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Global Economy at Crossroads: Is Digitalization the Way Ahead?
December 4 , 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 385
“Transactional capabilities keep the lights on, but transformative capabilities make the organization stand out.” ― Pearl Zhu
Tags : Digital infrastructure , Economic upheaval , Unemployment , Economic Studies
साइबर अपराध पर प्रथम अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन संपन्न
December 4 , 2018 Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article View: 356
दुनिया भर में इंटरनेट अफ्रीकी देशों में ही सबसे तेज रफ्तार से अपनी पैठ बना रहा है। अफ्रीकी संघ ने यह खुलासा किया है कि पिछले पांच वर्षों में अफ्रीकी महाद्वीप में डिजिटल कनेक्टिविटी में तीन गुना बढ़ोतरी हुई है और उसका अनुमान है कि वर्ष 2020 तक वैश्विक सकल घरेलू उत्पाद यानी जीडीपी में एक तिहाई योगदान डिजिटल अर्थव्यवस्था का होगा।
Tags : Hindi , अफ्रीकी देशों में इंटरनेट , अफ्रीकी साइबर कानून , Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy
Is Pakistan Losing its Asymmetric Warfare through Nuclearised-Terrorism to India’s Security Posture?
December 4 , 2018 Commodore Somen Banerjee, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 477
Successful completion of INS Arihant’s war patrol signaled the operationalisation of India’s nuclear triad. This event has been deliberated extensively by the academics, professionals and media the world over.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , India’s triad , Pakistan’s nuclear-terrorism , Terrorism
The e-NAM experiment: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities
December 4 , 2018 Rajesh Singh Article View: 375
Around the time of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) will complete three years of its launch. While the performance has been mixed nationwide — a huge success in many regulated markets, modestly so in others, and not quite taking off in a few others — the potential for change in the way agricultural produce is traded cannot be denied.
Tags : Agricultural economy , e-NAM scheme , Farmers’ income , Economic Studies , Governance and Political Studies
Imran Khan's China Visit and the IMF
November 30 , 2018 Prateek Joshi, Research Associate, VIF Commentary View: 361
One of the key challenges that faced Imran Khan as he took over as the Prime Minister of Pakistan was the economy, especially the precarious debt situation and current account deficit. An approach to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seemed inevitable.
Tags : Pakistan’s bail-out loans , Pakistan’s financial crisis , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
इमरान खान का चीन दौरा, राहत पैकेज पर चीन की चुप्पी
November 29 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article View: 352
पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान का बहुप्रतीक्षित चीन दौरा 2 से 5 नवंबर के बीच संपन्न हुआ। यह दौरा ऐसे वक्त हुआ है जब पाकिस्तान कई मोर्चों पर चुनौतियों से जूझ रहा है। एक तो भुगतान संतुलन की बढ़ती समस्या को देखते हुए उसे तत्काल वित्तीय राहत पैकेज की सख्त दरकार है।
Tags : Hindi , इमरान खान का चीन दौरा , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
The DGCA Guidelines - A Step Forward
November 29 , 2018 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM,AVSM,VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article View: 360
On 02 Nov 2018, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued the Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) governing the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) by civilians in the National Air Space. A time period of one month has been given for general public to respond with respect to any modifications or amendments that is desired, post which, the CARs will become effective from 01 Dec 20181.
Tags : Civilian remotely piloted aircraft , DGCA civil aviation requirements , Technological and Scientific Studies
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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
December 4, 2018
VIF News Digest: National Security, Defence Studies and Terrorism (November 01 – 30, 2018)

Contents DEFENCE: Consultative Committee for Ministry of Defence Reviews Operational Preparedness of Indian Coast Guard...

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January 21, 2019
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest: 21st January, 2019

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