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A MEGA response to MAGA
June 15 , 2024 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1184
Macron wants to Make Europe Great Again, borrowing from Trumpian MAGA ideas and protectionist Bidenomics. The Euro polls may influence this process. In about a week, elections will determine the complex...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Donald Trump , Emmanuel Macron , European Parliament elections , European Union , France , Joe Biden , USA

PM Shahbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing
June 14 , 2024 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2328
Shahbaz Sharif concluded his five-day visit to China on 8th June. While China may be Pakistan’s most important foreign partner, the prime minister’s dash to Beijing on the eve of the budget session rais...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Balochistan , China , CPEC , Gen Asim Munir , Gwadar , IMF , Pakistan , Shahbaz Sharif

Between Isolation and Engagement: The Afghan Taliban’s Diplomatic Dilemma
June 13 , 2024 Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1655
Introduction
With the Afghan Taliban back as the new rulers of Kabul since August 2021, the regime has found itself caught in a diplomatic conundrum—maintaining isolationism on the one hand and engaging bilaterally

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , Engagement , Isolationism , Taliban

The People’s Liberation Army’s New Information Support Force
June 12 , 2024 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 1812
On April 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that a new People's Liberation Army (PLA) Information Support Force had been established. At the same time, he announced establishment of the PLA Aero...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aerospace Support Force , civil military fusion , CMC , Cyberspace Support Force , Electronic warfare , Gen Dong Jun , Information Support Force , Information Warfare , Joint Logistics Support Force , NPC , PLA , Tibet Military District

Framework for Development, Deployment & Use of AI in India
June 11 , 2024 Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1582
Cyber technology is advancing at an exponential pace. Web 2.0 has migrated to web 3.0, a three-dimensional technology which has intensive deployment of AI. It has opened new types of services and capabi...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : AI , Deepfakes , Gen AI , National Strategy for AI , regulation , responsible AI , Roadmap AI , strategy for AI

A Retired Bureaucrat’s 2024 Election Takeaways
June 10 , 2024 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Commentary Views: 1497
With the dust of the 2024 election having finally settled and a new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government having been sworn in it is now appropriate to attempt to tease out some of its key takea...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : BJP , Congress , democracy , election , India , NDA , Opposition , PM Modi

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