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Should Europe Continue with a ‘Brain Dead NATO’
December 30 , 2019 Brigadier V Mahalingam (Retd)
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“What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO”, said the French President Emmanuel Macron in his interview to The Economist1. Explaining his remarks, he went on to say, “You have partne...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : EU as distinct entity , EU-Russia’s prospects , US-NATO equation

Recent Visit of a Multi-Think Tank Delegation to China
December 27 , 2019 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Dr. Pankaj Jha
Article Views: 2879
A multi-think delegation of Indian scholars (Gateway House, Jindal University, India Foundation, ORF, and FORE School of Business Management) visited and interacted with Chinese scholars, officials, cor...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : South East Asia , Think Tank Delegation to China

As the 2019 Ends on a Mixed Note, the Tasks for 2020 are Clear
December 27 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 3475
The year 2019 will go down as one of the most seminal years for India. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), won a spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha elections...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Article 370 , Balakot strike , CAA , economy , elections , NRC , Ram Mandir , Strategic Communication , Triple Talaq

Afghanistan Presidential Election: Analysing the Preliminary results
December 27 , 2019 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
Commentary Views: 3036
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) has finally announced the preliminary results of the Presidential elections held in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019. The results, though not final, g...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Abdullah Abdullah , Afghanistan Elections , Ashraf Ghani , Taliban , UNAMA

Civil Society ‘Activation’ for Good Governance
December 27 , 2019 Pushp Dant
Commentary Views: 5977
In political discourse, the term ‘Civil Society’ is often relegated to participation of people in the democratic processes. However, when viewed from the development angle, civil society is regarded as ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Civil society and Governance , Role of civil society

नागरिकता संशोध अधिनियम : अनावश्यक विरोध
December 26 , 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 4438
हाल ही में पारित नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनियम (सीएए) के मद्देनजर, देश के कई हिस्सों में हिंसक विरोध प्रदर्शन हुए हैं, जिनमें कुछ प्रमुख शिक्षण संस्थानों की भागीदारी भी शामिल है। हिंसक विरोध जहाँ स्वत: निंदनी...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Ilegal Immigration, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , Refugee PolicyNRCillegal immigrantsCABArticle 15Article 14 , नागरिकता संशोध अधिनियम , सीएए

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