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India: Mother of Democracy @G20
January 17 , 2023 Dr Hitashi Lomash
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India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and the value of democracy and rule of law is embedded in its culture. The country has been a champion of democracy and the rule of law at every international f...

Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : civilizational roots , democracy , G20 , India , Nyayasutras , public opinion , public reasoning

Terrorism and Extremism Trends in Bharat: Review of 2022 and Prognosis for 2023
January 16 , 2023 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 9430
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || [Translation: “Let a man be lifted up by his own self; let him not lower himself; for he himself is his friend, and he...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : AlQaida , Bharat , Daesh , Extremism , India , insurgency , ISI , ISIS , Islamic , IslamicState , J&K , Jammu , Kanhaiya , Kashmir , Khalistan , LWE , Maoist , Naxal , Northeast , Pakistan , PFI , Punjab , Taliban , Terrorism

The Elusive Golden Mean in PSB Privatization Goal
January 13 , 2023 Praveen Menon
Commentary Views: 7931
US President Harry Truman entangled in an array of economic views had famously asked for a “one-armed economist”.[1] A team of economists pronouncing “On the one hand, this” and “On the other hand, tha...

Economic Studies

Tags : Banking sector , Economics , Indian Economy , Nationalisation , Public Sector Banks , Reserve Bank of India

Climate Change: A Review of 2022 and Projections for 2023
January 12 , 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 10157
Over the past year, the impact of climate change has escalated significantly. The threats emanating from this existential crisis are increasingly multifaceted and interlocking in nature and continue to ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Carbon bombs , Climate attribution , Climate Change , Climate Tipping Points , CO2 emissions , COP27 , COP28 , Extreme weather events , Loss and Damage Fund

Contemplating Deterrence by ‘Integrated Missile and Rocket Force’
January 11 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6143
“Sorry to keep you waiting. I’m here! Dongfeng Express at your service!” is what Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) wrote in February 2019, in its first post on Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Artillery , BrahMos , deterrence , IMRF , PLARF , Pralay , Prithvi , SFC , SSM

Resurgence of Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) in Pakistan
January 11 , 2023 Aakriti Vinayak
Commentary Views: 5711
Pakistan and Afghanistan relations are on a boil. In the past few months while there has been simmering tensions on the Durand Line, the Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) threat has grown exponentially. On Novemb...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghan Taliban , economy , FATA , Pakistan , Terrorism , TTP

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