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The Spirit of Indian Federalism
Rajesh Singh Article

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 Centre of violating the federal spirit through po....

July 18, 2019 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Indian Constitution, Federalism in India, Indian Union
बिम्सटेक - एक सुरक्षा ढांचे की तरफ
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article

प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के दूसरी बार जनादेश पाने के भारत के घरेलू और विदेश नीति दोनों के लि....

July 18, 2019 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Hindi, Article, बिम्सटेक प्रतिबद्धता, भारत के दक्षिण-पूर्व एशियाई सम्बन्ध, साझा कारोबार-सुरक्षा मसले
Challenges for the New President of European Commission
Gautam Sen Article

Sixty year-old, Ursula von der Leyen, the German defense minister, has been nominated by the national governments of the European Union (EU) to be president of the European Commission (EC). If the nomination is approved by EU Parliament, Leyen will b....

July 16, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, Article, European Commission, new president of EC, EC president’s challenges
Burhan Wani and the Rise in Militancy in South Kashmir
Bashir Assad Article

In the continuing trend of Kashmiri youth joining militancy, five youth from five villages under the jurisdiction of Srigufwara and Bijbehara police stations in Anantnag district went missing in the last week of June. They showed up on social media s....

July 16, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Kashmir militancy, Burhan Wani factor, New hot bed of militancy
पश्चिमी एशिया की समीक्षा- मई, 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अमेरिका और ईरान पवित्र रमजान का महीना मई, अमन बहाली के बजाय, मध्य-पूर्व में तनाव बढ़ने का गवाह र....

July 16, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Hindi, Article, ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध, मध्य-पूर्व तनाव, इस्राइल-फिलिस्तीन विवाद, सीरिया शांति प्रक्रिया
US Policy and India’s Energy Needs
Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

The United States of America has decided to roll back the waivers on its sanctions on entities or countries engaged in oil trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The waivers known as Significant Reduction Exemption (SRE) expired on 2 May 2019. Non....

July 15, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Iran sanctions, Oil supply, India’s energy security
Budget 2019: Indian diplomacy needed a shot in the arm but budget flatters to deceive
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Union Budget 2019 India: Analysis reveals some notable facts: the MEA budget, from being close to 0.1% of India’s GDP in 2012-13, declined to 0.08% in 2018-19. Union Budget 2019 India: As the stature of India rises internationally, its diplomac....

July 10, 2019 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, VIF Scholars Outreach, Article, MEA, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Union Budget 2019, India’s Act East Policy
Air Defence Cover for Mechanised Forces: The Bigger Picture
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Event On 10 May 2019, it was reported in the media that India had finally selected the South Korean made Hanwha K 30 Biho (Flying Tiger), a highly mobile short range Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) weapon system, to protect its forward mano....

July 10, 2019 VIF Alerts, Defence, Climate Change, Article
India’s Lesser Known, yet Dangerous Maoist Groups
Dr Uddipan Mukherjee Article

The Maoist movement in India is known by the violent activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist [CPI-M] – the organization which took shape in September 2004 with the merger of the People’s War Group based in the southern state of Andhra P....

July 08, 2019 Leftwing Extremism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Maoist groups, Maoists in Manipur, North East insurgency
Losing Istanbul Twice: Erdogan’s Humbling Moment
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction President Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (also known as AKP by its Turkish acronym) conceded a major defeat in the re-run of Istanbul mayoral elections on June 23 indicating a tectonic shift in Turkey’s politics. I....

July 08, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Turkish democracy, Istanbul shock, Erdogan’s dictatorial trends
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