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Changing Shades of Russian Weapon Deployment in Ukraine War
March 25 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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Picking up the Thread- the Premise
The recent reports in the open source have stated that in the massive missile strikes on Ukraine between 06-10 Mar 2022, Russia has used ‘new age weapons’, namely the Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles unstoppable by any known defences

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Russian weapon deployment , Ukraine War , Ukraine-Russia War

Japan sets up Military Base in Ishigaki Island to Deter China
March 24 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
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Like many Asian nations, Japan that shares a historically ugly phase of relationship with China, now faces the heat from a muscular China, despite having a robust relationship in the economic domain. Ch...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China threat , Coast Guard intrusions , collective self defence , End of Pacifism in Japan , Ishigaki Island , Senkaku Islands , SIPRI

Salami Slicing, Fait Accompli and Buffers: What Next?
March 23 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6367
The contradictions are stark. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has often opined that relations with China are not normal, because India will not agree to any attempt to change the Line of Actual C...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aksai Chin , buffers , China , LAC , PLA , Tawang

The Decline and Reclamation of the Discourse on Duties
March 22 , 2023 Rohith Krishna
Article Views: 5391
Introduction: The Conflict between Rights and Duties
Unlike the language of rights that have received great momentum in the contemporary world, the language of duty is seemingly less popular. The notion where rights are met through the fulfillment of duty is not popular and intelligible to many today

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Duties , Human Rights , Mahabharata , Mahatma Gandhi , UDHR

India-Singapore FinTech Cooperation
March 21 , 2023 Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6383
On 21 February 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the first payment linkage between India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow, which open...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Digital India , Fintech , G20 , India , innovation , MAS , NPCI , P2M , P2P , PayNow , QR , RBI , Remittance , Singapore , UPI , VPA

Yamuna Biodiversity Park: An Ideal Instrument for Environmental Sustainability in Urban Spaces
March 21 , 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 6921
In an era of climate emergency, the world is looking for desperate measures to tackle the issue of climate change. Apart from mitigation, the climate change discourse has now moved towards adaptation an...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : biodiversity , Climate Change , climate emergency , Ecosystems , Food Security , nature-based solutions , Positive Bharat , Sustainability , water security

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