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President Biden’s Impeachment Inquiry: Background and Implications
Dr Sweta Kumari Article

(Disquiet & Polarisation in US Politics: Part 1)

The current developments in the United States are demonstrative of the deepening partisan and retributive politics within the country in the last few years. Most of the chaos revolves aroun....

October 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Democratic Party , Republicans , President Joe Biden , Hunter Biden , Impeachment Inquiry , House Oversight Committee
Pragmatic Approach to Procurement for the Indian Armed Forces
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Chinese Threat
China remains an enigma and it is extremely difficult to predict its behaviour. The recently concluded G-20 summit was not attended by the Chinese President Xi Jinping and the overall attitude remains hostile to In....

October 06, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , expediting military modernization , building military deterrence , organising military procurements , energizing defence production , Atmanirbharta partnerships
Challenges in Reforms of DRDO
Amit Cowshish Article

The Government of India has set up a nine-member committee to revamp the Department of Defence Research and Development (DR&D) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) which, though technically separate entities, segue seamlessly ....

October 05, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , DRDO , MoD , R&D , DARPA
The Indian Inclusion in JP Morgan GBI EM index
Praveen Menon Article

On September 2023, JP Morgan announced that it will include Indian government bonds to it’s emerging markets bond index. India will be included in the GBI-EM global diversified index starting June 28, 2024. Currently, 23 Indian government bonds wit....

October 04, 2023 Economic Studies , Article , Indian Economy , Bond market , JP Morgan , Government securities , GBIndex , Government Bonds
Assessing Internal and External Factors Leading to Instability in Manipur
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

The violence and instability in Manipur started on 03 May, though the seeds of the same have been there for years. The figures may vary, but the latest reports by IGP Muivah states that around 175 people have died and 1100 injured in the past four mo....

October 03, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Military Coup , Drugs , Manipur Violence , Scheduled Tribes , Kukis and Meities
Canada outburst dishonours code among spies
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

It is well known that intelligence agencies of major countries have harboured dissident and insurgent groups from around the world. Values, scruples and morality are not words in the lexicon of intelligence and security agencies. Their role is to ....

October 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Canada , India-Canada row
United Nations in a World of Crises
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The 78th session of the United Nations opened amidst a deepening sense of crisis. The UN Secretary-General said that the ‘world is becoming unhinged.’ [1] The UNGA President ....

September 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Climate Change , BRICS , South Asia , Global South , UN reforms
The IMEC Way
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On the sidelines of G20 leaders of India, USA, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Italy, Germany and EU announced a new maritime and overland connectivity corridor between Asia and Europe i.e. India, Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Recently, som....

September 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , PM Modi , BRI , UAE , Biden , Middle East , IMEC
The India Middle-East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): Reviving Prosperity; the Mauryan, Chola Connect
Sumedha Verma Ojha Article

Introduction
The India Middle-East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) which was announced at the G20 Leaders Event on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment on 9th September will have a profound global effect on the 21st ce....

September 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , G20 , IMEC , Trade Routes , World GDP , Global Geo-politics
Bharat’s G20 Presidency: An Ode to India-Africa Friendship
Samir Bhattacharya Article

Under the framework of the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency, India hosted the final summit on September 9 and 10 in the presence of more than 40 world leaders, including the G20 Heads of State or their representatives.

September 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , Russia , Africa , G20 , G20 summit , Ukraine Crisis , India in Africa , India Africa Relations , Global South , G21 , Africa Union , IMEEC
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