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Energy Security of India- Need for A Fresh Approach
September 4 , 2012
Views: 12100
Energy an Indicator of Growth and a Measure of Comprehensive National Power Energy is an important ingredient for accelerating development because its consumption pattern is the measure of the growth of...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Energy Security

Don’t be Limited by NAM Anyhow
September 1 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4211
The NAM Summit in Teheran (August 26 to 31) provides an occasion for some general reflections on the movement, its salience today and India’s role in it. For those who have always decried the movement f...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Prepare Against Pakistan Nukes
September 1 , 2012 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Views: 9205
The rapidity of Pakistan’s nuclear weaponisation in recent years has been under constant scrutiny in the United States and has been well-documented in articles in the ‘Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Pakistan, Nuclear and Disarmament, Neighbourhood Studies

Violence in Bodo Areas: Issues and Options
September 1 , 2012 Dr N Manoharan
Views: 8419
Violence in Bodo areas is not a simple story of communal conflict between Bodos and non-Bodos, but is a complex issue with socio-cultural, economic, political and security dimensions. Clashes have erupt...

National Security and Strategic Studies, North-East Insurgency

Right Choice of Friends
August 22 , 2012 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4531
A new debate has started on the nature of a redefined Indian foreign policy that takes into account the country’s transformed relations with the United States of America. The latter is openly seeking a ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

The ISI’s Psychological Operations
August 22 , 2012 Dr Prem Mahadevan
Views: 12621
The government has stated that recent distress migrations of northeastern Indians were triggered by electronic messages originating from Pakistan. Investigators have found that the first hints of pogrom...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

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Internal Security Monitor
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Africa Now
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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
January 29, 2025
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VIF Cyber Review
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National The Government notified telecoms to report security incidents within specified timelines The Government of Bharat...

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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
January 21, 2025
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 January 2025), Issue 53

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
June 6, 2024
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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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January 6, 2025
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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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