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The Quad vs AUKUS Debate: Implications for India
November 28 , 2024 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 26
In recent years, there has been an upsurge of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific to bolster a more diversified regional security architecture alongside the traditional US-led alliance system. The Indo-Pac...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AUKUS , China , Collective security frameworks , Indo-Pacific , Minilaterals , PLAN , QUAD , regional security architecture , South China Sea

Botswana Elections: Beginning of a New Political Era
November 27 , 2024 Dr Shambhavi Anand, Research Assistant, VIF
Commentary Views: 38
On 30 October, 2024, Botswana, the continent’s longest-serving democracy held its presidential elections. The contest for power was fought between the country’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) le...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Botswana Elections , Capacity Building , democracy , economy , Food Security , India , PM Modi , Tourism

VIF Delegation’s Visit to Nepal
November 27 , 2024 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Commentary Views: 32
The VIF delegation led by Lt. Gen. R K Sawhney, and joined by Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (retd) and Shri Avadhesh Mathur visited Nepal between 21 September and 24 September, 2024. The visit included exte...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Climate Change , Connectivity , democracy , expression , rising power , Smart Cities , Waste Management , workforce

The Growing Problem of Digital Arrest Scams in Bharat
November 26 , 2024 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 68
“‘Stop’, then ‘Think’, and then take ‘Action’; these three steps will become the protector of your digital security.” [1] - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Bharat.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : AP internal security , Bharat , Cyber , cyber crime , Cyber Security , Digital Arrest , Digital Scam , Digital Security , India

Maoists Resurface in Karnataka
November 25 , 2024 Dr P V Ramana
Commentary Views: 134
Naxalites of the Communist Party of Maoist [CPI (Maoist)], Maoists in short, seem to be resurfacing in Karnataka. The killing in an encounter of Vikram Gowda, on November 18, 2024, in Eedu village, Kar...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Leftwing Extremism

Tags : Communist Party of Maoist , CPI , Karnataka , Maoist area , Maoists. Naxalites

The Impact of Ukraine Conflict on Japan-Russia Relations
November 25 , 2024 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 82
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has markedly altered the state of relations between Japan and Russia. Though many analysts see the start date of the conflict with annexation of Crimea in 2014, it was only w...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China-Russia , Energy Cooperation , Kuril Islands , National Security Strategy , NATO , shinzo abe , Ukraine Conflict

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