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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

Next Step in Disengagement in Eastern Ladakh and Contemplating Larger Implications

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

On 8th September 2022, 50 days after the 16th Round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting at Chushul-Moldo in Eastern Ladakh, consensus was reached on disengagement of the Chinese and Indian troops in the area of Jianan La (Daban) also designa....

September 13, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , PLA , logistics , LAC , Ladakh , Infrastructure , PP15

Overcoming the Pandemic: Some Suggestions

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The country’s public health infrastructure is at a breaking point. Daily new cases have crossed the 400,000 mark and may increase manyfold in the coming days. The country has only approx. 75,000 ICUs whereas nearly every day, 75,000 ICU beds are ne....

May 02, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Covid , Healthcare , logistics , fresh doctors , human dimension , ICU beds , NGOs , nurses , Oxygen

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 15, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

From Japan to US, pandemic 'exit plans' take shape

Japan, its Asian neighbours, European countries and the U.S. are all looking to carve their own unique paths toward the same destination -- an exit from the coronavi....

May 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Trade deal , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , WTO , logistics , Green Deal , Rohingya , TSMC , Mental Health

Armed Forces in Aid to Civilian Authorities in COVID-19 environment

Jaideep Chanda Article

COVID-19 has tested healthcare and associated infrastructure of nations like nothing else before. There are precedents e.g. the Spanish Flu, but none on the scale of COVID-19. Under such a catastrophic environment, the role of the Armed Forces in ass....

April 14, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Army , Indian Navy , CDS , COVID-19 , Quarantine , IAF , Force preservation , Assistance Civil authorities , logistics

Achieving Global Competitiveness-Improving Ease of Doing Business

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on ‘Achieving Global Competitiveness-Improving Ease of Doing Business’ on 14 February 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, opened the floor by laying the purpose ....

March 16, 2020 Economic Studies , Interaction , logistics , Business , Global Competitiveness , Policy Framework , Land Acquisition , Taxation