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Wikileaks cables show India's faulty diplomacy
December 15 , 2010 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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The failure of our diplomatic offensive against Pakistan after the 26/11 attacks rests in part on our faulty tactics. The Wikileaks disclosures are a part of the classified US diplomatic traffic compris...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Sino-Indian Equation: Time for a Reset
December 13 , 2010 Arun Sahgal Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
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India’s China policy has been marked by friendship, sentimentalism, fear, diffidence, appeasement, brinksmanship, wishful thinking and engagement. Of late, despite positive political overtures, there ar...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Engaging China: Underscoring India’s Core Interests
December 11 , 2010 Debasish Chaudhuri
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China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Cure for the ‘International Migraine’
December 8 , 2010 Sushant Sareen
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A perusal of the US embassy cables made public by Wikileaks makes it clear that while the US has all the information and intelligence about the double-game being played by Pakistan, it finds itself clue...

Terrorism, US, Pakistan

Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Kashmir Blackmail
December 7 , 2010 Indranil Banerjie
Views: 4191
US President Barack Obama has kept his promise to begin pulling out American soldiers from Afghanistan by 2011. At the recently concluded Lisbon summit (19-20 November 2010), he suggested that 2014 woul...

Afghanistan

Indian Options in Afghanistan
December 3 , 2010 Lt General Shontanu Choudhary
Views: 3951
President Obama, while agreeing to the ‘surge’ as suggested by General Stanley A. McCrystal announced in 2009 that US Army will start pulling out of Afghanistan after July 2011. This has resulted in a ...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

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Africa Now
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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
July 15, 2025
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July 17, 2025
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Science and Technology
June 27, 2025
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 June 2025), Issue 63

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Transfers Technologies of Nine Systems to Ten Industries QuBeats Wins MoD’s iDEX...

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Abstract: Hectic diplomatic activity occurred in the region as the ongoing conflicts and regional contestations continued...

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

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
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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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