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Citizen's Amendment Bill and the Need for a Refugee Policy
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Today's interaction will see most dwelling on the Citizen's Amendment Bill (CAB) and going into its fine details and its pros and cons. I would, however, like to avail of this opportunity to underline two points. First, that the Prime Minister is ....

January 08, 2019 Ilegal Immigration , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Citizen's Amendment Bill , Refugee Policy
फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स का पाकिस्तान दौरा
Shruti Punia Article

फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ) के नौ सदस्यीय प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने 8 से 19 अक्टूबर के बीच 12 दिन�....

January 08, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , एफएटीएफ का पाकिस्तान दौरा , आतंकवाद को वित्तीय सहायता
West Asia Review- December 2018
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia continued to be fraught with conflicts, competition and crisis with newer challenges springing up with the decision of US to withdraw its troops from Syria, and Iraq leaving the field wide open for Russia and regional competing powers i.e. ....

January 08, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , West Asia situation , conflict in Syria
40th Anniversary of ‘Reform & Opening Up’: Xi’s Plain-Speak
Pinaki Bhattacharya Commentary

Cassandras have failed every time they sought to predict end of the Chinese dream-run. They have sought to focus on the nation’s high internal indebtedness; they have talked about how the export-led economy would have crash landing soon; and China�....

January 08, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Xi Jinping’s speech , China economy
Challenges and Opportunities ahead for Parties in 2019
Rajesh Singh Commentary

Somebody is going to win and someone will lose in the 2019 general election, but both the winners and the losers will have to face challenges thereafter — not just at the personal level but ones that concern the nation. And these challenges have to....

January 06, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , 2019 General election , Political challenges 2019
Forecast on Developments in the South China Sea in 2019
Amb Yogendra Kumar Commentary

Looking into 2019, the South China Sea is like a lit fuse which can lead to conflagration without warning. The rhetoric between China and the US is becoming so incandescent that avoidance of a violent naval clash has become a main subject of discussi....

January 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , Indo-Pacific confrontation
Geo-strategic Outlook for the Indo-Pacific in 2019
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The primary geopolitical challenges in 2019 in the Indo-Pacific will arise due to the changing relations between the USA and China. India, Japan, Australia, Islamic republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation will all contribute their b....

January 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Geopolitics in 2019 , Prognosis of Indo-Pacific
India’s Gradual Transition from ‘Defense Market’ to ‘Export Hub’
Devsena Mishra Article

2019, the final year of current Indian government, is the perfect time to trace and evaluate how much progress India has made on some of the ambitious targets related to defense sector i.e. promotion of indigenous defense development, reducing countr....

January 04, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India’s defence , Defence modernisation
सामरिक मंच की सफलता का ढांचा: अरिहंत से मिले सबक
Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

कार्यक्रम
आईएनएस अरिहंत शिप सबमर्सिबल बैलिस्टिक न्यूक्लियर (एसएसबीएन) ने हाल ही में अपनी �....

January 04, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , नौसेना आईएनएस अरिहंत , परमाणु प्रक्षेपण विकल्प
Security and Development: An Appraisal of the Red Corridor
Dr Ramanand Garge

… Left Wing Extremism is recognised as one of the most serious threats, not only to India’s internal security but indeed to the very basic values of the democratic, pluralistic political order enshrined in our Constitution. Apart from heavy casua....

January 03, 2019 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , LWE , Maoist insurgency , counter-insurgency measures
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