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VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-30 June 2024)

Defence

  1. IAF Participation in USA hosted Exercise Red Flag 2024.
  2. CDS releases Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations.
  3. SAMEER, MeitY AND MCTE, Indian Arm....

    July 08, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , artificial intelligence , Indian Air Force , Maritime Security , Indian Army , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , MoD , Indian Navy , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Somalia , Bharat , Cyber , Indo–Pacific
New Dynamics in Nepal-India Relations
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Nepal-India relations are as old as the history of human civilization. No two countries of the world are as much tied together through the bonds of geography, culture, social, economic, religion, and language as these two countries. Because of these ....

July 08, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , Nepal , border issue , hydropower trade , Pancheshwar project , Treaty of Sugauli
Building Capabilities and Capacities for India - Policy suggestions for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government 2024

The Vivekananda International Foundation has published a report Building Capabilities and Capacities for India: Policy Suggestions for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government 2024. It makes several policy suggestions in areas ranging from ....

July 04, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , India , foreign policy , Climate Change , Government , NDA , Ayurveda , Higher Education , International trade , cybersecurity , Modi 3.0 , Policy suggestions
Future Politico-diplomatic Initiatives with China and the Border Dispute
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The phase of intense politico-diplomatic relationship between India and China got over in May 2020, having lasted nearly thirty years plus. Of the guiding mantras of diplomacy and deterrence, the former was centre-stage, and the latter was underplaye....

July 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , China , PLA , Aksai Chin , Trade Deficit , LAC , Corps Commanders level talks , patrol clashes
Neighborhood News Digest- 01 July 2024

Afghanistan
Mujahid at Doha 3: Islamic Emirate Committed to Positive Engagement-Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, head of the delegation of the Islamic Emirate, at the inauguration ceremony of the third Doha meeting on Afghanistan....

July 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , UNESCO , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , Tourism , Inflation , UN , India-Bangladesh , Nepal-China , Padma Bridge , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , fuel Prices , China-Bangladesh , Samoa Agreement , Sri Lanka Presidential Poll , Non-Filers , FBR , Agarwood Inoculation Initiative
Neighborhood News Digest - 26 June 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Qualifies for the World Cup Semi-Final for the First Time Ever-Tolo News
The Afghanistan national cricket team won its final match of the Super Eight stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 against Bang....

June 26, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , USAID , BRI , IMF , territorial dispute , imports , India-Myanmar , Thailand-Myanmar , US-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , US-Bangladesh , China-Bangladesh , Bamyan , Ex-LTTE , World Cup , Poppy Cultivation Pakistan , Ogra , Maldives - China Trade , Bhutan Economic Opportunities
Muizzu’s Unfavourable Diplomatic Moves
Dr Sachin Tiwari Commentary

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s warm relations with China has caught the attention of the public not only in India but also abroad. The recent advances by him to court China have come at the time of intensification of strategic rivalry in the ....

June 26, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , India , China , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Belt and Road Initiative , Indian Ocean , Neighborhood
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (1-15 June 2024)

Defence
  1. CDS Gen Chauhan Reviews Agniveer Training at INS Chilka.
  2. Keel Laying of Second Cadet Training Ship at L&T Shipyard.
  3. MoD Partners with ....

    June 24, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , artificial intelligence , Australia , Afghanistan , Indian Air Force , Maritime Security , Islamic State , Indian Army , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , MoD , Punjab , IS , Indian Navy , Al Qaeda , Italy , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Bharat , Khalistan , Indo–Pacific
To Redefine War in Indian Context is Mandatory
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In 1942 Quincy Wright wrote in A Study of War, that to different people war may have different meanings. While Brittanica Encyclopaedia states that war, in the popular sense, is a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of cons....

June 24, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India , China , Conflict , PLA , Ladakh , Kargil , NCW , Russia Ukraine war , Clausewitz
Neighborhood News Digest- 19 June 2024

Afghanistan
Kabul Urges UNAMA to Portray Reality at UNSC Meeting-Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, called on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to reflect the rea....

June 19, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , agriculture , Mizoram , UNSC , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , World Bank , refugees , UN , India-Bangladesh , National Assembly , China-Sri Lanka , Adani , Switzerland , Nepal-India , BNP , US-Nepal , India-Sri Lanka , Myanmar-India , IDA 21 , Budget.
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