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Russia’s Growing Influence in Africa
February 26, 2019 Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

With the collapse of the superpower in 1991, things began to change. Today, there is much being talked about India and China’s role in the African continent, ignoring the expanding interest of Russia and her presence in Africa. Until the end of the....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Russia in Africa , Russian influence in Africa
इमरान खान का पुलवामा पर बयान: क्या भारत, इरान और अफगानिस्तान एक संयुक्त वक्तव्य जारी कर सकते है?
February 25, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान ने 19 फरवरी को पुलवामा आतंकी हमले के बारे मे एक वक्तव्य दिया....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , पुलवामा आतंकी हमले , इमरान खान की असंवेदनशील टिप्पणि
Imran Khan's Pulwama Statement: Indecent and Insensitive
February 21, 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

Imran Khan's brief televised address on 19th February 2019 on the Pulwama terror attack provides an invaluable insight into his persona. It reveals a leader short on common decency and sensitivity, devoid of statesmanship and gravitas, and completely....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Imran Khan , Pulwama terror , JeM
Pulwama, Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’ and Pakistan’s ‘New Mind-Set’
February 21, 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Pulwama attack has to be seen against the background of events in the wider region. On 13th February, a suicide attack on killed 27 Iranian soldiers in Sistan Balochistan province of Iran. The Iranian National Guards Corps (IRGC) ground forces c....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pulwama options , Naya Pakistan’s terror
Surrenders Cripple India’s Maoists
February 20, 2019 DR P V Ramana Commentary

Surrender causes huge damage to Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) or CPI-M. Possibly, the impact is greater when a person ranking high in the hierarchy of the rebels surrenders. On February 11, 2019, a Central Committee member (C....

Keywords : Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Naxalites’ surrender , causes of Maoists’ surrender
FATF and Pakistan
February 18, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), set up in 1989 following a G-7 resolution, provides the international standards for anti-money laundering and combatting terrorist financing (AML/CFT). An Inter-governmental organisation with 38 members and two....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , FATF and Pakistan , Pakistan’s terror funding
Pulwama Terror Strike
February 17, 2019 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

The 14th February Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that led to the death of 40 personnel was the most lethal strike against the security forces since terrorism began in Kashmir. The timin....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terror factory , JeM attack in Pulwama
Suicide Attack in Kashmir - Rejuvenation amongst Terrorist Organisations of the World Post-Legitimising the Taliban
February 15, 2019 Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Commentary

The suicide bombing attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 Feb 19 is possibly one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country in recent times. The casualty figures being quoted by various news channels and newspapers vary from 39 to 4....

Keywords : Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US withdrawal from Afghanistan , of Taliban , Terror attack in Kashmir
US Withdrawal and Afghanistan’s Future
February 15, 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump in his State of the Union address on February 6th said “Great nations do not fight endless wars.” He added that America will accelerate negotiations for a political settlement.1 The formal announcement will e....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US-Taliban talks , US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation
February 14, 2019 Yoshiko Sakurai Commentary

In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era” in New Delhi. Before the workshop, the JINF delegation held m....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Japan-India Strategic Cooperation , India-Japan Partnership
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