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Right to Information Act: Its use and misuse
Rajesh Singh Article

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde cautioned last month against the abuse of the Right to Information Act, setting off a chain of indignant reactions from a variety of activists. “There is paralysis and fear about this Act”, he stated, adding that ....

January 10, 2020 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, RTI, CIC, CJI, Article 19, misuse of RTI
Assassination of General Soleimani and geo-political tensions in the Gulf
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Al Quds Forces in an American strike at Baghdad airport in the early hours of 3rd January sent shock waves in the region. Iran declared 3 days mourning and flags are being flown at half....

January 09, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, West Asia, Article, Quds Force, IRGC, Soleimani, Mashad, Kitaib-Hizbullah, oil price
Developments in the Indo-Pacific in 2019
Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Indo-Pacific as a geo-political idea has been in the currency since the last couple of years. In the year 2019 the idea seems to have gained more acceptance. In some measures, the stakeholders are working towards giving shape to this idea. Some ....

January 07, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, US, South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, Geo-political
West Asia and North Africa Roundup 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

A Year of Protests In 2019, protests emerged in Algeria against the decision of the 82-year-old incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to contest in the presidential election for a fifth term which was originally scheduled on 18 April 2019. On ....

January 06, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Syria, West Asia, Libya, Yemen, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Election Review
As the Killing of Top Iran General marks a Tipping Point in the Crisis in the Middle East, Who has the Most to Fear
Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

In the early hours of 03 January, Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani was killed by an air strike at Baghdad airport in a precision strike carried out by the US. The attack, based on specific intelligence, was carried out....

January 06, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, India, Iran, Trump, Kata'ib Hezbollah, Quds Force, Nancy Pelosy, Ali Khameini
वर्तमान संदर्भ में नागरिकता संबंधी संवैधानिक प्रावधान
Rajesh Singh Article

नागरिकता (संशोधन) अधिनियम, 2019 पर देश में तीखी बहस चल रही है। देश के कई हिस्सों में विरोध शुरू हो गए ....

January 03, 2020 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Hindi, Article, NRC, CAB, CAA, नागरिकता (संशोधन) अधिनियम
The Kural and Ethics
Pradeep Kumar Gautam Article

Introduction The Thirukkural by Thiruvalluvar, also known as the Kural is a powerful and compact Tamil text from South India which has survived and thrived over 2,000 years. This work of outstanding brevity consists of 1,330 couplets ....

January 02, 2020 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Kural, Aram, dharma, morals, ethics
India’s Approach to Countering Violent Extremism: Issues and Prospects
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

This is an updated version of paper presented at an international conference on Countering Violent Extremism organized by China’s Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing in December 2019 General India has been at the receiving end of terrorism....

January 01, 2020 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, CVE, Definition, Measures, Cooperation, Counter narrative
2019 was a Challenging Year for Indian Foreign Policy, 2020 will be even more so
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Introduction US-China trade war deepened in 2019 despite some signs of thaw towards the end. Unexpectedly, President Trump was impeached by the US congress on the charges of having misused his power and for not cooperating with the Congress. Tru....

December 31, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean Region, Article, Indo-Pacific, Sino-Indian relations, Terrorism, trade, Indian Ocean, outlook 2020
भारतीय राजनय और हिन्द-प्रशांत महासागर
Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Consultant, VIF Article

हिन्द-प्रशांत महासागर का भारत की कार्टोग्राफिक सीमा पश्चिमी प्रशांत महासागर से लेकर दक्षिण-प....

December 31, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Article, भारत का समुद्री ‘मंडल, हिन्द-प्रशांत भू-राजनीतिक प्राथमिकता, नौसेना की रणनीतिक सीमा
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