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Reversing Trend of India’s Arms Trade
February 14 , 2017 Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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The recent news of India’s proposed export of Akash Air Defense missiles to Vietnam, and the assertion of Shri Manohar Parrikar, the Raksha Mantri, of raising India’s defense exports six fold to US $ 2 ...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Defense exports , Defense hardware , India’s arms trade

अमेरिकी सरकारी ऋणपत्र: अमेरिकी ऋण रखना पूर्वी एशिया में क्यों है महत्वपूर्ण
February 13 , 2017 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
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निर्यात से चलने वाला और सकल घरेलू उत्पाद (जीडीपी) में व्यापार की अधिक हिस्सेदारी वाला क्षेत्र होने के कारण पूर्वी एशिया ने विनिमय दरें अनुकूल बनाने के लिए प्रायः मौद्रिक साधनों का प्रयोग किया है। विनिमय...

Economic Studies

Tags : Hindi

11th Aero India: Some of the Likely Technologies at Display
February 10 , 2017 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Views: 4862
Professionals and Subject Matter Experts look forward with awaited breadth, the unfolding of the 11th Edition of Aero India at the Air Force Station Yelahanka, slated from 14-18 Feb 17; that is precise...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Aero-India , Latest aviation technology , UAV

In the Season of Elections, Who Will Bloom?
February 8 , 2017 Rajesh Singh
Views: 4422
2017 is politically the most important year ahead of 2019, when the Lok Sabha election will be held. Elections to five State Assemblies are in the process. Of them, Goa and Punjab have already voted, wh...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Policies & Perspectives , Political parties , Presidential election , State elections

Combined Commanders’ Conference 2017: Operational Preparedness and Defence Reforms need the Prime Minister’s Urgent Attention
February 6 , 2017 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Views: 5289
Defence Preparedness On January 21, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the army, navy and air force commanders’ conference at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.While the text of the PM’s a...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Defence budget , Defence reforms , modernisation , Operational preparedness

International Conference on Security in the Indian Ocean Region, Vivekananda International Foundation, 07 Feb 2017
February 6 , 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
Views: 5873
The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world whose essential importance to global economic engagement, because of the hydrocarbon reservoir in the Gulf and dense sea lanes, has made it the l...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indian Ocean Region

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