Articles

As the 2019 Ends on a Mixed Note, the Tasks for 2020 are Clear

The year 2019 will go down as one of the most seminal years for India. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), won a spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha elections with the BJP winning a record 303 seats on its ....

December 27, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , economy , Ram Mandir , elections , Article 370 , NRC , Balakot strike , Triple Talaq , CAA , Strategic Communication

Calls for De Escalation and Dialogue Smack of Defeatism and Lack of Resolve

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

In the aftermath of the game changing and highly successful Balakote strike, undertaken by the IAF on 26th February, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the unsuccessful aerial attack attempted by the PAF in J&K on 27th February in whi....

March 10, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Balakot strike

Pulwama’s Aftermath and Pakistani Reaction

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Pakistani Parliament in a joint session adopted a consensus resolution on 1^st March reiterating Pakistan’s traditional position of confusing terrorism with self-determination. The resolution did not condemn Pulwama terror attack. It ....

March 05, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s economy , Pakistan’s terrorism , Balakot strike