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Trends in Central Asia in 2019
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

In 2019, a major highlight of political trends in Central Asia was the steady development of intraregional relations, driven primarily by Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev’s neighbourhood-first initiative. There were several other socio-economic ....

January 14, 2020 Power transition in Kazakhstan , political rift in Kyrgyzstan , SCO , IS threats , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
2019 में विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था: समीक्षा
Dr Kapil Patil Article

वर्ष 2019 के दौरान विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था में दो महत्वपूर्ण रुझान दिखे हैं - परमाणु अस्त्रों का प्र....

January 14, 2020 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty , North Korea Nuclear missiles , START , New START NPT , परमाणु अस्त्र , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies
Complicated 2019 for the International Oil Market and Trade
Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
The effects of the United States of America’s (U.S) pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in early 2018 had an impact on the global oil trade, which continued in 2019. The renewed unilateral sanction....

January 13, 2020 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , Oil , Iran , energy
2019: A Year of Missed Opportunities for Afghanistan
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2019 ended for Afghanistan on a more chaotic and disappointing note because of two major reasons: a) failure in achieving any major breakthrough in the ongoing peace process with the Taliban, specifically in relation to the ceasefire and int....

January 13, 2020 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Iran escalation , Presidential election , Peace talks , Intra-Afghan dialogue , Ceasefire
US and Iran in an Uneasy Calm
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump has the uncanny habit of surprising the world by his unique and often contentious tweets on foreign policy issues. But this time it pleased many. “All is Well” tweeted President Trump after 20 odd Iranian missiles apparently targe....

January 10, 2020 US , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , unconditional talks , Trump , Soleimani , missiles attack , JCPOA , Javad Jarief , Arab Spring
व्यावहारिक देशभक्ति: स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती पर उनकी स्मृति
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Article

दिसंबर 1892 में स्वामी विवेकानंद तत्कालीन त्रावणकोर रियासत की राजधानी त्रिवेंद्रम की यात्रा कर ....

January 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती , serving the poor , service to the nation , patriotism , National Youth Day , call to the youth , birth anniversary; 12 January
Practical Patriotism: Remembering Swami Vivekananda on his 157th birth anniversary
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Commentary

In December 1892, Swami Vivekananda was visiting Trivandrum, the capital of the then Princely State of Travancore. This was right before his visit to Kanyakumari, where, during the Christmas of 1892, sitting on “the last bit of Indian rock” ....

January 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , serving the poor , service to the nation , patriotism , National Youth Day , call to the youth , birth anniversary; 12 January
Right to Information Act: Its use and misuse
Rajesh Singh Article

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde cautioned last month against the abuse of the Right to Information Act, setting off a chain of indignant reactions from a variety of activists. “There is paralysis and fear about this Act”, he stated, adding that ....

January 10, 2020 RTI , CIC , CJI , Article 19 , misuse of RTI , Article , Governance and Political Studies
Roundtable on ‘Global Nuclear Developments and India’s Policy challenges'

On 8 January 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a roundtable on Global Nuclear Developments and India’s Policy challenges. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, opened the floor by laying the purpose of the roundtable, which....

January 09, 2020 Global Nuclear Developments , India’s Policy challenges , Interaction
Shipbuilding - A Larger National Perspective
Commander Prashant Singh

… shipbuilding industry can be a major employment creator with relatively large spin-offs for ancillary industries unlike the automobile and other manufacturing industry … shipbuilding industry has not received the required attention and focuse....

January 09, 2020 Shipbuilding , shipbuilding industry , Indian Navy and Coast Guard
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