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Terrorism Studies (National): Review of 2021 & Projections for 2022

January 14, 2022 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Despite the outbreak of the China-origin coronavirus aka COVID-19 in late 2019 and the continuation of this fatal virus spread globally in 2020, the year 2021 has witnessed the continuation in the terrorism-related incidents, linked directly or indir....

Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , India , Pakistan , Islamic State , J&K , ISIS , LWE , Punjab , Counter terrorism , AlQaeda , Srinagar

Year End Review: India Took a Big Leap in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change in 2021

January 10, 2022 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction Climate change, for India, is a subject of huge concern as the country of 1.38 billion falls under the category of one of the most vulnerable nations to experience the worsening impacts of a changing climate. It is for this s....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Article , Climate Change , Pandemic , energy transition , climate justice , climate finance , milestone , proactive

Demystifying the “Armed Struggle” in Jammu and Kashmir

January 07, 2022 Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

The younger generation may not be aware, but when gun toting “mujahideen” [holy warriors] first appeared in J&K during the late 80s, they had assured the people that ‘azadi’ [freedom] was just round the corner. So, as the New Year unfo....

Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , J & K , ISI , APHC , Mujahideen , armed struggle , Azadi , OGW

कॉप 26 : शुद्ध सकारात्मक और कॉरपोरेट के सामाजिक उत्तरदायित्व

January 05, 2022 Dr Swati Mitra Article

विलुप्त होते डायनासोर को लेकर ब्रिटेन के ग्लासगो में आयोजित कॉप-26 सम्मेलन में एक सहानुभूति अपी�....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Hindi , Article , कॉप26। सीएसआर। कुल सकारात्मकता। तुलसी गौड़ा। यूएनएसडीजीएस।

Afghanistan Mired in Uncertainty

December 24, 2021 Aakriti Vinayak Article

Taliban after illegitmately wresting power in Afghanistan has entered its fourth month. However the country remains in chaos and at the edge of abyss. United Nations(UN) has warned that Afghanistan is on countdown to catasrophe and it is at the brin....

Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , economy , Afghanistan , Taliban , Humanitarian Crisis

सीमा प्रबंधन: चुनौतियां और अवसर

December 06, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

(यह निम्नलिखित आलेख 26 अक्टूबर 2021 को सुरक्षा और नीति पहल (एसएपीआइ/सापी) सम्मेलन में वाइईएफ के निद�....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security

Tags : Hindi , Commentary , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा एवं रणनीतिक अध्ययन। पाकिस्तान। उत्तर-पूर्व। सीमाएं।तिब्बत। कनेक्टिविटी। तटवर्त्ती सीमाएं। उग्रवाद। पलायन

Climate Finance and Climate Justice: The Twin Anchors of India’s Climate Commitments at COP 26

December 04, 2021 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Background The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26), one of the most anticipated dialogues in the sphere of climate change was held from 31st October till 12th November. This anticipation can be attributed to several factors, firstly, th....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Article , energy transition , climate justice , climate finance , net-zero emissions , fossil-fuels , global-superpower , clean energy

COP 26: NET POSITIVE & Corporate Social Responsibility

December 01, 2021 Dr Swati Mitra Commentary

The empathetic appeal by the extinct dinosaur on “how bad it is to be extinct” during COP 26 conference at Glasgow caught attention of every decision maker, civil society, corporate academia to internalise & make realistic commitment towards Clim....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Commentary , COP26 , CSR , Net Positive , Tulsi Gowda , UNSDGs