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Discussion on ‘Socio-Economic Solutions to the Maoist Problem'

On 31 July 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a round table discussion on the Maoist Problem in India, focusing especially on its socio-economic dynamics. The panel assembled for the deliberations included policy experts, ....

August 08, 2017 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , LWE , chhattisgarh , Maoist Problem , Local insurgency

ASEAN’s Centrality and the South China Sea Dispute

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The concept of Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) centrality has been much talked about as being one of the most cherished principles of the multilateral organization; however, there is no clear or detailed definition of the term. Yet ....

August 08, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , ASEAN Summit , Belt and Road

मरावी : फिलीपींस में संकट और आसियान-भारत आतंकरोधी सहयोग की आवश्यकता

Varun Nambiar

इस्लामिक स्टेट ऑफ इराक एंड सीरिया (आईएसआईएस) और दुनिया भर में उसके अनगिनत सहयोगियों के उभार की अ....

August 07, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , इस्लामी आतंकवाद , मरावी फिलीपींस

Pakistan Heading into Political Turbulence

Sushant Sareen

In its seventy years existence, Pakistan has been a virtual laboratory of political science. They have tried all possible forms of democracy – parliamentary, presidential, basic, ‘real’, controlled, stunted, non-party, you name it – and have ....

August 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Nawaz Sharif , Supreme Court , Pakistan politics

Indian Civilisation and the Constitution

RNP Singh

The traditional India is the origin and source of the India of today. At the existential level it is the backbone of India. In the philosophic plane it is verily its soul. It is visible in the every walk of life, unless the ‘modern’ Indian, blind....

August 03, 2017 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Indian Civilisation , Constitution , Hindutva

कतर को राजनयिक तौर पर अलग-थलग करना: कारण और परिणाम

Manpreet Sohanpal

हाल ही में कतर के तीन बहुत शक्तिशाली पड़ोसियों ने गैस के प्राचुर्य वाले इस देश के साथ संबंध तोड़....

August 03, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , कतर , जीसीसी , राजनीतिक संबंध

Exit of Mian Sahib: Nothing Changes for India

Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disqualified the Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif on account of concealment of assets in his nomination papers for the 2013 General Elections. The case against Mian Sahib and his family members, began following the r....

August 02, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Panama Leaks , Sharif family , Pakistan Army

Interview on Doklam Issue

Amb Ashok Kantha, Distinguished Fellow at the VIF and Director of The Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, offered his expert views on the current Doklam stand-off during an interview to The Hindu. Readers would find this insightful analysis rath....

August 02, 2017 Media Studies , India , China , India-China Border , Doklam , Bhutan-Tibet Border

Maldivian Turmoil Veers between Adamant Administration and Opportunistic Opposition

C D Sahay

"No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems, of which getting elected and re-elected are No. 1 and No. 2. Whatever is No. 3 is fa....

August 01, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Maldives , President Yameen , Nashid , Opposition Coalition