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An Analytical Review of India’s Defence Exports
November 12 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 138
This work analyses the recent statement of the Defence Minister wherein, on 04 Oct 2024, while speaking at the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the Minis...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Defence Exports , Indian defence industry , RM at 7th AGM of SIDM

Beijing's Strategic Engagement with Bangladesh in the Aftermath of Power Shift
November 11 , 2024 Rahul Pandey
Article Views: 156
The political landscape in Bangladesh underwent a dramatic transformation in August 2024 when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down following a wave of student protests, now known as the ...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , Bangladesh Armed Forces , China , Goal 2020 plan , JIB , Muhammad Yunus , Rohingya

Second Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security: Some Major Takeaways
November 8 , 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 176
The II Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, hosted by Belarus from October 31 to November 1, is believed to have highlighted the shifting stance within Eurasia towards a more multipolar ...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Energy imports , EU , Illegal Sanctions , multipolarity , Russia Ukraine war

President Muizzu Visit to India amidst Economic Uncertainties: An Analytical Overview
November 7 , 2024 Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF
Article Views: 212
On October 10, 2024 President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, accompanied by First Lady Madam Sajidha Mohamed, concluded the five-day state visit to India. The visit conducted by President Muizzu, at the invitation...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : defence cooperation , India Maldives Relations , Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators , Maldives GDP , Maldives Monetary Authority , Maldivian Economy , MATATO , MMA , President Mohamed Muizzu , Tourism

Viksit Bharat: Bracing for Strategic Contestations: Political Management of India’s Military Institution
November 6 , 2024 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
Article Views: 218
It was in the post-1962 period that the shape of India’s indigenous system of national defence began shaping-up – at the intervention of Communist China. That was when after centuries of strategic quara...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : blending hoary warrior culture with indigenisation , curative ventures in military management , Military security in Viksit Bharat

Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Engagement with Afghanistan: Significant for the Region
November 5 , 2024 Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal
Commentary Views: 221
During a recent visit to Tashkent, I had attended the roundtable on ‘Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Openness and Prosperity for Peace’ on 25 October 2024. The speakers were some of the prominent policy m...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Amu Darya , Friendship Bridge , Gas Fields , IMU , railway line , trade

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