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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 July 2022

DEFENCE

DRDO conducts successful maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator.
Indian Army organised the “Suraksha Manthan 2022”.
New manufacturing facilities at Bharat Dynamics Limited. ....

July 22, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Israel , India , Pakistan , Iran , Defence , FATF , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Egypt , Armed forces , RIMPAC , AI , IAF , Hezbollah , Islamic extremism , Extremism , audit , Maoist , exercise , INS , Conclave

Evolving Security Dynamic in West Asia and India’s Challenges

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

West Asia continues to churn festered by several hot spots including Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Iraq as Arab Spring 2.0 straddles the region forcing socio-economic reforms. The Middle East Process remains defunct as the Israel-Palestine conflict remain....

June 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , China , Maritime Security , Egypt , Turkey , Book Published , UAE , Security Dynamic in West Asia , India’s Challenges , Biden Doctrine , China’s West Asia Strategy , Foreign Policy in West Asia: , Economics of Western Asia

Remembering Swami Vivekananda's Concept of Universal Brotherhood on Africa Day

Nikhil Yadav Article

In the history of mankind, there have been rare instances where the introductory words spoken by a person have electrified the whole audience as much as Swami Vivekananda’s groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions. ....

May 20, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Africa , Egypt , Ramakrishna missions , Swamiji , universal brotherhood

China: Daily Scan, December 30, 2021

Beijing raises NEV quota in 2022 new car plate allocation: Xinhuanet

December 29, 2021

Beijing Municipality will raise the quota of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in the new car license plate allocation next year, authorities announ....

December 30, 2021 Russia , BRICS , Egypt , 5G , RCEP , AI , China Daily Digest , NEV , Afghan , Zangnan

Libya: Turning a New Page?

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

After months of stalemate, a cease-fire in Libya was announced on 21st August in parallel statements by the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representative (HOR) based in Tobruk. General Haftar however, issued a dism....

September 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Egypt , Turkey , GNA , COVID-19 , Greece , UAE , Gen Haftar , Mediterranean , Muslim Brotherhood Tobruk , UNSecurity Council

West Asia Round Up: July 2020

Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:

China-Iran deal announced earlier this month continued to reverberate through the continent and elsewhere that has been dictated by the enhanced US-China and US-Iran rivalry. The proposed 25 years Agreement , which has b....

August 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Iran , Egypt , Yemen , Turkey–Egypt , Iraq-Iran , Turkey and Russia , Israel-Hezbollah , Iran-Iraq , China-Iran

Turkey and Egypt on the Libyan Cross Roads

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Libya’s misfortune refuses to go away. The foreign and interventionist powers continue to back their proteges to sub serve their own regional geo-political and geo-economic interests in the Mediterranean North African nation. Egypt and Turkey are t....

July 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Egypt , Libya , Turkey , General Haftar , GNA , Erdogan , Muslim Brotherhood , LNA , President Sisi , Sirte , Hagia Sofia

Libya: Dangerous Escalation

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The UN Secretary-General in a briefing to the UN Security Council on 8th July said that the conflict in Libya has entered ‘a new phase with foreign interference reaching unprecedented levels’. He remarked that ‘Time is not on our side.’^1....

July 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Egypt , Tripoli , Tobruk , GNA , Berlin Conference , HOR , President Sisi , Sirte , UNSG

Interaction with Egyptian Ambassador to India

H.E. Khaled Ali Moustafa El-Bakly, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt interacted with members of the strategic community at the VIF on April 02, 2014. The Ambassador spoke on the current situation and the upcoming elections in Egypt. He elabora....

April 14, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Egypt , Al Qaeda , Muslim Brotherhood , Indo-Egypt relations