans, challenged the unity and integrity o....

March 10, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) , Anti-National slogans , Kashmir issue
Is Selling PSBs to Foreigners Rajan's Agenda?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

If news reports are to be believed, the Finance Ministry seems to be caving in to the RBI strategy to sell Public Sector Banks and is raising the limits of FDI in banks to 49% — thus virtually paving the way for handing the PSBs, which are at th....

March 09, 2016 Economic Studies , Global banking complexity , Indian financial economy
Indian Economy for Dummies - II
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

In the second of a three-part series on the Indian economy ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget, well-known commentator on political and economic affairs, S Gurumurthy argues that the Indian family’s instinct to save in banks rather tha....

March 08, 2016 Economic Studies , S Gurumurthy , Indian Economy , Western bias
Indian Economy for Dummies - I
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

It’s that time of the year when ‘experts’ throw around intimidating economic jargon to ‘advise’ the government and ostensibly enlighten us all on what’s wrong with our economy. Starting today, we bring to you well-known commentator on ....

March 07, 2016 Economic Studies , Indian Economy , National GDP
Libya: An Emerging Model for the Islamic State
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

Introduction Instability created by terror-related activities is not a new phenomenon in the Maghreb region or Northwest Africa. Looking at the present scenario in this region, there are no signs of improvement, particularly on security sph....

March 05, 2016 Terrorism , Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , Islamic State of Iraq and Syria , Libya
Quad-Plus Dialogue

The Vivekananda International Foundation hosted the third Quad Plus Dialogue at Jaipur from February 14 to 16, 2016. This initiative was started in 2013, when security and strategic affairs experts from four major think tanks—the Heritage Foundatio....

March 04, 2016 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , Indian Ocean , Quad-Plus Dialogue , Cyber Challenge , Maritime Governance , Pacific Ocean
Upgraded Sino-Pak Relationship Increases Pressure on India
Jayadeva Ranade

At times individual events irreversibly change the dynamics of regional geopolitics and texture of bilateral relations. Xi Jinping’s well publicised two day (April 20-21, 2015) visit to Pakistan, barely three weeks prior to Indian Prime Minister Na....

March 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , PM Modi , Sino-Pak Relationship , President Xi Jinping
FRBM Law is Irrational. Amend it (Part II)
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

The way economists have made simple theories into complex mathematical equations has made monetary economics seem difficult to comprehend. Well-known economists, including Nobel laureate Robert Shiller and Prof Bradford DeLong, have already proteste....

March 04, 2016 Economic Studies , Law is Irrational , FRBM law
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