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What the US-Led Naval Buildup in the Persian Gulf Tells Us!
September 13 , 2019 Rajesh Soami
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Australia has joined the United States of America (US) led maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf. It is one of the three countries to have become part of the mission, the other two being the Uni...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : American unilateralism , European’s role in Gulf , Persian Gulf security mission

Implementation of the Decision on the Chief of Defence Staff for Indian Armed Forces
September 13 , 2019 VIF Study Group Report
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Composition of the Study Group The long awaited decision of the government to appoint a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Indian Armed Forces has finally been taken and is a welcome move. This reform...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Govt CDS initiative , Guidelines on CDS function , MoD reforms

Institutional Vulnerability in Handling Disaster
September 13 , 2019 Dr Swati Mitra
Commentary Views: 4676
Abstract: The recent Mumbai floods, now Kerala, Karnataka and children dying in Muzaffarpur raises questions that is it lack of resources or preparedness or institutional vulnerability that has led to ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Disaster Management

Tags : Dealing with calamities , Disaster management institutions

Third Samvad Conclave Unites Buddhist Leaders Across Asia in Ulaanbaatar
September 11 , 2019
Article Views: 3056
International delegates from Asia and Europe gathered in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar for the third Samvad conference from 6–8 September. Organized jointly by the Vivekananda International Foundati...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Ambassador , Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace , Buddhism and politics , Buddhism in mongolia Dalai Lama , Narendra Modi , Peaceful coexistence , Samvad III , shinzo abe , Ulaanbaatar , Vivekananda International Foundation

India and Russia – Two decades of Strategic Dialogue and Partnership
September 11 , 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7772
In the middle of 1999, Vladimir Putin, the then Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) was appointed the Prime Minister by the ailing and drinking Boris Yeltsin- maverick of the Russian history....

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indo-Russian partnership , Modi-Putin meetings

Kashmir Urgently Needs a Fresh Intellectual Discourse
September 11 , 2019 Bashir Assad
Commentary Views: 3538
As the situation in Kashmir slowly but steadily seems to ease off, the baffling question in most quarters is that how should the Government move forward in restoring the confidence of large sections of ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Kashmir of false narratives , Separatist discourse in Kashmir

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