Commentaries & Articles
View All
Lockdown 2.0: Focus will shift to restarting the economy
April 16 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 3728
With the Prime Minister’s announcement of the extension of the lockdown until May 3, 2020, anxieties about the depth and coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India have deepened. The Prime Minister w...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Covid-19 vacacine , economy , Education System , global impact , Lockdown 2.0 , Migrant labourers , moobilising resources , post corona world , PPE , rebuilding

Vietnam as ASEAN Chair - Preparing for the Next Decade
April 16 , 2020 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Dr. Pankaj Jha
Commentary Views: 3882
The ASEAN under the Chairmanship of Vietnam has been preparing a draft for the mid-term review of the Overall Plan for the Implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025. It is assessing the outcomes...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ADDM + , ASEAN Community , ASEAN Vision 2025 , CLMV , COVID-19 , SDGs , Vietnam

COVID-19 in West Asia: Implications for India
April 15 , 2020 Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 3968
The COVID-19 crisis has reflected the significance of nation-state and national boundaries continue to remain the principle barrier to contain the transmission of the pandemic. The initial response in m...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China; Russia , COVID-19 , Indian migrants , Remittances , US

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 15, 2020
April 15 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3586
The Russian president and his US counterpart have held five conversations since March 30, more than in the whole of 2019, as they negotiated the largest ever co-ordinated cut in crude oil production in response to a collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Coronavirus Outbreak , COVID-19 , Daily scan , epidemic , GDP , IMF , Pandemic , WHO , World Economy

Covid-19 and India’s Maoists
April 15 , 2020 DR P V Ramana
Commentary Views: 5989
Even as the country is under a lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, also being referred to as novel Corona virus, alleged sympathisers of Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), Maoists in shor...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Leftwing Extremism

Tags : COVID-19 , Expansion of bases , Recruitment , Relief from courts , Urban Maoists

Armed Forces in Aid to Civilian Authorities in COVID-19 environment
April 14 , 2020 Jaideep Chanda
Article Views: 4961
COVID-19 has tested healthcare and associated infrastructure of nations like nothing else before. There are precedents e.g. the Spanish Flu, but none on the scale of COVID-19. Under such a catastrophic ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Army , Assistance Civil authorities , CDS , COVID-19 , Force preservation , IAF , Indian Navy , logistics , Quarantine

VIF News Digests
Neighbourhood News
May 3, 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 03 May 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Calls UNAMA Report Repetitive and Propagandistic-Tolo News Following the publication of UNAMA's...

Read More View All
Africa Now
January 1, 2024
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 52, 2023)

Commentary How the Global South is rediscovering centuries of shared history to challenge Western domination India’s...

Read More View All
Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
April 23, 2024
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 April 2024)

Defence Defence exports increase by 32.5% in FY 2023-24; Private sector contributes 60% Army Commanders’ Conference calls...

Read More View All
Eurasia News Digest
April 19, 2024
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 April, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia In Moscow Attack, a Handful of Suspects but a Million Tajiks Under Suspicion Muhammad, a Tajik...

Read More View All
VIF Cyber Review
April 16, 2024
Cyber Review - March 2024

National Cabinet approved over ₹10,300 Crores for “IndiaAI” programme The Cabinet, on 07 March, approved an allocation of...

Read More View All
Myanmar Round Up
April 12, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: March 2024

The situation in Myanmar remains troubled since the military coup in February 2021. Myanmar's military chief, Min Aung...

Read More View All
West Asia Round Up
May 3, 2024
West Asia Roundup: April 2024

Abstract: Much feared ‘Tit for Tat’ altercation between Israel and Iran happened, when allegedly Israeli defence Forces (IDF...

Read More View All
Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
May 3, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (22-28 April 2024)

Economic China’s exporters shun the yuan, embrace alternatives as depreciation fears build The recent volatility of the yuan...

Read More View All
Science and Technology
May 1, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 April 2024), Issue 35

In this Issue I. Defence and Security New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime Flight-Tested Indigenous Man Portable...

Read More View All
US Insights
April 12, 2024
US - Insights - March 2024

India-US Relations Incredible momentum in India-US defence relations: Pentagon official There is a paradigm change and...

Read More View All
Culture & Civilisation
April 5, 2024
Cultural and Civilisational Newsletter : March-2024

Buddha relics return to India after historic Thailand tour- The Economic Times The relics of Lord Buddha, along with those...

Read More View All
Multilateralism Digest
April 15, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: March 2024-Issue 3

I. India in the UN India bats for reform in ILO’s governing structure India suggests reform of UNSC working methods Second...

Read More View All
China Digest
June 5, 2023
China Digest (16-31 May 2023)

India-China Relations It is learnt that China objected to the proposal from India to add Abdul Rauf of the JeM to the UN...

Read More View All
China URL Archive
View All
Global Development and Analysis - Url Archive
View All
VIF Daily Updates
Book Reviews
Podcasts

India-Nepal Relations ...   

India's Strategic Outlook & it ...   

Assessing Ten Years of Belt an ...   

A Brief Evaluation of Maldives ...   

Bilateral Ties Through Various ...   

Water Security in India ...   

Changing Dynamics of India-Mya ...   

Caste Bill in the California S ...   

Recent trends in Environment a ...   

New Dimensions in India-US Rel ...   

View Podcasts
Our Publications
Forthcoming Events
View All

 

Video Gallery
View All
About Us

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is a New Delhi-based think tank set up with the collaborative efforts of India's leading security experts, diplomats and philanthropists under the aegis of the Vivekananda Kendra. The VIF’s objective is to become a centre of excellence to kick start innovative ideas and thoughts that can lead to a stronger, secure and prosperous India playing its destined role in global affairs.

Read More

Search Tags
Contact Us