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Does India Need a Strategy of Strategies?
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

As the India and China have finally reached a deal on patrolling their disputed frontier to end a four-year long military stand-off to pave way for resetting the political and business ties between the Asian giants, there is understandably a sudden s....

October 30, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , China , IOR , Bhagavad Gita , Kautilya , Grand strategy , Raj Dharma , Tejastejasvinamaham
India must not lower its guard along LAC with China
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The continued discussions between the military commanders and diplomats of the two sides resolved most of the issues over the past four-and-a-half years. China’s transgressions over a large frontage along its Line of Actual Control with India in....

October 26, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , LAC , India News , DH Spotlight
Pashtun Qaumi Jirga of the PTM: The Voices of the Pashtuns in Pakistan
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
On October 6 this year, the federal government of Pakistan declared the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) as an unlawful (proscribed) organization under Section 11B of the October 25, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Taliban , White Paper , Durand Line , PTI , TTP , Pashtuns , PTM , Pashtun Tahafuz Movement , Pashtun National Jirga , Pashtun Qaumi Jirga , Pashtun National Court , Khyber Jirga , Pakhtunkhwa , Pakhtunkhwa Natural Resources , Pakistan Army/Military , Pashtun Women.
President’s Visit Rekindles Ties with Africa
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

In a welcome continuation of India's attention to Africa, President Droupadi Murmu, made a cross-continental visit to three African countries between 13-19 October. She visited old friend Algeria, largely ignored Mauritania and the ‘warm heart o....

October 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , International Solar Alliance , Algeria , Malawi , Global South , Mauritania , IAFS IV , President Murmu
Islamic Radical Preacher Zakir Naik’s Visit to Pakistan
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

एकं हन्यान्न वा हन्यादिषुः क्षिप्तो धनुष्मता। प्राज्ञेन तु मतिः क्षिप्ता हन्याद्गर्भगतानप�....

October 16, 2024 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Radicalisation , Terrorism , Islam , Bangladesh , Malaysia , Bharat , Crime , ZakirNaik , PeaceTV
A Decade of Economic Destruction
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

After watching the relentless fall of the Indian rupee for 18 months with saintly restraint, Finance Minister P Chidambaram declared on August 12 that he would cut the Current Account Deficit (CAD) — the excess outgo over receipts of foreign exchan....

October 14, 2024 Economic Studies , Article , China , economy , GDP , UPA government , Indian rupee , Economic Destruction , Indian market
India-Africa Partnership: Key Areas
Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

India’s President Draupadi Murmu’s visit to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi from 13 -19 October 2024, has put the spotlight on India’s partnership with Africa. This visit comes in the backdrop of significant steps taken by India to showcase its....

October 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Digital infrastructure , Food Security , Higher Education , IAFS , critical minerals , India Africa , Draupadi Murmu
Taiwan’s Tipping Point
Rup Narayan Das Article

As Taiwan, officially known as Republic of China, celebrants its ‘Double Ten’ National Day on 10 October, there is gnawing anxiety of its existential survival since Chiang Kai-shek, its founding father, broke away from the mainland to proclaim Pe....

October 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Taiwan , Nixon , KMT , Kissinger , CCP Mao Zedong , Chips Act , Shanghai Communique , Taiwan Strait Crisis
Myanmar's Civil War: A Turning Point, or a Descent into Chaos?
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Myanmar's civil war has taken a major turn. The rebels have scored big wins, pushing the military out of many border regions. The conflict has become increasingly militarised, with a rise in violence from both sides. The military's control is weakeni....

October 09, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Myanmar military , Myanmar Civil War , Conflict in Myanmar
The Kursk Incursion – An Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Scope
This work attempts to analyse the issues related to the recent incursion of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia. In that, it examines the so-called 'gains' from such an incursion in the light of existing realities.
October 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Nuclear , Putin , Ukraine , Kursk , Zelenskyy
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