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The Persistent Struggle for Land Rights in Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan: Battling the Menace of the Land Mafia
Neelapu Shanti Commentary

Nestled amidst the towering peaks and serene valleys of Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), a stark narrative unfolds—a tale of communities battling against the relentless manoeuvres of the land mafia. This strife, anchored in the pursuit of....

July 26, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan , China , Protests , CPEC , Gilgit Baltistan , land rights
The Outlook for 2023
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The year 2022 will go down in history in which the great power rivalries returned with a vengeance. Even as the Covid pandemic lingered on, the world saw a major conflict erupting in Europe, bringing in its wake huge supplychain disruptions, an unpre....

December 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Economic Studies , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , SCO , economy , hybrid war , Terrorism , 2022 , G20 , health , Gulf , Extreme weather , Russia Ukraine war , Global Agenda , multilateral fora , 2023 , Outlook , Trends
‘Tagging’ the Major Powers: US National Security Strategy
Kartikeya Pandey Commentary

The new National Security Strategy of the United States, the first of Biden's administration, outlined the government's intentions for dealing with China, Russia, and its consideration of India, as well as its perceptions towards these countries. It ....

November 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , hegemony , Major powers , Minor powers , Tagging Strategy , Regional Power balance , Hub and spoke strategy
Analysing Biden’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The US has come out with an Interim National Security Strategic Guidance on 03 March 2021 that will not only form the basis for Biden administration’s National Security Strategy but also would find its reflection in the forthcoming US Budget and es....

March 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US , China , Trump , NATO , Biden , Forever Wars , modernising military
BIMSTEC Think Tanks Dialogue on Regional Security

The first BIMSTEC Think Tanks Dialogue on Regional Security was held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 13-14 November 2018. Delegates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka and BIMSTEC Secretariat parti....

December 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Seminars , Climate Change , BIMSTEC , Maritime Security , Terrorism , radicalization , Regional Security , Cyber Security
India's Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy

Has India always been a part of someone else's strategy? A RAND Corporation study argues that India thinks defensively due to the geography and cultural belief systems, so India never had a strategic culture. There is also the argument that India's s....

November 20, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Internal Security , national defence , India's Foreign Policy , Book Published , Neighbourhood , RAND Corporation , War game
क्या भारत को चाहिए पाकिस्तान के साथ युद्ध की नई नीति?
Abhinav Pandya

पिछले 70 वर्ष से पाकिस्तान भारत से सीधे या दूसरों को शह देकर छद्म युद्ध करता आ रहा है। सीधे युद्ध �....

May 12, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , India , Pakistan , War , पाकिस्तान , युद्ध , परमाणु , धार्मिक कट्टरपंथ
Japanese Polity Weighs on Abenomics
Lalit Joshi

The next round of elections to the Upper House of Parliament, the Diet in Japan will be held on 10 July. The Diet, divided into an Upper House or the House of Councilors and a Lower House, the House of Representatives, has a varying schedule of elect....

June 28, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies , Japanese Polity , Upper House of Parliament
Hard Choices
Amb Kanwal Sibal

ARMS PRCHASES ARE POLITICAL IN NATURE AND NOT SIMPLE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS The decision on the MMRCA contract has provoked a discussion on the degree of strategic thinking that goes into arms purchases by the Indian government. India is one of t....

April 02, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies
“…We are fighting for Tibetan Dignity, Tibetan Identity, Tibetan Freedom, and what we are seeking is Equality…”
Dr Lobsang Sangay

Thank you very much Ajit Dovalji for your very kind and generous introduction and Mr. T.C.A. Rangachari and others for organising the Conference today. It is a great honour to be in the presence of so many esteemed guests and I would like to begin by....

September 22, 2011 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , National Security and Strategic Studies , Tibet
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