Commentaries & Articles
Our Constitution: Preamble Debates
Last month (June), the nation remembered Emergency, which had been imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975. The horrors that followed have been repeatedly chronicled — large-scale arrests of the...
पाकिस्तान में नए आईएसआई प्रमुख की नियुक्ति के मायने
सेना के शीर्ष क्रम में बदलाव के तहत हाल ही में ले. जन. आसिम मुनीर की जगह ले. जन. फैज हमीद को इंटर-सर्विसेज इंटेलिजेंस (आईएसआई) का नया प्रमुख बना दिया गया। मुनीर को प्रमुख बने केवल 8 महीने हुए थे कि यह ब...
US Sanctions, Hormuz Strait and Security in the Gulf
The seizure of Stena Impero by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on 19th July in the Hormuz Strait follows arrest of Grace 1 off Gibraltar by Royal Marines earlier. This represents an escalation...
A Look at the Boeing-Bloomberg’s Bloomer on 737 Max Aircraft
A Bloomer! In claiming that cheap Indian coders brought down the plane, here is the actual Bloomberg headline: ‘Boeing’s 737 Max Software Out-sourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers’(https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Chabahar Port - A Rethink is Needed
Russian, Chinese, American and Pakistani representatives met in Beijing on the 10th and 11th of July to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. This was the third such consultation between Russia, China a...
The Spirit of Indian Federalism
The issue of India’s federal nature has been both a subject of reiteration and conflict between the ruling party and the opposition. There have been instances when the opposition parties accused the Cen...
VIF News Digests
Neighbourhood News
March 28, 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 28 March 2024

Afghanistan Hekmatyar's 'Honor and Dignity' Intact: Mujahid-Tolo News Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic...

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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...

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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
March 21, 2024
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 March 2024)

Defence In a major boost to Aatmanirbharta Ministry of Defence signs five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,...

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Eurasia News Digest
March 5, 2024
Eurasia News Digest (16-29 February 2024)

Russia& Central Asia Wabtec Acquires Full Ownership of Locomotive Assembly Plant in Kazakhstan The American company...

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VIF Cyber Review
January 9, 2024
Cyber Review - December 2023

National Bharat hosted the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence as “Global Hub for AI Innovation”. Bharat, the...

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Myanmar Round Up
March 13, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: February 2024

01 February 2024 marked the third anniversary of the military coup led by Min Aung Hlaing, which overthrew the elected...

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West Asia Round Up
March 19, 2024
West Asia Roundup: February 2024

Abstract With the ongoing Israel -Hamas war and increasing violence and death and destruction of large number of civilian...

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
March 27, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (18-24 March 2024)

Economic With ‘made-by-China’ under US pressure, Mexican trade probes spark concerns over curbs Mexican tariffs on Chinese...

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Science and Technology
March 19, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 March 2024), Issue 33

In this Issue I. Defence and Security INAS 334 'Seahawks', Indian Navy's first MH 60R Squadron, Commissioned DRDO...

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US Insights
March 14, 2024
US Insights - February 2024

India-US Relations U.S. State Department approves $4bn sale of armed drones to India The U.S. State Department has approved...

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Culture & Civilisation
March 13, 2024
Cultural and Civilisational Newsletter : February-2024

(Cultural and civilisational issues are vital as they shape societies, influencing values, norms, and identities....

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Multilateralism Digest
March 21, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: February 2024 - Issue 2

I. India in the UN India chairs 62nd Session of Commission for Social Development India at the C34 debate India makes...

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

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