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Intelligence vs. Investigation, Or CBI vs. IB?
July 8 , 2013 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 37966
The controversy surrounding a major confrontation between India’s premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), and the nation’s internal intelligence agency, the Intelligen...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order, Governance and Political Studies

Transparency: An Anathema to Indian Political Parties?
July 5 , 2013 Dr A Surya Prakash
Views: 6497
The strong and adverse reaction of national political parties to the recent order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) bringing them within the purview of the Right to Information Act (RTI) has p...

Governance and Political Studies

India’s National Security Management needs Urgent Reform
July 4 , 2013 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears to have rejected the proposal of the Naresh Chandra Committee on Defence Reforms to appoint a permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC). This is a ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

What Should Be the Strategy of Political Parties for 2014 General Election?
July 3 , 2013 Dr M N Buch (late)
Views: 3157
When India became independent, for the first twenty years, India had more or less one party rule in that the Congress dominated the political scene. The leadership was strongly influenced by Gandhian i...

Governance and Political Studies

Afghanistan: Is US on A Misplaced Exit Course?
July 3 , 2013 Sushant Sareen
Views: 3669
With the 2014 deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan fast approaching and the ISAF military effort unable to break the back of the Taliban insurgency, the US appears to have concluded (one daresay wro...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Why Fear Haunts Pakistan’s Hazara Community?
July 1 , 2013 Radhakrishna Rao
Views: 4665
Sectarian violence aimed at religious minorities and social groups professing a version of Islam that is at variance with the fundamentalist and puritanical Wahabi philosophy continues to remain a hallm...

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

VIF News Digests
Neighbourhood News
November 28, 2024
Neighborhood News Digest - 28 November 2024

Afghanistan Kremlin: Removing Islamic Emirate from Banned List Requires Formal Process-Tolo News The Kremlin clarified that...

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Internal Security Monitor
November 18, 2024
Internal Security Monitor, Vol 1, No 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned potential victims against the ‘dangerous game’ of ‘digital arrest’. He said there was...

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Africa Now
October 22, 2024
Africa Now (1-15 October, 2024)

OVERVIEW As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, the African continent is increasingly recognized for its...

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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
November 18, 2024
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-31 October 2024)

Defence Indian Navy's First Training Squadron Leaves Bahrain INS Shardul Visits Dubai Indian Navy – Royal Navy of Oman...

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Eurasia News Digest
November 20, 2024
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 November, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia Kazakhstan, China Strengthen Economic Ties With $2.5 Billion In New Investments Kazakhstan has...

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Europe News Digest
November 22, 2024
Europe News Digest (1-15 November, 2024)

Germany’s ‘traffic-light’ Coalition Government has Collapsed Germany’s three-way coalition, the “traffic light” alliance of...

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VIF Cyber Review
November 26, 2024
Cyber Review - October 2024

National “Bharat require stronger cyber security measures to counter breaches”: PRAHAR In a report titled The Invisible hand...

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Myanmar Round Up
July 8, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: June 2024

June 2024 has been a tumultuous month for Myanmar, marked by significant military operations, escalating conflicts, and a...

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West Asia Round Up
October 25, 2024
West Asia Roundup: September 2024

Abstract: Not only the world remained on tenterhooks with the fears of escalation in West Asia but also witnessed the...

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
November 13, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 November 2024)

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
November 26, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 November 2024), Issue 49

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Completes Flight Tests of Guided Pinaka Weapon System Maiden Flight-Test of...

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US Insights
June 6, 2024
US- Insights - May 2024

India-US Relations How India-US relations could change after the 2024 elections This year the US and India are both holding...

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Culture & Civilisation
November 7, 2024
Culture and Civilisational Digest: October-2024

Marathi gets classical language status: Celebrations in literary world- The Times of India In a historic decision, Marathi,...

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Multilateralism Digest
June 3, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: May 2024-Issue 5

I. India in the UN Indian inputs for a substantial Summit of the Future India contributes to CTTF India chairs Committee A...

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China Digest
June 5, 2023
China Digest (16-31 May 2023)

India-China Relations It is learnt that China objected to the proposal from India to add Abdul Rauf of the JeM to the UN...

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