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Global Norms for Stable Cyber Space: How Effective without Secure Supply Chain and Attribution to Attackers?
October 9 , 2019 Dr Kamlesh Bajaj
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The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyber Space (GCSC), set up by The Hague Center for Strategic Studies and East-West Institute (EWI) in March 2017, in the Munich Security Conference will shortly...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : Need for international technical accord , Rising cyber threats , Securing cyber space

Can the Second Xi-Modi Summit Tackle the Really Difficult Issues
October 4 , 2019 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 2370
In just around a fortnight in mid-October, Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in India for his second ‘informal’ meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ancient coastal ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : President Xi Jinping’s India visit , Upcoming Indo-China informal summit

मोदी और इमरान खान के विरोधाभासी नज़रिये
October 4 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 3097
संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में 27 सितंबर, 2019 को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान द्वारा दिए गए भाषण एकदम विरोधाभासी हैं। दोनों प्रधानमंत्रियों ने अपने नजरिये और अपने देश की...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , इमरान खान , कश्मीर , पाकिस्तान , पाकिस्तान की कश्मीर फरियाद , प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी , मोदी , संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा

Gandhi and Mandela - Timeless Legends
October 3 , 2019 Dr Neha Sinha
Commentary Views: 10280
On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela, it is significant to look into the lives of these two prominent leaders. In addition, thei...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Gandhi’s contribution to freedom for Africans , Gandhi’s influence in Africa

Celebrating Gandhi and his Principles
October 1 , 2019 Prof Sujit Dutta, Distinguished Fellow & Editor - National Security, VIF
Commentary Views: 2792
The 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth is an extraordinary moment for our people most of whom did not witness his towering presence, his multi-faceted work, or hear him speak on a variety of di...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : contemporary India and Gandhi’s principles , Gandhiji’s message

Saudi Arabia Drone Attack: Sign of Changing Character of Hybrid War
October 1 , 2019 Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)
Article Views: 4483
The Houthi militants carried out an audacious "large-scale" attack with 10 drones targeting Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais.1 Even in the past Houthi rebels had attacked Saudi Arabia but the precision and scale of the attack has not been so enormous.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Dangers of drone attack , Drones a threat to global stability , Drones as new weapons

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