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Securing Bharat’s Critical Mineral Supply Chains: The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023
March 4 , 2024 Deekhit Bhattacharya
Article Views: 1367
A fresh push for securing supplies of critical minerals will be crucial to power its manufacturing and deep-tech ambitions. Maintaining momentum will be essential.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : critical minerals , Economic Growth , exploration , futuristic technologies , private sector participation , rare earths , Supply chains

India-Nepal Relations
March 4 , 2024 Amb Ranjit Rae
Podcast Views: 1122
In 2024, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar's first foreign visit to Nepal highlighted India’s closeness to its neighbour. Building upon the positive momentum of the visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister Prac...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Foreign Minister , Jaishankar , Nepal , Prachanda visit

International Court of Justice and Adjudication on Israel`s Military Operations in Gaza and Human Rights Violation
March 1 , 2024 Gautam Sen
Article Views: 1680
Based on the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) request for an advisory opinion on `Legal Consequences arising from Israel’s Policies and Practices in Occupied Palestinian Territory’,

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Gaza , genocide , Hamas , Israel , South Africa , UNGA , UNSC

Climate Change & Environmental Degradation: Impacts of War in Afghanistan
February 29 , 2024 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1534
Introduction
In the beginning of this month (February 2024) a three-day international conference on climate change was organized by the Nangarhar University situated in Jalalabad, the capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , Climate Change , Drought , environmental degradation , Karez System , Landmines , Military Burn Pits , Napalm , War , War Induced Deforestation

Climate Change in Central Asia: An Assessment of its Impact and Crisis Management
February 28 , 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1512
Introduction
Climate change is having a significant impact on Central Asia, affecting social, economic, and environmental facets of society. Extreme weather conditions such as the coldest winters, flooding, earthquakes, melting of glaciers, and drying up of rivers and lakes have been some of the major issues hampering the environmental balance in this region.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Climate Change , climate resilience , Disaster Reduction , global warming , Hydrogen Plant , Nuclear Power , sustainable development

Changing Contours of Drone Warfare – Dawn of a New Reality
February 27 , 2024 Sunil Yadav
Article Views: 2017
Military drones have become an indispensable tool in modern warfare, and stand poised to shape the contours of all future wars. Use of drones in warfare is not new, they were used in Vietnam,

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : anti drone systems , Black Hornet , cardboard drones , cost effectiveness , Drone swarms , FPV drones , HALE , loitering munitions , Male , Military drones , MQ-9 Reaper , Techno Guerrilla warfare

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