Commentaries & Articles
View All
FDI in Defence: Some Thoughts
June 20 , 2020 Lt. Gen P R Shankar (Retd.)
Article Views: 4128
When our Finance Minister announced the raising of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector under the automatic route from 49% to 74%1 it was reported as a ‘big push’ for Make in Indi...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Defence sector , FDI , Make in India , ROI , technologies

An Assessment of China’s 13th National People’s Congress – May 2020’
June 20 , 2020 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 4738
Summary The 3rd Plenum of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing from May 22 to 28, 2020, in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic with restrictions on expenditure and social int...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : 13th CPC , China , CPPCC , criticism , economy , Hongkong , military Deputies , Pandemic , Tsinghua University , Two Centenary goals , Two Sessions , US-China relations , Xi Jinping

India gets Elected as a Non-permanent Member of the UNSC: A Busy Agenda Ahead
June 20 , 2020 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6200
On 17 June, India wascomfortably elected to the non- permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period of two years starting January 2021, receiving the endorsement from 184 ou...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India , Multilateralism , Non-permanent member , permanent seat , UNSC

गुटनिरपेक्षता के 65 वर्ष
June 19 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 4296
अंतरराष्ट्रीय चर्चाओं में गुटनिरपेक्षता के विचार को अंतरराष्ट्रीय चर्चा में अक्सर बाबा आदम के जमाने का बताकर हंसी में उड़ा दिया जाता है और 21वीं सदी की पहचान वाली राजनीति में खास तौर पर ऐसा किया जाता है,...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अंतरराष्ट्रीय चर्चा , कोविड-19 , गुटनिरपेक्षता , प्रधानमंत्री मोदी , विदेश मंत्रालय , संयुक्त राष्ट्र

Tensions Return to the Korean Peninsula
June 19 , 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda
Commentary Views: 5199
At a time when the world attention is focussed in battling the Covid-19, two communist nations – China and North Korea – are engaged in different terrains as if to deflect the focus from containing Covi...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 2018 deal , Blue House , Covid-19 pandemic. , Demilitarised zone , dialogue , Hanoi , Kaesong , Kim Jong-un , Kim Yo Jong , Moon Jae-in , Park Geun-hye , Pyongyang , Roh Moo-hyun , sanctions relief , Singapore , summits

Modi’s Message: India Can and Will Defend its Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity
June 18 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 3401
The brutal killing of 20 Indian soldiers by the Chinese troops at the Galwan river area on the Indian side of the India-China Line Of Control (LAC) in Ladakh on 15-16th June has led to national outrage ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Befitting reply , bilateral relationship , China's aggressiveness , PM Modi , soldiers sacrifice , sovereignty , Territorial integrity

VIF News Digests
Neighbourhood News
October 18, 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 18 October 2024

Afghanistan Kabir: 2 Permanent Members of Security Council ‘Cooperating With Us’-Tolo News Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the deputy...

Read More View All
Africa Now
October 3, 2024
Africa Now (15-30 September, 2024)

OVERVIEW The African continent continues to experience dynamic changes, with major developments across political, economic,...

Read More View All
Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
October 3, 2024
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-31 August 2024)

Defence Indian Naval Ship Tabar Reaches Denmark for a Two-Day Visit SHAURYA SAMPRAVAH 1.0: Indian Army Enhances Veteran...

Read More View All
Eurasia News Digest
October 7, 2024
Eurasia News Digest (16-30 September,2024)

Russia & Central Asia Scholz and Mirziyoyev ink migration deal to simplify entry of skilled Uzbek workers Germany's...

Read More View All
VIF Cyber Review
August 14, 2024
Cyber Review - July 2024

National China-backed Phishing attack targeted Bharat’s “India Post” system users. Smishing Triad— a China-based hacking...

Read More View All
Myanmar Round Up
July 8, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: June 2024

June 2024 has been a tumultuous month for Myanmar, marked by significant military operations, escalating conflicts, and a...

Read More View All
West Asia Round Up
September 20, 2024
West Asia Roundup: August 2024

Abstract US mediated ceasefire efforts by Egypt and Qatar and ‘take it or leave it’ proposals and the deal to rescue...

Read More View All
Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
October 17, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(30 Sept- 06 Oct 2024)

Economic How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next? Chinese leaders surprised the world last...

Read More View All
Science and Technology
October 17, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-30 September 2024), Issue 46

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Transfers High-Altitude Sustenance Technologies DRDO & IIT Delhi Develop...

Read More View All
US Insights
June 6, 2024
US- Insights - May 2024

India-US Relations How India-US relations could change after the 2024 elections This year the US and India are both holding...

Read More View All
Culture & Civilisation
October 3, 2024
Culture and Civilisational Digest: September-2024

New study suggests existence of a dockyard at Lothal, Gujarat, during Harappan Civilisation- The Indian Express Since the...

Read More View All
Multilateralism Digest
June 3, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: May 2024-Issue 5

I. India in the UN Indian inputs for a substantial Summit of the Future India contributes to CTTF India chairs Committee A...

Read More View All
China Digest
June 5, 2023
China Digest (16-31 May 2023)

India-China Relations It is learnt that China objected to the proposal from India to add Abdul Rauf of the JeM to the UN...

Read More View All
China URL Archive
View All
Global Development and Analysis - Url Archive
View All
VIF Daily Updates
Book Reviews
Podcasts

India-Nepal Relations ...   

India's Strategic Outlook & it ...   

Assessing Ten Years of Belt an ...   

A Brief Evaluation of Maldives ...   

Bilateral Ties Through Various ...   

Water Security in India ...   

Changing Dynamics of India-Mya ...   

Caste Bill in the California S ...   

Recent trends in Environment a ...   

New Dimensions in India-US Rel ...   

View Podcasts
Our Publications
Forthcoming Events
View All

 

Video Gallery
View All
About Us

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is a New Delhi-based think tank set up with the collaborative efforts of India's leading security experts, diplomats and philanthropists under the aegis of the Vivekananda Kendra. The VIF’s objective is to become a centre of excellence to kick start innovative ideas and thoughts that can lead to a stronger, secure and prosperous India playing its destined role in global affairs.

Read More

Search Tags
Contact Us