Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Space 2.0: Prospects for Quad Collaboration

It has been 64 years since the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 that officially marked the dawn of humanity’s ever-growing fascination with exploring the vast reaches of outer space. From launching manned missions,...

January 18, 2022 Download

Tags: Counter-space Weapons, Counterspace, Cyber attacks, Norms in Space, QUAD, Quad Collaboration, Space 2.0, Space Solar Power Stations, Weaponization in Space, International Relations and Diplomacy

India-Maldives Policy Brief

Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF

The Maldives has attracted international attention due to the increased importance of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific region. India-Maldives relations have made immense progress in the past years. The relations have seen significant...

December 13, 2021 Download

Tags: China, Geostrategic, India in Maldives, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Security, OBOR, SLOCs, Tourism, Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Resilient Rare-Earth Supply Chains: Whither Quad?

Avantika Menon, Research Assistant, VIF

The ubiquitous iPhone is perhaps the most commonly cited example used to showcase the globalized nature of supply chains. Starting from its design process in California, US, the complex supply chain for its production and assembly spans 43...

November 11, 2021 Download

Tags: Earth Elements, Global supply chains, QUAD, Quad Collaboration, Rare Earth, International Relations and Diplomacy

India in Space Domain - Pathbreaking Developments

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… in global politics, a new arms race in the form of military-oriented applications for space is becoming dominant .. space assets therefore are attractive targets for adversaries .. capability to use space for commercial, scientific and military...

October 29, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Harnessing space, India in Space Domain, India’s space ventures, military applications in space, Space technology and development, weaponisation of space, Technological and Scientific Studies

Repositioning National Cadet Corps to Drive Youth Development and Social Change

Maj Gen M Indrabalan, ADG, NCC (B&J)

… time and national resources deployed for mentoring and guiding the present generation of youth through the revamped NCC’s stables will definitely start yielding much larger outcomes …

October 25, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Building a strong nationhood, Character-building of youth, Dividends of young India, NCC, NCC in nation building, NCC modernisation, Restructure of NCC curricula, Governance and Political Studies

Tracking the Money Trail: Islamic Terror Groups in South Asia

Rhea Sinha

South Asia has been plagued by Islamic terrorism for decades. An increasingly hostile political environment and the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir has enabled terror organisations to thrive because of the...

September 15, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Af-Pak region, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Security, Neighbourhood studies, Pakistan, Terror Financing, Terrorism, Terrorism

Understanding Israel as Jewish Democratic State

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF

Israel since its formation in 1948 continues to remain as one of the few democratic states in West Asian region. The state of Israel officially calls itself as a Jewish democratic state. The research seeks to explore the stated dual objectives i....

September 4, 2021 Download

Tags: Aliya, Arab-Israel Wars, Balfour Declaration, Ethnic Democracy, Israel, Jewish Democratic State, Knesset, Palestine, Zionism, International Relations and Diplomacy

China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF

The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed power play amongst nations. The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a race of sorts to provide essential medical supplies and in the second year, a competition for vaccines is underway. Vaccine diplomacy,...

August 20, 2021 Download

Tags: ASEAN, Chinese Vaccines, COVAX, COVID-19, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Southeast Asia, Vaccine Diplomacy, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

The Chinese Hand behind Terrorism in Northeast India

Dr Sriparna Pathak

Terrorism, a nontraditional security threat has come to occupy centerstage in 21st century international relations, as the lines between how non-state actors and state actors use it have become increasingly blurred. India and China, the two...

August 19, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, CCP, China, Global Times, International cooperation, Northeast India, Terrorism, Terrorism in Northeast India, Terrorism, North-East Insurgency