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Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine
March 10 , 2023 Naval Jagota
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The new Indian Air Force doctrine made available in the public domain has gone through various iterations and does incorporate aerospace aspects of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also. There has be...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : air diplomacy , doctrine , domain , enablers , fighters , IAF , International exercises , Satellite , Space , sustainment , Tejas , Transport

Cultural Entrepreneurship for Shaping Brand India
March 9 , 2023 Arunima Gupta
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This Podcast features Arunima Gupta, Principal at Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg). NICEorg works towards strengthening cultural entrepreneurship in India by promoting and empowering cul...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Atmanirbhar Bharat , Cultural Economy , Cultural Entrepreneurship , G20 , Softpower

Xi Jinping Tightens his Grip on the Security Apparatus
March 9 , 2023 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 5718
Moving rapidly after the 20th Party Congress (October 6-12, 2022) approved his policies and endorsed him for a third term, Chinese President Xi Jinping has over the past year and a half further tightene...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , Ministry of Public Security , Party Congress , Politburo , two establishments , Xi Jinping

How Useful was Secretary Blinken’s Visit to Central Asia?
March 7 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6688
Background
A year has passed since the Ukrainian conflict erupted in February last year. This crisis has had a devastating impact not just on the countries involved but also on those not part of this conflict. Supply chain disruptions, a refugee crisis, and a decline in economic activity are a few consequences of the conflict in Ukraine.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : C5+1 , Central Asia , China , CSTO , reforms , Russia , Sanctions. USA , SCO , Ukraine Crisis

Can India Play any Role for Peace in the Korean Peninsula?
March 7 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4853
At a time when the Ukraine crisis has hogged international limelight impacting trade of energy, food and supply chain disruptions and many related worrying fallouts, the world seems to have drifted into...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 1 March Movement , Extended deterrence , missile firings , Nuclear Weapons , provocations , Table-Top Exercise

Xi Jinping’s Leadership Appears to be Facing Opposition
March 6 , 2023 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 5866
From the time Xi Jinping made his ambition for a third term clear, and for months before the 20th Party Congress (October 6-12, 2022), China’s official media has been publishing a series of articles hig...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , CDIC , PLA , rectification campaign , two safeguards , Xi Jinping

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