Articles

Nexus between Insurgency and Narco-Trafficking : A Case Study of Manipur

Introduction

The northeast region of India has been inflicted with long-standing separatist insurgencies. Since the 1950s, this region has witnessed frequent ethnic conflicts as well as insurgent violence. In the recent past, the overall ....

April 26, 2024 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Terrorism , Manipur , Mizoram Insurgency , Drugs , Bharat , Narcotic , NDPS , Golden Crescent , Narco Trafficking

India’s Strategic Diplomacy: Navigating India’s Engagement with the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan

Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF Article

Following the visit of an Indian delegation to Afghanistan in March 2024, there was much speculation across academia as well as policy circles on India’s relations with the present government in Afghanistan, as India embarked on expanding its engag....

April 19, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Afghanistan , Taliban , Relations , People-to-People connections , Strategic concerns

China’s 14th National People’s Congress Session Gives New Direction to PLA

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The plenary sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, which opened in Beijing’s Great Hall of the Pe....

April 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , PLA Navy , Xi Jinping , CCP , innovation , Two Sessions , civil military fusion , Intelligent Warfare

Indian Army Chief’s visit to Uzbekistan and prospects of Indo-Uzbek Defence Cooperation

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande is on a three-day visit to Uzbekistan from 15-18 April. ^[1] In the backdrop of a fast-ch....

April 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Make in India , Afghanistan , defence cooperation , Missiles , terrorist attack , Joint Production , Military Exercise , military medicine

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The Down End of the See-Saw

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Premise

This work attempts to analyse the following premise:- While much seems to be ‘advantage Russia’ at this point in time in the Russo-Ukraine war, the down under-belly of Black Sea is hurting them increasingly. Ukraine is go....

April 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Ukrainian attacks in Black Sea , USVs attack Russian Ships , Black Sea fleet of Russia

The choice — the repeat of 2014-24 or throwback to 1989-98?

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Modi is the first and only Prime Minister to place before the people a long term vision for the nation and the world—that of a developed India by 2047. There are four main issues in the ensuing elections. One, a government which will be s....

April 14, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Congress , modi , Indian democracy , Article 370 , 2047 , INDI Alliance

Modi’s message to West — Democracies too can deliver

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

From being an intensely hated person, he has become the most admired world leader in just 10 years. Like the US presidential elections, the Indian parliamentary polls too attract the world’s attention. For two reasons. India’s emergence....

April 13, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , India , Indian democracy , US elections , Narendra Modi

Voices from Jallianwala Bagh

Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, was a watershed moment between the era of moderate politics at the national level and the emergence of mass nationalist movements against British imperialism in India. On this day,....

April 12, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Punjab , Martial Law , Amritsar , Jallianwala Bagh massacre , Baisakhi , British imperialism , Reginald Dyer , Rowlatt Act , Proclamation , Indian National Congress , The Congress Punjab Enquiry , Hunter Commission , Disorders Inquiry Committee

China and IUU Fishing in IOR: Need for India to Lead Mitigation Efforts

Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is a vital hub of global economic significance, with a significant portion of the world's oil and container traffic passing through it. The Indian Ocean also holds rich marine resources which are....

April 11, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , Article , China , Maritime Security , IOR , IUU fishing

Sweden Joins NATO – Does it Contribute to Peace or Intensify Conflict?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 7 March 2024, Sweden officially became NATO’s newest member, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC, thereby ending its 200-year-old policy of neutrality....

April 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Ukraine War , Nordic countries , Article 5 , containment strategy , defensive modernisation , Finnish War