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Commentary: Will Japan Carry the Bastion of Constitution Amendment After Abe?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“角を矯めて牛を殺す”
(Kill a bull by straightening its horns, meaning: Action taken to put something right is often more unpleasant or damaging than the original problem)
The above quote succinctly ....

May 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Japanese Constitution , Japan’s Defence Policy
Round Table Discussion on South Indian Ocean

Background South Indian Ocean (SIO) is not an established geographical entity. But the geopolitical underpinnings of this region have become as dynamic as the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Currently, the Indian Ocean Rim Associat....

May 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Bay of Bengal , Arabian Sea , South Indian Ocean , Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
एयर चीफ मार्शल बीएस धनोआ ने एक सार्वजनिक भाषण में बताया कि बदलते सुरक्षा वातावरण में कैसी है भारतीय वायुसेना की भूमिका
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

विवेकानंद इंटरनेशनल फाउंडेशन (वीआईएफ) के आमंत्रण पर एयर चीफ मार्शल बी. एस. धनोआ ने “राष्ट्रीय सु....

May 15, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा , वायु सेना की भूमिका
Obituary: Pravrajika Atmaprana, Biographer of Sister Nivedita, Passes Away in Delhi
Dr Arpita Mitra Article

Pravrajika Atmaprana, a senior nun of Sri Sarada Math, passed away at the age of 96 on the morning of 13 May at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, New Delhi. She is widely loved and respected and will be remembered for decades to come for her remarkable ....

May 15, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Pravrajika Atmaprana , Sister Nivedita’s Biographer , Ramakrishna Sarada Mission
India’s Fifth Largest Military Spending Rank by SIPRI – A Reality Check
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

The latest report on global military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 02 May has placed India as the fifth largest defence spender in the World in 2017. SIPRI attributes increase in the global mili....

May 14, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Indian defence budget , Military spending report
Chinese Economy in 2018: Changes and Challenges
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Le Keqiang, while addressing the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress kept China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 6.5 percent for 2018, somewhat lower than th....

May 14, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , Chinese economy , China’s financial policy
Emerging Structure of Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal

.... Traditionally, security at sea has been theorised and interpreted rooted in traditional realist or liberalist theories. In the realist interpretation, the seas are the plains on which superpower, or regional power rivalry, takes place, whereas r....

May 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , SAARC
ASEAN Summit at Singapore: Urgent Need for a Legally Binding Code of Conduct in South China Sea
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The 32nd edition of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit took place in Singapore in from 25-28 April where the central theme of the meeting was envisioned as ‘Resilient and Innovative ASEAN’. While the South East Asia....

May 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea Code of Conduct , China’s militarisation of SCS
Iran Nuclear Deal
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

US President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal was partly expected in view of his campaign statements. It was nevertheless surprising. There were last minute attempts by the E-3 – France, Germany and the UK - to persuade Trump n....

May 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Iran nuclear deal , Sanctions on Iran
Modi Xi-Summit: All About ‘Feel Good’!
Gunjan Singh Commentary

The informal meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 27-28, 2018, has raised a lot of hope that there may be a new policy direction to improve the bilateral relations. Both the leaders showed ....

May 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Modi-Xi talks , Building Sino-India trust
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