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J&K: Failures / Lapses and the Opportunities – A talk by Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria

Vimarsha, VIF’s monthly series of talks on issues of national importance, was held on 23 December 2015 with Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria, former Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir and Vice Chancellor of Jammu and Kashmir, sharing his perspective on the pe....

December 30, 2015 Jammu & Kashmir , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Sudhir S. Bloeria , Kashmir after insurgency , Islamic law , Madrassas in Kashmir , Pakistan-China combine
Japan’s Security Outlook and Growing India-Japan Friendship
Lalit Joshi

The summit and ministerial level meetings between Japan and India have taken place in right earnest and direction in the last decade. The successive meetings between Mr Shinjo Abe and Mr Modi now leave no doubt about the two Prime Ministers eagerness....

December 30, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Japan , India-Japan
Story of the Chennai Flood Disaster of December 2015
Anjana Singhwi

An Eyewitness Account Recently I returned to India from the United States of America after completing my studies at the Parsons School of Design. Divinity brought me face to face with the Chennai flood disaster, which my fourth encounter....

December 29, 2015 Disaster Management , Chennai Flood , Disaster
Interaction with Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria on Jammu & Kashmir

The VIF hosted Dr. Sudhir S. Boleria, former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and Vice Chancellor Central University of Jammu and Kashmir for a round table discussion on the situation in J&K and the way forward on 22 December 2015. Dr. Bloeria....

December 29, 2015 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Pakistan , POK , Ladakh , Sudhir S. Bloeria , J&K forward , Kashmiri Pundits
Islamic State and the Western World: An American Perspective
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

The penetration of the influence of the Islamic State (IS) on the American soil has increasingly become visible over the past few months. That a few (even microscopic minority) citizens are supporting this terror group is evidence that a country, whi....

December 29, 2015 Terrorism , Islamic State , ISIS , Western World
Prime Minister Modi in Russia: An upturn Inevitable
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

In 1986 the Army’s Staff College at Wellington, Nilgiris gave me my first recognition in professional writing by awarding me the Lentaigne Memorial Medal (named on the first Commandant, a legendary British officer) for best dissertational analysis ....

December 25, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy
India, Japan scale up their partnership
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The India-Japan relationship is acquiring increasing strategic importance. Japan’s economic partnership with India, although far below the actual potential of the relationship, has always been significant, but strategic understandings on issues of ....

December 25, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy
An UN Resolution on Syria : About Time
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

It is rare to see the international community coming together on any issue which threatens the collective security of the world at large. When Daesh emerged as the freshest scourge everyone knew that it was flush with funds looted from the Mosul trea....

December 22, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , Syria , UN Resulation
Taking India-US partnership to the next level
Nitin A Gokhale

For years, the India-US defence partnership has been more about symbolism than substance. While the two countries conduct a spate of joint exercises across the three services, the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and especially i....

December 21, 2015 Defence , India-US , Defence Partnership
Making It Happen: The Impediments In the way of Indo Pak peace process
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

For a change it’s good that there isn’t too much euphoria over the announcement of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue between India and Pakistan during the recent visit of Mrs Sushma Swaraj, India’s External Affairs Minister, to Islamabad.

December 18, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , Indo Pak
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