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Cyber Security in India – Present Status

Introduction: The Information Technology (IT) Act in India was promulgated as early as 2000. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) was established in 2004 and continues to act. India has undertaken several steps at p....

October 30, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Digital India , Smart City , Information Technology , CERT-In , Indian Cyber Security
India Needs Proactive Engagement with East African Countries on Maritime Security
Commodore Somen Banerjee

The Western Indian Ocean has been a fertile ground for almost all maritime threats and challenges; and East African nations have struggled to keep up with the rapidly evolving security scenarios. While there are some notable exceptions, most military....

October 30, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Maritime Security , Djibouti , East Africa , West Indian Ocean
Kashmir - A new Opportunity has Opened Up
C D Sahay

In a major initiative, Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, on October 23, 2017 announced government’s decision to appoint Shri Dineshwar Sharma, former Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) as ‘Representative’ of Government of India ‘to ca....

October 27, 2017 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Rajnath Singh , Jammu & Kashmir , Home Minister , IB , J&K dialogue , Government’s Representative , Dineshwar Sharma , Govt of india , Lashkar-e Toiba , Mahbooba Mufti
ईरान को ट्रंप की ‘नामंजूरी’: आगे क्या
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

शुक्रवार 13 सितंबर, 2017 को अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप ने सख्ती भरे भाषण में ऐलान किया कि वह सं....

October 27, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , Iran , ईरान परमाणु समझौता , अमेरिकी ऐलान , Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran , JCPOA , Iran Nuclear Program , Nuclear
Referendum: Panacea or Disaster?
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The two referendums in Kurdistan and Catalonia have attracted world attention. They were held in different geographies, and the historical context is different. But there is a common element. Both test the limits of scope of self-determination in a d....

October 27, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Referendum , Kurdistan , Catalonia , Panacea or Disaster
Afghanistan- Pakistan Transit Trade
Shoiab A. Rahim

Abstract The transit trade problems of Afghanistan are typical to any other landlocked country. As a landlocked country, Afghanistan has relied on Pakistan for its international trade. However, the transit trade of Afghanistan has....

October 26, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Afghanistan’s Trade , Transit Overview , Land- locked States , ATTA , Trade Barriers
Xi Gets Second Term, Emerges Stronger, No Clear Successor
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The 19th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ended on 24 October 2017 with Xi Jinping nominated to lead the party and the country for a second five-year terms. Xi’s name was also inscribed in the party constitution for hi....

October 26, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Xi Jinping , Chinese Party Congress , Politburo
H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s speech at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 24 October 2017

Highlights President Ghani dwelled on the causes of global uncertainty, the regional security context and the New US Strategy in South Asia. Drivers of Global Uncertainty • President Ghani identified

October 25, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Pakistan , QUAD , CPEC , Ashraf Ghani , Afghanistan Foreign Policy , ANSF , Indo–Afghan Relations
Tillerson Visit: Need to Tone Down the Euphoria
Dr Harinder Sekhon

New Delhi was euphoric over United States (US) Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson’s recent remarks on “defining our relationship with India for the next century” made at a Washington DC think tank on the eve of his Asia visit, a five-stop tour t....

October 25, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Tillerson visit , Indo-US cooperation , US Pak policy
रोहिंग्या संकट – भारत द्वारा चतुराई भरी कूटनीति की आवश्यकता
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar

प्रस्तावना पिछले कुछ हफ्तों में रोहिंग्या संकट एकाएक अंतरराष्ट्रीय समुदाय की चेतना औ�....

October 25, 2017 Ilegal Immigration , National Security and Strategic Studies
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