Commentaries & Articles
What’s the Real Story in Turkey?
I was in Ahmedabad when the attempted or rather failed ‘coup de tat’ took place in Turkey. I was to speak at a corporate function about India’s national security. However, my hosts requested me to firs...
India and SCO: Tashkent Summit and Beyond
India came one step closer to becoming a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), at the summit held last month. Some of the required procedures were yet to be completed. For ...
बुरहान वानी की मौत और उसके नतीजे
दक्षिण कश्मीर के बिल्कुल दक्षिणी हिस्से में कोकरनाग अलसाया, शांत, छोटा सा शहर है। पीर पंजाल की ऊंची पहाड़ियों के साये तले बसा और निचली पहाड़ियों पर जंगलों से घिरा यह शहर किसी वक्त आतंकवाद का अड्डा था क्यो...
Implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s well-publicised two-day (April 20-21, 2015) visit to Pakistan and with a value estimated by Pakistanis at US$...
Urgent need for Common Civil Code
The debate on whether the time has come for India to have a Uniform Civil Code that will govern personal laws of all its citizens irrespective of their religious affiliation, has been renewed with the U...
Analysis of Recent Trends in China’s Economy
In the wake of recent downward trend in China’s economy, there have been a spate of articles and analyses predicting its early doom. However, It does seem unreasonable to postulate that an economy with ...
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January 22, 2025
Neighborhood News Digest - 22 January 2025

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Internal Security Monitor
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Internal Security Monitor Vol 1, No 6

Union Home Min Minister Amit Shah, once again, expressed concern at the challenges being posed by drug trafficking, crypto...

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Africa Now
January 17, 2025
Africa Now – (01-15 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now, the fortnightly news digest focuses on significant developments in the continent across...

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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
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Defence ICG’s Offshore and Fast Patrol Vessels Visit Maldives. Mumbai Harbour Accident Involving Indian Navy Craft and...

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Eurasia News Digest
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Europe News Digest
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VIF Cyber Review
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West Asia Round Up
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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
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Economic China Unveils $1.4 Trillion Debt Swap, Saves Stimulus for Trump China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion...

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Science and Technology
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In this Issue I. Defence and Security Indian Navy to Commission Three Frontline Fleet Assets 2025 Declared as ‘Year of...

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US Insights
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Culture & Civilisation
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