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New Year review of major FP/security developments in the region
Mayuri Mukherjee Article

Bangladesh
Upon winning the general election held in December 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn into office on January 3. This marked the beginning of her third consecutive term following the electoral victories of 2009 and 2....

January 18, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Bangladesh , Terror attack , Security developments , Nationalist Party , Chinese FDI
Air Defence Command – Some Salient Aspects
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in his very first meeting after taking over on 01 Jan 2020, has directed Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) to prepare a proposal by 30 Jun 2020 for the creation of Air Defence Command (ADC) b....

January 17, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Air Threat , CDS , Air Defence Command , Vulnerable Areas , Vulnerable Points , TBA , Integrated Air Command & Control System , Air Defence Battle
Technology 2019: Another Year of Breakthroughs
Radhika Daga Article

Introduction
The world is at the cusp of Fourth Industrial Revolution. 2019 has emphasised on the opportunities and growth from a sound digital economy. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Internet of Things (IOT)....

January 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , science and technology , Industry 4.0 , Digital India Biotechnology
Analysing Iran’s Counter Strikes
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Iran on 8 January 2020 launched 22 surface-to-surface missiles at two US military bases in Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and one facility in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.1 The operation called, “Shahid Soleimani” has been....

January 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , IRGC , Operation Shahid Soleimani , Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) , Kataeb Hezbollah , War Powers Resolution
2019 ने रखी 2020 के लिए भारत में मजबूत ई-वाहन नीति की बुनियाद
Aayush Mohanty Article

भारत में राज्य सरकारों और केंद्रशसित प्रदेशों द्वारा इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों (ई-वाहन) के लिए नीतियां....

January 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , States' policiesenergyElectric Vehicles , ई-वाहन नीति
Trump and Iran: Who Lost More?
Amb K P Fabian Article

The media as well as some scholars refer to “Iran-U.S. confrontation” giving the wrong impression that both sides are equally responsible for the genesis of the current crisis in their relations, a crisis that brought the world to the brink of di....

January 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , West Asia , Article , China , Russia , JCPOA , Soleimani , Hague Convention , Ukrainian plane crash
West Asia Roundup - December 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Abstract:
Year 2019, in keeping with the ongoing trend of conflicts and hotspots in the region, ended in heightening tensions between US and Iran which does not portend well for 2020. Iraq has been facing series of demonstrations and co....

January 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , US , Iran , Qatar , Islamic Ummah , Developments in Algeria , Attack on Southern
IBGs – Need To Survive To Fight Another Day
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Premise
It was reported in Nov 2019, that after having tested the Integrated Battle Group (IBG) concept (explained later) both in the Western, as well as, the Eastern theatre, the Indian Army will be operationalising the IBGs in the field....

January 14, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Missiles , UAVs , IBG , OP PARAKARAM , Cold Start Doctrine , PGMs , PLAAF , PAF
Trends in Central Asia in 2019
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2019, a major highlight of political trends in Central Asia was the steady development of intraregional relations, driven primarily by Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev’s neighbourhood-first initiative. There were several other socio-economic ....

January 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , SCO , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Power transition in Kazakhstan , political rift in Kyrgyzstan , IS threats , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue
2019 में विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था: समीक्षा
Dr Kapil Patil Article

वर्ष 2019 के दौरान विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था में दो महत्वपूर्ण रुझान दिखे हैं - परमाणु अस्त्रों का प्र....

January 14, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty , START , North Korea Nuclear missiles , New START NPT , परमाणु अस्त्र
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