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Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR): India’s Journey from 2014 to 2024
June 10 , 2024 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy Views: 2594
Introduction
The ten-year period from 2014 to 2024 has witnessed numerous humanitarian crises. The crises were triggered by, among other things, armed conflicts (Israel-Hamas war, Syrian civil war, Libyan civil war, Yemeni civil war, Tigray war, Sudanese civil war

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

Tags : Climate Change , Extreme weather events , Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) , Humanitarian Crises , Natural Disasters

The Creators of False Narratives
June 7 , 2024 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 1664
Two interesting bits of news filtered in towards the close of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. One, was that an attempt to influence the polls through the misuse of artificial intelligence by a foreign age...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : CIA , DisInfo Lab , George Soros , OpenAI , Rajiv Malhotra , STOIC , Vijaya Viswanathan

Defence Exports – An Adjunct to India’s Foreign Policy
June 7 , 2024 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy Views: 2022
The Term In general, the term ‘defence exports’ imply transfer of lethal weaponry and warlike equipment to another country under various parameters of mutual understanding and terms of exchange. Export ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, Defence, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Akash air defence system , BrahMos cruise missile , Defence diplomacy , Defence Exports , Defence modernisation , Defence technology , iDEX , Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System , Positive Indigenisation List , Tejas Light Combat Aircraft

Convergence of the Indo-Pacific with the Indian Ocean—Is a Maritime Centric Approach Enough? An Indian Perspective
June 7 , 2024 Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1587
This article examines China’s strategic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of its “Zhōngguó” or “Middle Kingdom” dream of regaining its perceived historical dominance. It traces the d...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , China , Indian Ocean , Indo Pacific , Maritime Centric , US

India’s Growing Defence Exports - Charting the Future
June 6 , 2024 Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2620
For a country that has long had the unenvious distinction of being the largest global arms importer, the narrative of `growing – arms exports’ is in itself a paradigm shift. It is with pride that the R...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Arms exports , boosting defence exports , Growth of arms exports , India arms exports

Multilateralism and India during 2014-2024
June 5 , 2024 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy Views: 2219
Between 2014 and 2024, India has navigated the multilateral world to ensure a supportive external environment of peace, security, and stability to accelerate the transformation underway in India. The fa...

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

Tags : G20 , India , International Yoga Day , Multilateralism , UNGA , United Nations , UNPKO , UNSC , Voice of the Global South Summit

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