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Policing in contemporary India has turned into a major challenge, This challenge requires the evolution of new policing culture, better training, comprehensive modernisation and astute personnel management. However, efforts made towards that directio....

October 03, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir , Internal Security , Islamic State , North East , Police Reforms , Left-wing extremism

Surgical Strikes and More

Amb Kanwal Sibal

The surgical strikes by the Indian army on the launch pads along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K for infiltrating terrorists into India is a long-awaited step with major implications for the future. For 55 years India has not crossed the LoC in J&K ....

October 02, 2016 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , POK , LeT , Surgical Strikes , Line of Control

VIF Director's Message on the Surgical Strikes

General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM

Bravo India! At the outset, we will like to convey our compliments to the Modi Government for the most befitting and unambiguous message by India to Pakistan that the continuing acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Pakistan deep State throu....

September 30, 2016 Pakistan , POK , LoC , LeT , Surgical Strikes , jihadist

नए वित्तीय प्रशासन के अंकुर

Rajesh Singh

पिछले कुछ समय से ये अटकलें लगने लगी हैं कि मोदी सरकार देश के वित्तीय प्रशासन में तीन उपायों के ज�....

September 29, 2016 Governance and Political Studies

Visit of a Delegation from China’s Pangoal institution

Leading a four-member delegation, Mr. YI Peng, founder President of the Pangoal Institution, a Bejing-based non-governmental think tank, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 20 Sep 2016 for an interaction, targeted at exploring p....

September 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , UN sanctions , Pangoal Institution , Chinese investors

Freebies and Good Governance

BP Singh

Background and Argument I have chosen to speak on a subject of contemporary interest and importance: ‘Freebies and Good Governance’. I deliberately withheld the umbrella in suggesting the title of the talk that provides both inspiratio....

September 28, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Good Governance , UPA , MGNREGA , Planning Commission , PMJDY

Breaking The Caste Code In Uttar Pradesh

Rajesh Singh

It is election season in Uttar Pradesh. The four major political parties in the fray are seeking to win the people’s affection on the promise of developmental governance. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’....

September 27, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Congress , BJP , Uttar Pradesh , BSP

India and the United States - Recent Development

Dr Harinder Sekhon

As the Obama administration enters its last months in office, it is normal that it would want to assess the state of relations between the United States and India. Both countries have invested a lot in revitalizing this partnership and the US would n....

September 26, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , modi , Obama , UNCLOS , India - United States

Round Table Discussion : India-Iran Relations

On 19 Sep 2016, Amb Dinkar Srivastava, India’s former Ambassador to Iran, conducted a round table discussion on ‘India-Iran relations and the way forward’. The interaction among experts focused on three key issues: terrorism, regional connectiv....

September 26, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Chabahar Port , Iran , Soviet Union , India-Iran relations

कश्मीर: कौन मानेगा पाकिस्तान की बात?

Sushant Sareen

तकरीबन चौथाई सदी से यानी 1989-90 में जब से आतंकवाद ने जम्मू-कश्मीर को जकड़ा है तभी से भारत ने अपने खिला....

September 26, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan