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Taxation and Extortion: A Major Source of Militant Economy in Northeast India
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

There are a large numbers of militant groups involved in insurgent activities in Northeast India. Over the years, consequent to the perceived neglect, ethnic and identity insecurity, these groups have been sustaining their ideological struggle. Howev....

July 15, 2016 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Northeast India , Militant Economy
भारत का सियोल अभियान
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

परमाणु आपूर्तिकर्ता समूह (एनएसजी) में प्रवेश हासिल करने की भारत की कोशिश को चीन ने नाकाम कर दिया....

July 15, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy
China’s Day of Reckoning
Commodore Gopal Suri

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has issued its award in the arbitration case between the Philippines and China. The Philippines had initiated arbitration proceedings against China in January 2013 under Annex VII to the United Nations Convent....

July 14, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Permanent Court of Arbitration , UNCLOS , West Philippine Sea
South China Sea: China’s Achilles Heel?
Gautam Sen

In an eleven-page press release, the Permanent Court of Arbitration has given its unanimous award by the Tribunal under Annex VII to the United Nation Convention on the Laws of the Sea (the “Convention”) in the arbitration instituted by the Repub....

July 13, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , Philippines , Vietnam
कार्यान्वयन, सुशासन की कुंजी है
Rajesh Singh

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने हाल ही में एक बातचीत के दौरान अपने मंत्रिमंडलीय सहयोगियों से कथि�....

July 13, 2016 Governance and Political Studies
Tejas Fighter Induction: Glory and the Grind
Kapil Kak

On 1 July the Deputy Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Marshal RKS ‘Chottu’ Bhadauria received the first two series production Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) from HAL. These would equip IAF’s 45 ‘Flying Daggers’ Squadron—which, ....

July 13, 2016 Defence , Tejas Fighter , Aircraft , Flying Daggers
Ending Round The Year Poll Cycle
Rajesh Singh

In a recent interview to Times Now news channel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly endorsed the idea of simultaneous Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections. The last time elections to the States and the Centre were held together in the cou....

July 12, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Lok Sabha , Parliamentary Standing Committee
Round Table Discussion on the ‘Developments in Afghanistan: Implications and Options for India’

In continuation of a long series of seminars and discussions on the future of Afghanistan, held by the VIF from time to time since 2009, a fresh round of discussion on the ‘Developments in Afghanistan: Implications and Options for India’, was hel....

July 11, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Developments in Afghanistan , Options for India
चीन की दूसरी महान दीवार
Ashish Sirsikar

पिछले लगभग एक साल से और विशेषतौर पर पिछले महीने से चीन को दूसरी ‘महान दीवार’ (ग्रेट वाल) का निर्म�....

July 11, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies
Burhan Wani's Killing and Its Aftermath
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Kokarnag in the southernmost part of South Kashmir, is a sleepy little township. It once was the bastion of militancy due to the presence of the lofty Pir Panjal range in whose shadow it lies and the forested tracts of the lower hills; the terrain wa....

July 11, 2016 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , Burhan Wani , South Kashmir , Militancy
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