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Joint Training on Cyber Security by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) : ‘Train the Trainers’ Workshop for Teachers of Indian Air Force Schools

In pursuance of one of its tasks of Information Security and creating awareness of the threats and vulnerabilities of operating in the virtual world, particularly amongst the children, VIF and TCS (ignite) entered into an agreement to conduct special....

March 08, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Seminars , Cyber Security , Information Technology , TCS
Whither ‘Quad’ – Alliance or Alignment
Commodore Somen Banerjee

The congregation of the leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia on the sidelines of ASEAN Summit in November 2017 in Manila has been a significant geo-political statement for the Indo-Pacific community. The timing and place for rekindling the o....

March 07, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indo-Pacific , China’s naval power , QUAD
राष्ट्रपति रूहानी का भारत दौरा
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

2003 में राष्ट्रपति खतामी के दौरे के लगभग 15 वर्ष बाद, राष्ट्रपति रूहानी 15-17 फ़रवरी तक भारत दौरे के लिए....

March 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , modi , भारत-ईरान के संबंध , राष्ट्रपति रूहानी भारत दौरा , President Rouhani’s Visit
Overview of US-China Relations under the Trump Administration

... US-China relations are being shaped by the assertive policies of Xi Jinping ... and the Trump administration’s view that the large trade deficit and security challenges in East Asia require a more proactive policy towards China .... being the ....

March 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Xi Jinping , trade , East Asia , US-China relations
The Maoist Rebellion, in Limp
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

“ … for then only you will be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased …” – Aeschines. Greek statesman The Object of Discussion Much confabulat....

March 06, 2018 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Maoist rebellion , Integrated Action Plan , Counter-Naxal operations
Commentary: China and Philippines Rapprochement: Implications for India
Asha Sundaramurthy Commentary

With the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Philippines conducting the second Bilateral Consultation Meeting on the South China Sea, there’s been a range of views on what this could mean for regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. While the USA....

March 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Philippines-China
Commentary: Quad Plus - Time for New Stakeholders
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

China’s rapid march westward through the Indo-Pacific region appears to be running into rough weather. Australia, India, Japan and the United States, the members of the ‘Quad’, an ‘association of like-minded nations’, have established a Qua....

March 05, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , China’s assertiveness
Commentary: Pakistan - Significance of Pashtun Protests
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has seen many dharnas and protests in the last few years. However, perhaps for the first time it was witness to a 10-day sit-in (01-10 February 2018) by about 5000 Pashtuns largely from the Federally Administered Tribal....

March 05, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Energy Security , Commentary , Islamabad protests , Pashtun’s extra-judicial killing , FATA , Pashtun , Pashtun Protests
Commentary: Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Vietnam
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Within a short period of less than two months there would have been two high level political leaders from Vietnam visiting India. Last month Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was in New Delhi as part of the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit as also to w....

March 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India-Vietnam strategic ties , President Quang’s visit
Commentary: Mizoram Contends with Refugee Influx from Myanmar
Gautam Sen Commentary

The Mizoram Government has recently raised an alert on migration of refugees to the state from Myanmar. The State Government was quite complacent on inflow of refugees till early October last year, particularly in its belief that the Rohingyas of Rak....

March 01, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Myanmarese Buddhist migration , Buddhist refugees in Mizoram , Refugee Influx , Myanmar , Mizoram
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