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India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War
February 23 , 2023 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent th...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Biden , China , ending war , G20 , India , Japan , NATO , Nuclear Weapons , PM Modi , Russia , Wang Yi

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?
February 22 , 2023 Naval Jagota
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Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) platforms
The iDEX platform was launched in April 2018 under the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation) and the aim was for “creation of an ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging industries including MSMEs, Start-ups, Individual Innovators

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Challenge , Defence , Defence production , DISC , iDEX , Innovators , R&D , Start-up

Post-election turmoil within Nepalese politics
February 22 , 2023 Aarushi Gupta
Article Views: 6133
Nepal politics never has a dull moment. From elections to government formation to maintaining the government, each aspect of Nepal politics is nothing short of a thriller. In 2022, Nepal held its second...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : KP Sharma Oli , Nepal , Nepal elections , Nepal politics , Nepali Congress , Prachanda , Presidential elections , Prime Minister , Rabi Lamichhane , RSP , Sher Bahadur Deuba

Pervez Musharraf : The 1999 coup
February 21 , 2023 Tilak Devasher
Article Views: 6636
With the death of Gen Pervez Musharraf in Dubai on 05 February 2023 an era has ended in Pakistan. While his complex legacy will be debated and discussed over the next few months and even years, it is us...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : coup 1999 , Kargil , Musharraf , Nawaj Sharif , Pakistan

Xi Jinping Preparing to Initiate another ‘Party Rectification’
February 21 , 2023 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 4723
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping withdrew the stringent zero-Covid restrictions overnight and eased the campaign against China’s tech platforms, there has been considerable speculation in the internat...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , four consciousness , Party Central Committee , rectification campaign , two establishments , two safeguards , Xi Jinping

India Launches World’s First Intranasal Anti-Covid Vaccine
February 20 , 2023 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 3158
On 26th January 27, 2023, Bharat Biotech launched the world’s first intranasal vaccine against Covid 19 in New Delhi. The vaccine uses a modified chimpanzee adenovirus to carry the Covid spike protein a...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Bharat Biotech , Covaxin , Covid 19 , Covishield , intranasal vaccine , Positive Bharat

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