Geopolitics
Navigating India-EU Cooperation: Security Implications of Energy Dependencies

The evolving dynamics of global energy security underscore the criticality of strategic cooperation between India and the European Union (EU). India, the largest democracy, and the EU, the largest cluster of democracies, are two major global actors w....

From Kabul to Khyber: Tracing the Shift in Poppy Cultivation from Afghan Fields to Pakistan’s Borderlands

Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not a recent development; it has been practiced for decades and remains a vital source of livelihood for many in the region. Its expansion can largely be attributed to the failure of state institutions....

Escalating Tensions: The Ongoing Conflict in Kurram

Kurram, a strategically located district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, has garnered significant media attention in recent months, though unfortunately, not for the right reasons. The year 2024 remained yet another violent year for t....

War And The New World Order

We enter 2025 with two wars entering their final phase, but with no realistic basis for a long-term peace settlement. They have also ensured that global empathy has been totally diverted from other human tragedies, notably in Africa. We are also e....

Global Economic Crisis: Implications for India

Geopolitics with great power rivalries is redefining global economic and trade exchanges. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s international order is often attributed to its skills as the world’s leading practitioner of geoeconomics. ....

Neighborhood News Digest- 27 May 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan 6th Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: UNDP-Tolo News
The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stephen Rodriques, said that although Afghanistan does not contribute....

Neighborhood News Digest- 05 April 2024

Afghanistan
Amnesty International Asks Pakistan to Reverse Refugees Expulsion Plan-Tolo News
Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the plan to expel Afghan migrants from Pakistan through a statemen....

Technology, Geopolitics and India’s Quest for Tech Self-Reliance

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost e....

Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems

(The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services, ....

Ideating an Indian Cyber Cluster Model with Global Partnerships

With rapidly evolving and emerging cyber technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (IoT), human interaction with the digital domain is now ubiquitous. In parallel, cyber criminals today seek new and sophisticated ways to explo....

Contact Us