Round Table Discussion on The South China Sea Dispute Ruling - Implications

Against the backdrop of 12 July 2016, award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea (SCS), a Round Table Discussion was held on 2 August 2016, on “South China Dispute Ruling: Implications”. The discussion started with t....

Future Prospects of Peace Talk with United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) Genesis, Issues and Recommendations

The insurgency by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has petered out over the years but peace talks with the outfit's leadership has not progressed beyond a preliminary stage. What are the prospects of these negotiations? Will a recalcitrant....

चीन-पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे के निहितार्थ

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के बहुचर्चित पाकिस्तान दौरे (20-21 अप्रैल, 2015) के दौरान चीन-पाकिस्तान आर�....

Governing the Governors & Article 356

Through its forceful intervention in political developments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, which were brought under President’s Rule, the Supreme Court affirmed that it would not let the letter and spirit of the SR Bommai versus Union of ....

Rising presence of Daesh in India

Until very recently in India, there have been several interpretations of threat perceptions of Daesh or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This was primarily because few Indian Muslims joined the outfit in Syria or Iraq and there has been, s....

समान नागरिक संहिता की तत्काल आवश्यकता

हाल में भारत के लॉ कमीशन से जब केन्द्रीय सरकार ने रिपोर्ट मांगी तो एक बार फिर से ये बहस छिड़ गई कि �....

Russia, Europe and The United States: Emerging Power Play

"The Soviet Union ceased to exist twenty-five years ago but tensions between Russia and the West have remained high despite the end of the Cold War. The West still seems to be struggling to come to terms with the reality of a post-Soviet Russia and i....

तथ्यों के प्रकाश में कश्मीर घाटी की जनता के नाम एक खुला पत्र

आतंकी बुरहान की सुरक्षा बलों के द्वारा मौत के बाद एक बार फिर पाक सेना तथा आइएसआइ ने कश्मीर घाटी �....

Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati; Penguin Viking Books

When Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao became the country’s Prime Minister, he came with few expectations. His track record as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (then undivided) and many years later as Union Cabinet Minister was mediocre. The party ....

Interaction with H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India

On 15 July 2016, the VIF invited H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, for a talk on ‘India-Australia Relations and the Way Forward’ followed by an interactive session. A broad panel of eminent security and foreign po....

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