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Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: April 2024
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF

During the month, the VIF Pakistan Study Group discussed critical issues shaping Pakistan's current landscape. Among the key topics deliberated were the post-election political dynamics, judiciary crisis, status of political figures Nawaz Sharif and ....

May 29, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Maritime Security , Terrorism , Indian Navy , dialogue , Capacity Building , India-US relations , first responder , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) , Crisis in Judiciary , Operation Sankalp , National Maritime Security Coordinator , Indigenous Technology , Defence Capability
Livelihood Alternatives: Enhancing rural development by supporting small farmers
Dr Arpita Anant Positive Bharat

In Odisha, the rural landscape is dotted with examples of individual excellence in the agri- development space. However, when it comes to collective efforts at economic transformation, the success has not been very encouraging. Many of the collective....

February 06, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Capacity Building , Sustainability , Positive Bharat , StartUps , Livelihood Alternatives , cooperatives , small farmers , “One Block One Product” , NABARD , IRMA
Japan-ASEAN Special Summit: Major Takeaways
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
In a major outreach initiative towards the 10-member bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan hosted a summit in Tokyo from 16-18 December 2023 to commemorate the special anniversary of the 50th year of Japa....

December 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Maritime Security , Capacity Building , Reciprocal Access Agreement , decarbonisation , Regional consensus , Ccomprehensive strategic partnership , Llaw of the sea
Multilateralism Digest: September 2023 - Issue 9

I. India in the UN

  1. EAM addresses 78th UNGA
  2. Launch of a new India-UN initiative
  3. India suggests renaming of the G77
  4. PBC needs better ....

    October 03, 2023 ASEAN , East Asia , G20 summit , United Nations , Capacity Building , ECOWAS , Global South , Multilateralism Digest , Multilateralism digest , General Assembly , G77 , Peacebuilding Commission , Security Council reform , SDG Summit , Global health governance , Fisheries funding , UNIDO , UN-AU Joint Task Force , UNOCT
Missing Dot Pattern, Spotlight and Capacity Building Opportunity for Bharat
Devsena Mishra Article

On 22nd March 2016, something interesting happened in the tech world. Almost all web platforms started crashing within a few minutes, from small enterprise apps to giants like Facebook, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, etc. At one point, it seemed that the ....

April 10, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , technology , AI , Capacity Building , World economic forum , Bharat , Chaos Engineering , powershift , Tathastu , technology support division
Central Asia: A Look Back At 2021 and Outlook For 2022
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The year 2021 has been challenging for Central Asia. The year marked the three decades of independence for the Central Asian countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The socio-economic and health impacts of the....

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , SCO , TAPI , Protests , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , trade , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , Azerbaijan , Capacity Building , Connectivity , Border Dispute , TCGP
Third Edition of India-Central Asia Dialogue: Bolstering India’s Central Asia Policy
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Central Asia’s geostrategic importance stands increased with the recent developments in Afghanistan. Two major powers, i.e., Russia and China continue to maintain their influence in the region while the US and West still need....

December 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , SCO , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , trade , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , OIC , Capacity Building , Connectivity , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Pharmaceuticals
Future of Post-Islamist Morocco and India-Morocco Relations
Samir Bhattacharya Article

In the parliamentary elections of 8th September, Morocco’s long-ruling Islamists suffered a crushing defeat by the liberal parties. With just 12 seats, Islamist Justice and Development (PJD)Party finished much behind its main rivals, the National R....

September 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , election , Arab Spring , North Africa , Pandemic , India Africa Forum Summit , Political Islam , Capacity Building , Morocco , Islamist Party , Monarchy , Coalition , ITEC , Western Sahara
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
Credible Cyber Deterrence in Armed Forces of India

India has to be militarily powerful to be a meaningful player in international politics. As the world’s fifth largest economy, it must be a secure nation to deter her enemies. India’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in his poem quoted ab....

March 28, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Cyber Deterrence , Cyber warfare , Capacity Building , Armed Forces of India , Technology Development , Defence Cyber Agency
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