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Vivekananda International Foundation & the Heritage Foundation: A Bilateral Initiative

A Seminar on 'Perspectives on Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region' was held between 30th April and 1st May 2012 in New Delhi. The Heritage Foundation was represented by Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, Ms. L....

May 03, 2012 Seminar_57 , International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Maritime Security , Asia Pacific , US–China relationships , US-India Relations , China’s Military Modernization
Iran, Israel and India's Interests
Vice Admiral (Retd.) Venkat Bharathan

Geo Politics of Civilisations and Culture Two civilisations, India and Iran and a very ancient culture consecrated in the creation of Israel are in an enigmatic triangle. India is involuntarily at the apex with inimical, Iran and Israel at....

May 02, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
Carry Forward The Legacy of Agni-5
Radhakrishna Rao

The flawless, twenty minute long maiden flight of India’s most advanced and longest range Agni-V missile capable of hitting targets at a distance of 5,000-kms on April 19 has given a big boost to the nuclear deterrence and long range strategic st....

May 01, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies
UPA-II: Limping along with Uncertain Friends
Dr A Surya Prakash

The declining image of the United Progressive Alliance government in the context of mounting corruption charges, signs of non-governance and dramatic shifts in political allegiances have all added up to render the United Progressive Alliance Governme....

April 30, 2012 Governance and Political Studies
Gilani’s Conviction: A Soft Constitutional Coup and The Crisis of State
Sushant Sareen

Even before the Supreme Court of Pakistan had pronounced the verdict against Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, the writing on the wall was very clear: the so-called ‘independent’ judiciary was hell bent on gaining the dubious distinction of break....

April 27, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Talk on ‘Sufism and Indian Islam’

A talk on ‘Sufism and Indian Islam’ by Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad Ashraf Sahab Kichhouchhawi, General Secretary, All India Ulama & Mashikh Board was held at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 23 Apr 2012. The event, which was organiz....

April 25, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Sufism , Indian Islam , Civilizational Harmony
A Tale of Two Abductions in Odisha
Dr N Manoharan

Abductions or hostage-taking are not new to CPI (Maoists). To take recent statistics, between 2005 and April 2012, nearly 1000 incidents of abductions by the Indian Maoists have been recorded. But, this is for the first time that two s....

April 25, 2012 Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies
Agni V: A Positive Step on Security
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India has taken a substantial step forward in acquiring a credible nuclear deterrent capability with its successful Agni V test on April 19. The security threats to India are almost unique in that we have two nuclear neighbours who have had military ....

April 24, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies
Seminar on ‘Towards Reducing Earthquake Risks of India’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a seminar ‘Towards Reducing Earthquake Risks of India’ in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on April 12, 2012. Held, by coincidence, against the backdrop of a....

April 18, 2012 Seminar_57 , National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management , Seminars , NDMA , Earthquake Risks , India Ocean
Pakistanitis Bug Bites Yet Again
Sushant Sareen

For over six decades now, there is one issue on which successive Indian Prime Ministers have insisted on committing the same mistake again and again, refusing to learn anything from the bitter experiences of their predecessors. This peculiar Indian s....

April 16, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
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