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Not Fair to Equate Religion with Caste: Insights from Swami Vivekananda

September 25, 2023 Dr Arpita Mitra Article

Perhaps we are once again at that historic juncture where religion has to bear the brunt for the existence of social evils such as caste system. India was at such a juncture during the social reform movements of the late nineteenth century. We can ge....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Upanishads , Caste system , Vedanta , Sanatana dharma , smriti , Brahminhood , social reform movements

Kishida Reshuffles Cabinet: Women Empowerment in Focus

September 25, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction In a significant move after his return from the East Asia Summit in Jakarta and G-20 Summit in New Delhi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida undertook the second reshuffle exercise of his Cabinet on 13 September appointing....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Women empowerment , India-Japan Relations , Womenomics , Cabinet reshuffle , reactions of Business Inc. , Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Afghanistan and Central Asia: The Canal Conundrum

September 22, 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in an attempted military takeover that overthrew the country’s officially recognised government. The Taliban encountered little resistance in retaking control of Kabul in less unusual circumstances.....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Soviet Union , Taliban , UNGA , Amu Darya , Qosh Tepa Canal , Protocol 566 , Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan , Trilateral meeting

A Waning Conventional Deterrence- A National Security Portent

September 22, 2023 Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The last decade has been awash with incidents of Chinese belligerence on India’s borders, in the North and North East. The long period of supposed peace and tranquility has actually worked to the strategic advantage of China as it enabled a widespr....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , PLAAF , IAF , LAC , Tibet , PLAN , deterrence , multi domain

Nepal Remains Unconvinced by China's Expansionist Outlook

September 21, 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

The New Map Controversy The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda is visiting China from 22 September. The visit comes in the backdrop of Nepal’s obje....

Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Tags : Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Pushpa Kamal Dahal , Tibet , Prachanda , Nepal-China , MCC , Millenium Challenge Corporation , Nepal-U.S.

कनाडा से मजबूत रिश्ते में आई ताजा तल्खी का मतलब

September 21, 2023 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

खालिस्तानी आतंकी हरदीप सिंह निज्जर की हत्या में भारत की कथित संलिप्तता का कनाडाई प्रधानमंत्र�....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , भारत , खालिस्तानी , कनाडा , जस्टिन ट्रुडो

भारत-ताइवान सम्बन्ध में एक मजबूत पहल

September 20, 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta Article

अगस्त महीने की 8 तारीख को भारत के तीन पूर्व सशस्त्र सेना प्रमुखों ने ताइवान के एक महत्वपूर्ण केट....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , India , Taiwan , India-Taiwan , Taiwan Contingency , South Bound Policy , Ketagalan Forum

The New Delhi G20 Summit: Reflections from India

September 20, 2023 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

An 83-paragraph G20 New Delhi Declaration was adopted by consensus at the opening session of the Summit on 9 September 2023, to the surprise of many observers of multilateral relations. The Declaration reflected a new multipolar response to global ch....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , India , G20 summit , Bahrat , New Delhi Declaration

The Expected Emergence of High GDP Growth Era

September 18, 2023 Praveen Menon Article

Last month, a leading multinational German investment bank published a report on fiscal health of key 17 States in India.[1] The report was based on four key fiscal parameters i.....

Economic Studies

Tags : Article , economy , Indian Economy , GDP , Budget , Fiscal policy , RB