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Challenges and Opportunities ahead for Parties in 2019
January 6 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 2594
Somebody is going to win and someone will lose in the 2019 general election, but both the winners and the losers will have to face challenges thereafter — not just at the personal level but ones that co...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : 2019 General election , Political challenges 2019

Forecast on Developments in the South China Sea in 2019
January 5 , 2019 Amb Yogendra Kumar
Commentary Views: 3853
Looking into 2019, the South China Sea is like a lit fuse which can lead to conflagration without warning. The rhetoric between China and the US is becoming so incandescent that avoidance of a violent n...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indo-Pacific confrontation , South China Sea

Geo-strategic Outlook for the Indo-Pacific in 2019
January 5 , 2019 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4259
The primary geopolitical challenges in 2019 in the Indo-Pacific will arise due to the changing relations between the USA and China. India, Japan, Australia, Islamic republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia and th...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Geopolitics in 2019 , Prognosis of Indo-Pacific

India’s Gradual Transition from ‘Defense Market’ to ‘Export Hub’
January 4 , 2019 Devsena Mishra
Article Views: 23212
2019, the final year of current Indian government, is the perfect time to trace and evaluate how much progress India has made on some of the ambitious targets related to defense sector i.e. promotion of indigenous defense development, reducing country’s defense import dependence and further changing India’s status from a ‘defense market’ to ‘defense export hub.’

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Defence modernisation , India’s defence

सामरिक मंच की सफलता का ढांचा: अरिहंत से मिले सबक
January 4 , 2019 Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 11426
कार्यक्रम आईएनएस अरिहंत शिप सबमर्सिबल बैलिस्टिक न्यूक्लियर (एसएसबीएन) ने हाल ही में अपनी पहली ‘निवारण गश्त’ यानी डिटरंस पैट्रोल पूरी की, जिस पर प्रधानमंत्री ने उसकी सराहना की। यह जहाज टिकाऊ परमाणु प्रक्...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Hindi , नौसेना आईएनएस अरिहंत , परमाणु प्रक्षेपण विकल्प

India and the World in 2019
January 3 , 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7823
With rising trade protectionism and uncertain oil prices, both the world economy and international trade will slow down. India with above 7 % GDP growth will be the fastest growing major economy in the world. However, it will face head-winds with rising climate concerns and the energy bill. India now imports increasing amount of coal, apart from oil and gas.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Geo-politics in 2019 , Trends in 2019

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