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Interaction with Mr. AKM Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party

A Roundtable interaction with Mr. AKM Chowdhury, former minister of Commerce and a ranking leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was organised at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on June 8, 2018. Introducing the gue....

June 18, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , Bangladesh-India relations , AKM Chowdhury , Bangladesh Nationalist Party
गगन शक्ति अभ्यास, 2018, का महत्व
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

8 से 12 अप्रैल 2018 तक भारतीय वायु सेना के द्वारा भारत में गगन शक्ति अभ्यास 2018 किया गया जिसमें सभी अभि�....

June 18, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , भारतीय वायु सेना , गगन शक्ति अभ्यास , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा चुनौति
Report of OHCHR on Human Rights in Kashmir Reeks of Bias
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

The recent Report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the ‘Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir’ is disappointing. It reeks of an anti-Indian bias and is deeply flawed. This is evident from the title itself w....

June 17, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , flawed OHCHR Report , Human Rights in Kashmir
India Gains Access to Sabang -A Road Map for Economic and Sustainable Development
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Opinion pieces, columns and news reports in India are rife with the belief that the Sabang Port in East Sumatra, Indonesia, will be developed by India for strategic purposes. Many scholars and analysts have vehemently argued that Sabang would serve a....

June 13, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Connectivity , Short Sea Shipping
An update on Developments in Maldives
Akash Sahu Article

Political Developments Political developments in Maldives over the past couple of months do not indicate any significant change in the approach and attitude of the Yameen Government towards resolution of contentious issues with t....

June 13, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , Maldives foreign policy , Maldives elections
Current Military Situation in Afghanistan
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

... insurgency in Afghanistan is a political problem; the military can create the right conditions for diplomatic talks to begin ... currently, Taliban is in no mood to negotiate ... Taliban who are ready to come around must be granted favourable opt....

June 12, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Situation in Afghanistan , US strategy for Afghanistan
सिपरी ने भारत को बताया रक्षा पर पांचवां सर्वाधिक खर्च करने वाला देश: वस्तुस्थिति
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle

वैश्विक सैन्य खर्च पर स्टॉकहोम इंटरनेशनल पीस रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट सिपरी द्वारा 2 मई को प्रकाशित ....

June 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , भारत रक्षा खर्च , भारतीय रक्षा बजट
Sardar Patel, Unifier of Modern India, by RNP Singh, Vitasta Publishing Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, Mar 2018, Rs 795
O P Sharma

RNP Singh has lucidly narrated the heroic saga of integrating the nation by indomitable Sardar Vallabhbai Patel by incorporating the princely territories into it. The account refreshes the memory of struggle to keep together the parts of the dismemb....

June 12, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Sardar Patel , Book Reviews , Modern India , Divide and Rule , Unity , Political map , Indira Gandhi , Yuga Purush
Demystifying Diplomatic Expulsions
Abhinav Pandya Article

The poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2018, set off a series of diplomatic expulsions and counter-expulsions between Russia and the western countries, in a limited way, bringing back the memories of ....

June 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , espionage activities , diplomatic expulsions
Kashmiris Long for Vikas not Azadi and Youth Need Counselling
Pravas Kumar Mishra Commentary

Every Indian longs to see Kantian peace in Kashmir as much as every Kashmiri does. The Valley has been on the boil for the past 30 years. The essence of the strife has now taken a vicious turn from self-determination to a religious struggle. Protract....

June 11, 2018 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Kashmiri youth , Kashmir peace measures
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