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Finally, Islamic State’s “Caliph” is “Dead”! – An Initial Assessment
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“No group or nation should mistake America’s intentions: We will not rest until terrorist groups of global reach have been found, have been stopped, and have been defeated.” – Former US President George W. Bush (06 November 2001)1....

November 13, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Al-Baghdadi’s killing , Islamic State after Baghdadi , Terrorism in India
West Asia Round-Up: October 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract
Arab Spring 2.0 is in full view. The Middle East continued to reverberate with protests and demonstrations against regimes in several countries leading to the exit or resignations of the leaders in Lebanon and Iraq in the same....

November 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Arab Spring 2.0 , leadership crisis in Arabia , Turkey’s attack on Kurds
What Makes a Country Secure
Jayanto N. Choudhury Article

What makes a country secure? Traditionally, a strong military was considered the main pillar of national security. Yet history has repeatedly shown that even overwhelming military capabilities cannot always achieve national security objectives. The s....

November 06, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Elements of national security , Societal stability and policing role in national security
हॉन्ग कॉन्ग मसले पर पार्टी के भीतर मतभेद शी चिनफिंग के लिए समस्या
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन का नेतृत्व हॉन्ग कॉन्ग में 9 सितंबर को हुए विरोध प्रदर्शन की तस्वीरों और वीडियो से भड़का जरू....

November 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , चीन , हॉन्ग कॉन्ग , हॉन्ग कॉन्ग में जारी प्रदर्शन
Recent Developments in Kashmir
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The spate of criticism faced by India in the international community following its constitutional amendment of Article 370, the restructuring of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the pre emptive steps taken by it to preserve peace and tranquillity ....

November 05, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Legal aspects of J&K statehood , Kashmir falsehoods , Partisan propaganda on Kashmir
US-Iran Conflict and its Impact on Central Asia: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Central Asian Republics (CARs) and The Islamic Republic of Iran have followed a mutual policy of increased political and economic cooperation in recent times, which is primarily based on age-old ethnocultural and historical ties between the two r....

November 04, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Iran and the CARs , SCO and Iran , US-Iran issues
From Indraprastha to New Delhi: The Millennial Itihasa of a Capital
Come Carpentier de Gourdon Article

sarvanyetani dharmani ksatre bharata sattam, nirashishe jivaloke dharmem vyavasthitaha; majjet trayi dandanitau hatayam sarvem dharma prakseyeyurvi rudadhaha, sarvem dharmashchshramanam hataha syuhu ksatre tyakte rajadharmem purane.....

November 01, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , ancient India , India’s historical heritage
अनुच्छेद 370 का निरस्तीकरण, पाकिस्तान की प्रतिक्रिया
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अनुच्छेद 370 और 35, जिसके अंतर्गत जम्मू-कश्मीर को विशेष दर्जा दिया गया था, वे भारतीय संविधान के हिस्....

November 01, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Article , अनुच्छेद 370 निरस्त , पाकिस्तान का कश्मीर पर वाग्जाल।
Amid Economic Woes, Pak Government Reports Revamping - A Review
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Despite all odds…
Despite all the economic woes and downturns, despite spiralling debt trap, and sky-rocketing costs of imports in the face of sharp currency de-valuation, not to mention the IMF imposed economic re-structuring and the ....

October 30, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Pakistan’s military modernisation , Pakistan’s high expenditure on defence
एक्ट फार ईस्ट नीति: भारत की विदेश नीति में नया अंग
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी रूस के राष्ट्रपति व्लादीमिर पुतिन के न्योते पर 4-5 सितंबर 2019 को ईस्टर्....

October 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article
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