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Resilient Rare-Earth Supply Chains: Whither Quad?
Avantika Menon

The ubiquitous iPhone is perhaps the most commonly cited example used to showcase the globalized nature of supply chains. Starting from its design process in California, US, the complex supply chain for its production and assembly spans 43...

November 11, 2021 Download
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Earth Elements, Global supply chains, QUAD, Quad Collaboration, Rare Earth
India in Space Domain - Pathbreaking Developments
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… in global politics, a new arms race in the form of military-oriented applications for space is becoming dominant .. space assets therefore are attractive targets for adversaries .. capability to use space for commercial, scientific and military...

October 29, 2021 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Harnessing space, India in Space Domain, India’s space ventures, military applications in space, Space technology and development, weaponisation of space
Repositioning National Cadet Corps to Drive Youth Development and Social Change
Maj Gen M Indrabalan, ADG, NCC (B&J)

… time and national resources deployed for mentoring and guiding the present generation of youth through the revamped NCC’s stables will definitely start yielding much larger outcomes …

October 25, 2021 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies
Tags: Building a strong nationhood, Character-building of youth, Dividends of young India, NCC, NCC in nation building, NCC modernisation, Restructure of NCC curricula
Tracking the Money Trail: Islamic Terror Groups in South Asia
Rhea Sinha

South Asia has been plagued by Islamic terrorism for decades. An increasingly hostile political environment and the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir has enabled terror organisations to thrive because of the...

September 15, 2021 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism
Tags: Af-Pak region, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Security, Neighbourhood studies, Pakistan, Terror Financing, Terrorism
Understanding Israel as Jewish Democratic State
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Israel since its formation in 1948 continues to remain as one of the few democratic states in West Asian region. The state of Israel officially calls itself as a Jewish democratic state. The research seeks to explore the stated dual objectives i....

September 4, 2021 Download
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Aliya, Arab-Israel Wars, Balfour Declaration, Ethnic Democracy, Israel, Jewish Democratic State, Knesset, Palestine, Zionism
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Amruta Karambelkar

The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed power play amongst nations. The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a race of sorts to provide essential medical supplies and in the second year, a competition for vaccines is underway. Vaccine diplomacy,...

August 20, 2021 Download
China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: ASEAN, Chinese Vaccines, COVAX, COVID-19, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Southeast Asia, Vaccine Diplomacy
The Chinese Hand behind Terrorism in Northeast India
Dr Sriparna Pathak

Terrorism, a nontraditional security threat has come to occupy centerstage in 21st century international relations, as the lines between how non-state actors and state actors use it have become increasingly blurred. India and China, the two...

August 19, 2021 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, North-East Insurgency
Tags: CCP, China, Global Times, International cooperation, Northeast India, Terrorism, Terrorism in Northeast India
Social Media in Violent Conflicts – Recent Examples
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… the very technology that is cause of the problem, can be used to correct it too .. Artificial Intelligence can help social media platforms spot lies, identify doctored videos and photographs and track the dissemination of falsehoods by...

August 2, 2021 Download
Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Abuse of media freedom, artificial intelligence, Deception through media, Facebook, Fake news, Freedom of Speech, Information and misinformation, Information Warfare, Mass misleading through media, national security, Range of social interaction, Social Media, Twitter, WhatsApp
Cape Town Water Crisis of 2018: Lessons we can learn from it
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

A serious water crisis plagued the city of Cape Town in early 2018 to the point that it was on the verge of becoming the first modern global city to run out of water. However, the city never reached to that point because of the strict measures...

July 6, 2021 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change
Tags: Cape Town, Day Zero, Drought, Water crisis, Water Management Devices, Water Police, water security
Penpa Tsering, the New President of the Central Tibetan Administration, Calls on China to Grant ‘Genuine Autonomy’ to Tibet
Sarada Subhash, Research Assistant, VIF

Penpa Tsering has been elected as the new Sikyong or President of 17th Tibetan government-in-exile (TGiE), formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). This write-up explores the life and policy stance of the newly elected Sikyong...

June 7, 2021 Download
Tibet, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Genuine Autonomy, Penpa Tsering, Sikyong
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