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Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: June 2021
Naval Jagota

In June 2021 six experts’ group meetings and one bilateral discussion were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each of....

July 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , CPC , FATF , Europe , Indo Pacific , Cyber Security , Pakistan budget , FTA , Communist Party of China , US China Relations
US and Russia Engage Again
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The publicly-stated “outcomes” from the US-Russia summit meeting in Geneva on June 16 are well-known: return of their Ambassadors to their respective stations; foreign office discussions on restoration of diplomatic properties and staff strengths....

June 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Putin , NATO , Cyber Security , Biden , Post Cold War , Strategic stability
Takeaways from the Biden-Putin Summit
Dr Himani Pant Commentary

The downturn in the trajectory of US-Russia ties has become more pronounced since 2014. The differences over Ukraine, Middle East and others have been further exacerbated by charges of election meddling, cyber attacks levelled against Russia. At pres....

June 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , US Foreign Policy , Cyber Security , Joe Biden , Vladimir Putin , US-Russia ties , Biden-Putin Summit , Geneva Summit , Russian Foreign policy
Chinese Data Collection- Domestically and Internationally - A talk by Professor Christopher Balding

Several reports—news media and research, has highlighted the Chinese government’s engagement in data collection at a massive scale across multiple domains, for various purposes—including enhancing State security/surveillance. For a better and i....

October 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Cyber Security , Chinese Data Collection , Data Leak , IP address , Hikvision
National Security Planning
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is an updated version of talk delivered by Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi to the National Defence College, New Delhi faculty and officers on 17 September 2020)
India’s national securit....

September 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , NSA , CDS , Cyber Security , NSAB , Kargil Review Committee , NSCS , HADR , DIA , Spacee , IDS , SPG
The Virtual Summit between India and Australia: how Significant?
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Connected by the Indian Ocean, Commonwealth, the English language and shared democratic values, Australia has never loomed larger in the Indian consciousness than in the last decade. The relationship has seen its highs and lows but here has been a st....

June 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Australia , strategic partnership , defence cooperation , Cyber Security , diaspora , Mutual Logistics Support , Indo--Pacific
Africa Agenda 2063: How India may Deepen its Partnership
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Agenda 2063 was crafted by the African Union (AU) for itself in 2013 at the golden jubilee of the OAU, founded in 1963.1 The ambitious Agenda 2063 is the new development compact of Africa where they seek increasing alignment of what they w....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Cyber Security , India Africa Forum Summit , High Speed train network , African Commodities Strategy , African Continental FTA , Inga Dam , Air Transport Market , African economic Forum , Pan African E-Network , Outer Space Strategy
Lockdown Scenario- A Golden Opportunity for Cyber Criminals
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“Anyone who thinks that security products alone offer true security is settling for the illusion of security.”1 - Kevin D Mitnick
The emergence of Coronavirus (hereafter COVID-19) and its rapid spread has em....

May 08, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , India , Cyber Security , Cybercrime , lockdown , COVID19 , Cyberspace , Cybercriminals , Ransomware , Phishing , Child Protection
India's Strategies for Information War & Cyber Deterrence
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)

The concept of Information Warfare (IW) is as old as warfare itself but has gained in significance in recent times where we look at non-contact battles between two adversaries. This concept involves the use of information and communication technologi....

February 16, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , strategy , Book Published , Cyber Security , Network Centric war , Cyber war , Economic War , Political war , Perception Management , Special Forces , Supply Chain Management. 5G impact on IW
Second BIMSTEC Think Tanks Conference at the Vivekananda International Foundation

On 27-28 November 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the Second Edition of the BIMSTEC Think-Tanks Conference in New Delhi. The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) is a reg....

December 02, 2019 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , Climate Change , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , economic cooperation , Cyber Security , Social Media , Capacity Building , Multi-Sectoral Technical , Maritime Domain Awareness
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