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Indian Prime Ministers and Engagement with the U.S. Congress

On June 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will enter the Chamber of the House of Representatives on the Capitol Hill, to record a rare distinction. He will be joining a handful of world leaders who addressed the Joint Sitting of the United States Cong....

June 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , PM Modi , US Congress , Civil nuclear cooperation , Atal Behari Vajpayee , Defence Framework Agreement

Manipur Ethnic Clashes: Maintenance of Law and Order and Deployment of Army Columns

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Dominant or major communities agitating for redressing their grievances, is not uncommon in India. Even before the ongoing Meitei-Kuki agitation in Manipur, Jats in Haryana, Patidars in Gujarat, and Marathas in Maharashtra have protested for varied i....

June 12, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Manipur , Army columns , Magistrates , AFPSA

Critical Gaps in Atmanirbhar India

Vrinda Kapoor Commentary

Atmanirbhar Bharat requires much more than just local sourcing- and that local sourcing itself is a function of availability of indigenous technology. This remains the most critical gap in the realization of Atmanirbharta which is so necessary....

June 08, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , DRDO , Defence industry , Atmanirbhar Bharat , procurement , Critical Technology

World Environment Day: Sustainable Lifestyle is the Key to Protect Our Environment

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Every year, the world celebrates “World Environment Day” on 5th June. Led by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), it is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the....

June 06, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Nature , Environment , adaptation , globe , behavioral changes , plastic pollution

Panjwar’s Killing in Pakistan and Future of the KCF

Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Commentary

दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः। सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥ [Verse....

June 02, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India , Punjab , ISI , Bharat , Khalistan , Lahore , Extremism Terrorism , KCF , Panjwa , r Pakistan

Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’

Dr Chayanika Saxena Commentary

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition^[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr....

June 01, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban , Al Qaeda , UN

Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal in Upbeat Mood about India Visit

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India, PM....

May 30, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Infrastructure , PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal , hydro power

Can the West Understand Indian Traditions Better?

Rohith Krishna Commentary

The Western descriptions of India in scholarship, early travelers, media, and movie depictions like Indiana Jones have mostly been problematic. Many of such descriptions stand today as ‘common sense’ even to many Indians, creating a blockade to a....

May 18, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , ancient India , Modernity , Post-colonialism , Orientalism , West , Decolonization , Ancient Greek