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Systemic Decline of the American Power?
Vivek Sugandh Article

Introduction
“While the US remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies”, reads the resigna....

June 19, 2017 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, US Foreign Policy, Trump’s policies, US super power
Review of Governor’s Rule in J&K and the Way Forward
Abhinav Pandya Article

After the break-up of the tumultuous political alliance between the PDP-BJP (19th June 2018), Governor’s Rule was imposed in the State for the eight’s time on June 20, 2018. Once again, it seemed that the history has destined to write-off any pos....

September 12, 2016 Jammu & Kashmir, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article
Opportunities before India: Chabahar Port and India Ports Global Ltd. - Involvement Portends Extended Cooperation among Iran-India and Afghanistan
Gautam Sen Article

Formal inauguration of India Ports Global Ltd (IPGL) - an Indian private registered company and classified as a Union Government company - operations on 25th December last year, at Shahid Beheshti port at Chabahar in Iran`s Sistan-Balochis....

April 19, 2016 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, India Ports Global Ltd, Chabahar Shahid Behesti Port, India-Iran relations
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Changing the Nature of War?
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF Article

Introduction
The professional military body differentiates between an objective nature and a subjective character of war by drawing upon Clausewitz. Nature of war describes what war is and character of war describes how it is actually fou....

March 24, 2018 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, artificial intelligence, Nature and character of war
भारत-मोजाम्बिक रिश्तेः बेहतरी की ओर अग्रसर
Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

मोजाम्बिक गणराज्य अफ्रीकी महाद्वीप के दक्षिण-पूर्वी भाग में स्थित है। इस देश की आबादी 3 करोड़ ह....

November 08, 2016 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Hindi, Article, भारत- मोजाम्बिक संबंध, भारत- मोजाम्बिक संयुक्त आयोग
Gandhi and the Question of Racism: The Statue Controversy in Ghana
Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

With the gaining of Independence from the Britishers in 1957, the Gold Coast of Africa came to be known as Ghana with Accra as its capital. The country lies in the western part of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea; bordered by Togo, Ivory Coast, Burkina ....

November 08, 2016 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Gandhi in Africa, Ghanian misunderstanding of Gandhi
Status of India-China Relations: Report from a Field Visit to Chinese Think Tanks
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

A multi-think tank scholars’ delegation from India visited China in the end of November, 2018. During the seven day visit, the delegates extensively interacted with a number of premier Chinese think thanks in Beijing, Haikou, and Guangzhou, discuss....

October 22, 2012 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Article, India-China relations, Indo-China issues
आईएनएस अरिहंत की निवारक गश्त: भारत की परमाणु स्थिति में मील का अहम पत्थर
Kapil Patil, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

भारत के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 5 नवंबर को ऐलान किया कि भारत की पहली पूरी तह स्वदेश में डिज....

December 31, 2017 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Hindi, Article, आईएनएस अरिहंत का गश्त, भारत की परमाणु स्थिति
A Cogent National Strategy is Needed for J&K in 2019
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

This article commences with a couple of presumptions about future scenarios. First, that in the predictable future there is likely to be no workable agreement with Pakistan on J&K and the issue is likely to continue with status quo. Pakistan will pla....

January 30, 2014 Jammu & Kashmir, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Kashmir in 2019, Political engagement in Kashmir
Imperative to Understand Concept of Peace for Conflict Transformation in Kashmir
Brig Narender Kumar Article

Paradox of Peace in Kashmir
Chancellor Willy Brandt of Germany had said, “Peace is not everything, but without peace, everything is nothing”.1 Kashmir is passing through a similar situation where lack of peace has led to a ....

March 21, 2017 Jammu & Kashmir, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Kashmir politics, Peace-building in Kashmir
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