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Xth BRICS SUMMIT -Prospects and Limitations
August 9 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article View: 507
The idea of the intercontinental Brazil, Russia, India, China, or BRIC emerging economies as a power house of global growth engine was received over a decade ago with suspicion, consternation and anticipation. Later, this year’s host of the Summit – South Africa – had joined to take the foot print of BRICS (‘S’ for South Africa) to the African continent. The combined GDP growth in dollar terms of the original quartet actually exceeded what was anticipated by Goldman Sachs in 2001.
Keywords : 10th Summit , BRICS , Johannesburg Declaration , International Relations and Diplomacy
Pakistan’s Elections and ‘Naya’ Pakistan?
August 8 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Article View: 482
Election for Pakistan’s National Assembly saw Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party doubling its vote share from 16.32 percent in the 2013 elections to 31.8 percent. Its seat share went up from 28 to 115.
Keywords : Pakistan Elections , Pakistan voting trend , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
Will Chinese Economy ever surpass the US Economy?
August 8 , 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 527
“With uncertainty, there is never a dull moment.” - Haresh Sippy
Keywords : China’s economic progress , Sino-US economic gap , Economic Studies
West Asia Highlights
August 7 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 309
Russia and Middle East
Moscow holds the key to Peace between Jerusalem and Damascus
Israel has maintained pressure and occasional military and drone interventions across Golan Heights into Syria and would have liked to see Bashar Assad gone due to his proximity to Iran and Hezbollah.
Keywords : Gulf Dispute , West Asia conflicts , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy
Founding of a ‘Higher Education Commission of India’
August 6 , 2018 Rajesh Singh Commentary View: 664
The Union Government’s decision to abolish the University Grants Commission (UGC) and replace it with a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), has been widely welcomed by experts in the education sector.
Keywords : Higher Education Commission of India , Higher Education Reform , Governance and Political Studies
कोरियाई उपमहाद्वीप में नए अंत का आरंभ
August 6 , 2018 Dr Teshu Singh, Associate Fellow, VIF Gunjan Singh, Associate Fellow, VIF Prerna Gandhi, Research Associate, VIF Commentary View: 274
उत्तर कोरिया में प्योंगचांग शीतकालीन ओलिंपिक खेलों से पहले लगभग साढ़े तीन महीने की उच्चस्तरीय कूटनीति के बाद अमेरिका और उत्तर कोरिया के सर्वोच्च नेताओं के बीच पहली बैठक 12 जून 2018 को सिंगापुर में संपन्न हुई। अंतरराष्ट्रीय समुदाय ने बैठक को ‘ऐतिहासिक’ करार दिया, लेकिन इस बात की पड़ताल होनी चाहिए कि जिस उद्देश्य से बैठक हुई थी, वह उद्देश्य पूरा हुआ या नहीं?
Keywords : Hindi , अमेरिका-उत्तर कोरिया संबंध , उत्तर कोरिया परमाणु निरस्त्रीकरण , Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy
Pakistan Army and Imran Khan: From Macro to Micro Management Post Polls
August 2 , 2018 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary View: 387
In surveying the outcome and post-election trends in Pakistan two clichés come to mind, “the more things change the more they remain the same,” and “while states have armies, Pakistan Army has a state”.
Keywords : Military control in Pakistan , Post-Election trends in Pakistan , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
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VIF Fortnightly News Digest: National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (June 16 – 30, 2018)

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September 21, 2018
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest: 21st September, 2018

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