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Ukraine-Russia War: Lessons for Future of War

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

Debates about the future of war are as old as war itself. Currently, it is normal to reflect on future wars by highlighting the over-arching importance of artificial intelligence, space, quantum computing, block-chain technologies, robotics, and the ....

October 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , India , Russia , Air Force , Artillery , Missiles , Ukraine , ISR , MANPADS , close air support , HIMARS , precision munitions , rockets

India Should Prepare to Deal with the Fallout of Multiple Global Crises

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine war, now in its eighth month, shows no sign of ending. It has entered a new phase with Russia annexing the regions of Donbas and Luhansk. Putin has ordered a mobilisation of citizens to get fresh recruits to fight the war. He has g....

October 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , G20 , World Bank , IMF , Inflation , climate finance , Food Crisis , forex reserves , recession

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-30 September 2022

DEFENCE

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visit to Egypt.
MOD signs a deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with BAPL.
Mehar Baba Competition –II.
Preparations for Def-Expo 2022. <....

October 07, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Australia , Afghanistan , Kabul , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Egypt , BrahMos , CDS , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Khalistan , Narcotics , IslamicExtremism , ROK , MeharBaba , Defexpo 22 , SIDM , Burkina Faso

China: Daily Scan, October 3, 2022

Former court official in China's Inner Mongolia expelled from CPC: Xinhuanet September 30, 2022

Hu Yifeng, former president of the Higher People's Court of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and secretary of the court's leadi....

October 03, 2022 India , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , AUKUS , Inner Mongolia , C919

China: Daily Scan, September 30, 2022

Former vice governor of China's Hubei expelled from CPC, public office: Xinhuanet September 29, 2022

Cao Guangjing, former vice governor of central China's Hubei Province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dis....

September 30, 2022 India , Iran , NDRC , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , C919 , Return to Dust

Energy: A New Dimension in India-Nepal Relations

Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal’s Energy Export to India

Recently, the Nepal Electricity Authority said in a statement that in the last four months, Nepal exported electricity worth US$ 56 million to India, estimated to reach the US $ 234 million in December 202....

September 27, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , US , China , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Narendra Modi , Sher Bahadur Deuba , MCC , Hydropower , India-Nepal Trade , Special Relations

Visit of Fifth Batch Gen-Next Democracy Network Programme of ICCR to Vivekananda International Foundation

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) organized the visit of the fifth batch of Gen-Next Democracy Network Programme with delegates from Austria, Costa Rica, Greece, South Korea, Romania, and Australia. The delegates visited Vivekananda In....

September 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , India , Indian democracy , Culture , Amrit Kaal

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 September 2022

DEFENCE

Indian Army Contingent Participates in Exercise Vostok- 2022.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissions India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), ....

September 21, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , China , Nepal , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Kabul , Border , Africa , Terrorism , USA , J&K , Japan , LWE , logistics , Northeast , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Narcotics , IslamicExtremism , 2+2 , Vostok , Vikrant

Turkey's Current Strategic Profile

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses, "Turkey's Current Strategic Profile" by addressing Ankara's strategic and foreign policy priorities in the context of Russia-Ukraine crisis; identifies the reasons for rapprochement between....

September 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , India , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine , Podcast , Recep Tayyip Erdogan

VIF Cyber Review: August 2022

National

Telecom equipment manufacturers respond enthusiastically to the design-led incentive programme

Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi had outlined his vision of making India a self-reliant or Atmanirbhar nation. In line....

September 15, 2022 India , China , Singapore , Ransomware , Phishing , cryptocurrency , VIF Cyber Review , CERTIN , CSA , DeFi , ITU