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Sister Nivedita to the Women of Modern India
November 16 , 2023 Dr Arpita Mitra
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We recently celebrated the 156th birth anniversary of Sister Nivedita on 28 October 2023. One of the important messages of this extraordinary disciple of Swami Vivekananda was for the women of future In...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Education , Nation-Building , nationalism , Sister Nivedita , Swami Vivekananda , Women’s emancipation

Forest and Hills People: Civilizational Issues in the Context of India
November 14 , 2023 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes
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S. Gurumurthy’s recent thoughts on the issue have redirected our attention to an age-old problem related to Indian history and civilization. The purpose of the present brief note is to define the proble...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Caste , hindus , Indian civilization , Indigenous people , Tribals

Japan’s Engagement with ASEAN: Economic Dimension - Part I
November 14 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4302
Introduction
There are certain issues evolving in the Indo-Pacific region that are driving Japan to be drawn closer to the countries of the ASEAN grouping. The most striking example of the driver that pulls both Japan and the ASEAN closer stems probably from China’s policies

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , Connectivity , FOIP , Fumio Kishida , international politics and diplomacy , Japan-ASEAN Summit , Kamikawa Yoko , Maritime Security , strategic partnership

Great Game in Reverse: Decoding Central Asia’s Geopolitical Rebalancing
November 13 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 4961
Central Asia’s geostrategic location is critical, making this region a focal point of geopolitical struggle for centuries. In 1904, British geographer Halford Mackinder presented his ‘Heartland Theory,’...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : C5+1 , China , Gas pipeline , Great Game , Halford Mackinder , Joe Biden , Macron , Uranium , USA , USAID

The See-Saw of MCC projects in Nepal
November 10 , 2023 Nikhil Sahu
Commentary Views: 4661
Introduction
Nepal-America's five-year MCC project seems to be stuck for various reasons, and it is possible that if progress continues at this pace, this five-year project will not be completed. Notably, Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) issued a release in November 2022 for the financial year 2022-23, seeking applications from companies to construct a 315 km of a double-circuit 400 kV transmission line.

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Nepal and MCC , MCA-Nepal , MCC , MCC Nepal Compact , Millennium Challenge Corporation , Nepal Compact , Nepal-China relationship , Triangular Partnership , U.S-Nepal Partnership

Hidden Contours of Israel Hamas Conflict
November 9 , 2023 Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.)
Article Views: 5072
Hamas executed a well-planned multifaceted military operation, breaching the Gaza fence after neutralizing Israel’s sensors, automatic machine gun towers and communications nodes to execute civilians; t...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Gaza , Hamas , Israel , Perception Warfare , Siege , Social Media , tunnels , Urban Warfare

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