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The Wuhan Coronavirus Epidemic - Lessons for Governance

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

Transparency or the sharing of accessible, timely, relevant, and accurate information in an open manner is a core component of good governance.¹ More broadly, transparency refers to “the quality of being open, co....

February 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Wuhan coronavirus epidemic , Coronavirus Outbreak

पूर्वोत्तर में तस्वीर बदलने वाले समझौते

Rajesh Singh Article

पिछले दिनों दो अहम समझौते किए गए और उनसे पूर्वोत्तर में स्थायी शांति और समृद्धि आने की उम्मीद ह�....

February 14, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Bru-Reang people , Mizo , Bodoland , Bodoland Territorial Council

Creating an Effective CDS for India’s National Defence

VIF Study Group Report Article

Background

Nearly two decades after submission of the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) report in 1999, the Group of Ministers (GOM) Report in 2001 and recommendations of the Naresh Chandra Task Force in 2012, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)....

February 13, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , CDS , Govt CDS initiative , Guidelines on CDS function , MoD reforms

West Asia Roundup - January 2020

Dr Hirak Jyoti Das Article

Abstract:

The year ended on a sombre note and 2020 woke up to more accentuated volatility in West Asia pursuant to the targeted killing of highly influential Iranian IRIGC General Qassem Soleimani by the US drone strikes in Iraq ( ....

February 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Berlin Conference , US-Iran tensions , The Demise of Sultan Qaboos of Oman , US drone strikes in Iraq

China in Cyberspace

Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

A number of major developments in warfare and military technology occurred in the latter half of 20th century. These paradigm shifts are seen in veering away from waging conventional wars to unconventional wars; from nuclear wars to non-proliferation....

February 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , PLA , Information Warfare , Electro Magnetic Spectrum , Cyber warfare , cyber doctrine , informationization , cyber espionage , Strategic Support Force , C4ISR Attachments area

Act Far East Policy: Strengthening relations between India and Russia

Aayush Mohanty Article

Introduction

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, in his recent visit to India, attending the ‘Raisina Dialogue,’ opposed the Indo-Pacific concept, in New Delhi in January this year. In December 2019, the Russian Navy partici....

February 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Japan , energy , Vladivostok , Act Far East

Pegasus— A Powerful Tool of WhatsApp Surveillance

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Facebook’s subsidiary company—WhatsApp, on 29 October 2019, filed a lawsuit in the United States California’s Northern District Federal Court against Israel-based cyber-arms¹ firm— the NSO Group, for infecting ‘specific’ gr....

February 05, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Israel , India , technology , Pegasus , WhatsApp , CyberEspionage , CyberSurveillance , NationalSecurity , Malware , Spoofing

Shielding the Future Generation from Adverse Effects of Cyber Penetration

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(This is an updated version of the Valedictory Address given by the author during the Responsible Netism 4th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2020 on ‘Child Online Protection’ organized by Ahaan Foundation and Cyber Peace Foundation at Pun....

February 04, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , cyber crime , cyber bullying , grooming , POSCO. IT Act , Internet Addiction , Cyber games , parental guidance