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Issues with the National Register of Citizens in Assam

Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah told the Rajya Sabha in the ongoing session of Parliament that the Government would conduct a pan-India exercise to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC). His remarks have drawn criticism from opposi....

November 28, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article , The NRC debate , problem of illegal migration , amending the Citizenship Act , 1955

River Water Pollution - A New Threat to India: A Case Study of River Ganga

… pollution of water bodies is not only a function of higher human load but also on account of technology dependence and lack of awareness amongst the masses about the ill effects of pollution … but the most important factor is the indifference ....

November 25, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , River Water Pollution , River Ganga , Quality of Water , Ganga Action Plan , Namami Gange

Kashmir: The Climb Ahead

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee Article

“Don’t hit at all if it is honourably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft”, - Theodore Roosevelt

A State of Complexities

At the time of India’s independence, the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was, by the ver....

November 14, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Kashmir , Article 370 , Mainstreaming challenges in Kashmir , Kashmir imperatives

Recent Developments in Kashmir

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The spate of criticism faced by India in the international community following its constitutional amendment of Article 370, the restructuring of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the pre emptive steps taken by it to preserve peace and tranquillity ....

November 05, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Legal aspects of J&K statehood , Kashmir falsehoods , Partisan propaganda on Kashmir

अनुच्छेद 370 का निरस्तीकरण, पाकिस्तान की प्रतिक्रिया

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अनुच्छेद 370 और 35, जिसके अंतर्गत जम्मू-कश्मीर को विशेष दर्जा दिया गया था, वे भारतीय संविधान के हिस्....

November 01, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Article , अनुच्छेद 370 निरस्त , पाकिस्तान का कश्मीर पर वाग्जाल।

National Register of Citizen: Genesis and Way Forward

… any new step invites appreciation or challenges. NRC in Assam was also an experimental device to curb the menace of the illegal influx of population from the neighbouring countries. Taking a cue from this, many States in India is also expressing ....

October 31, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Assam , Assam Accord , NRC , Issue of illegal migrants , NRC Process , Citizen Amendment Bill , CAB

अस्थायी अनुच्छेद 370 और ज़बरन लाए गए अनुच्छेद 35ए का ख़ात्मा

Rajesh Singh Article

जो लोग अटकलें लगा रहे थे कि मोदी सरकार अनुच्छेद 370 और अनुच्छेद 35A पर मुश्किल भरा फैसला कर पाएगी या �....

October 16, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Article

The Chennai Connect in Sino Indian Relations: Assessing the Second India-China informal Summit at Mamallapuram, 11-12 October 2019

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The optics of the second Sino-Indian informal summit held at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage site Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu was great. Chinese President Xi was given a warm welcome by Prime Minister M....

October 14, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India China Relations , Modi Xi summit , Sino-India informal summit , Mamallapuram

Restructuring the Armed Forces – Professionally Speaking

… It is time the Indian Armed Forces ceased preparing for the last war and concentrated on working towards undertaking military operations under modern conditions …operational priorities and actions cannot be left to the choice of individual Serv....

October 09, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Modernisation of Indian military , Role of CDS , Need for tri-service integration