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Navigating Pakistan’s Federal Budget 2024-25 and its Key Parameters
July 5 , 2024 Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1120
On 12 June Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the country’s Federal budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, a day after the Ministry of Finance came out with the Economic Survey ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Federal Budget , IMF , Pakistan

Saying ‘No’ to Religion-Centric Reservations
July 4 , 2024 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 984
Every now and then, especially during election seasons but even otherwise, the subject of providing reservations based on religion is raised by somebody or the other, whether in the political field or o...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : 42nd Amendment , Constituent Assembly , Other Backward Classes , Scheduled Castes , Scheduled Tribes

Future Politico-diplomatic Initiatives with China and the Border Dispute
July 3 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1117
The phase of intense politico-diplomatic relationship between India and China got over in May 2020, having lasted nearly thirty years plus. Of the guiding mantras of diplomacy and deterrence, the former...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aksai Chin , China , Corps Commanders level talks , India , LAC , patrol clashes , PLA , Trade Deficit

Playing with Fire: Future of Israel-Hamas & Hezbollah Conflict
July 2 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 1151
Building the Perspective This work is a sequel to the author’s previous work titled ‘Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s War Aims a NO GO’.[1] While the said work argued how the achievement of the stated...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Israel –Hamas war , Israel-Hezbollah conflict , Israel-Lebanon war

Repatriation of Artefacts Under PM Narendra Modi’s Leadership
July 1 , 2024 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF
Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy Views: 1170
Have you ever imagined how a graceful bronze image of Nataraja, crafted in the 11th century CE under the Chola rulers for temples in Tamil Nadu, ended up in North American or European museums? Well, the...

Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 1972 , Antiquities and Art Treasure Act , Goddess Pratyangira , Indian artefacts , Indian cultural heritage , Mahishasuramardini idol , Nataraja , National Gallery of Australia , Uma Parameshwari idol

Delivering on Agnipath's Promise: Creating Pathways within and Beyond Military Service
June 28 , 2024 Col (Dr) DPK Pillay
Article Views: 1245
India's approach to soldier recruitment has undergone significant transformations since the British Raj to adapt to changing security needs. Post-independence, India moved away from regional and caste-b...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Agnipath , Agniveers , Central Armed Police Forces , Integrated Manpower policies , Kargil Review Committee , lateral entry , skill development , younger military

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