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Interaction with Ms. Kavita Kewal, Department of Defence, Australia

Ms. Kavita Kewal, Assistant Secretary, DOD, Australia along with other officials visited VIF on 22 July 2014 to interact with the VIF faculty on issues of mutual concern. Ms. Kavita Kewal explained Australian views on regional security environment in....

July 29, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Af-Pak , Indo-Australian defence relations
Juvenile Justice Act: Does It Need Review?
Dr M N Buch (late)

Children have been an exploited class in India, not only on account of age but also on account of the way our economy functions in the informal sector, as also the caste system which discouraged education for large sections of the community and virtu....

July 29, 2014 Governance and Political Studies
Violence Against Minority Hindus in Bangladesh: An Analysis
Dr Prakash Chandra Sahoo

Introduction Bangladesh was born in 1971 premised on a secular and democratic ethos as paragraph 2 of the preamble of the first constitution of Bangladesh which was adopted on November 4, 1972 accepted ‘nationalism’, ‘socialism’, �....

July 28, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh
Union Budget 2014-2015: Breathing Time to Evolve Long Term Economic Policy
Dr M N Buch (late)

The Economic Times published on 11th July, 2014 carries the headlines “Narendra Modi aims for goal, hits crossbar”. This newspaper and some others, not to mention the Opposition have referred to the budget presented to Pa....

July 24, 2014 Governance and Political Studies
Pak Army Ops in North Waziristan is a Tough Challenge
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The Pakistan army launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb(sharp and cutting), its much delayed ground offensive against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan, on June 15, 2014. Since then, the army claims to have killed 386 TTP and Uzbek terr....

July 23, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Discussion on Christine Fair’s Book

American scholar and academic Dr C Christine Fair presented her latest book “Fighting to the end: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War” before a distinguished gathering of scholars, soldiers and diplomats at the Vivekananda International Foundation o....

July 18, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Book Discussions , Pakistan Army , US policy , Christine Fair
Vimarsha on Transforming Centre-State Relations a talk by Shri Dhirendra Singh

Former Home Secretary Shri Dhirendra Singh delivered a talk on Transforming Centre State Relations under the Vimarsha series at VIF on July 11, 2014. The session was presided over by former Delhi Lt Governor Shri Vijai Kapoor. In his opening remar....

July 18, 2014 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Centre-State Relations
Modi’s Japan Visit: Need for a Paradigm Shift in Strategic Ties
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

After evaluating the emerging strategic environment in the neighbourhood and beyond, Prime Minister Narendra Modi preferred to visit Bhutan first and thereafter Japan. While the visit to Bhutan underscored his understanding of the crucial strategic ....

July 18, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
A Good Budget, Devoid of Populism, Dramatics and Fudged Accounts
Dr A Surya Prakash

Mr.Narendra Modi is perceived as a tough Prime Minister who will take tough decisions. He is also seen as one who will even take harsh decisions if need be. In the run up to his government’s first budget, Mr Modi reinforced this image by warni....

July 17, 2014 Economic Studies
Vaidik - Saeed Meeting: A Case of Self-Appointed Diplomats, Self-Serving Charlatans
Sushant Sareen

The meeting between internationally designated terrorist chieftain Hafiz Saeed and an Indian journalist (?) and political operator, Dr VP Vaidik, in Lahore has caused a veritable storm in not just political circles but also the media. Normally, no ey....

July 16, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies
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