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Significance of Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti-2018’
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a massive pan-India Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti 2018’ from 08-22 Apr 2018 involving practically the entire operational and logistic component of the IAF. What is the significance of the exercise? India faces f

May 07, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Exercise Gagan Shakti, Indian Air Force
Commentary: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa Explains the Role of Indian Air Force in the Changing Security Environment at a Public Lecture
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

At the invitation of Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa delivered a public lecture on the “Role of Indian Air Force in National Security”. The lecture was attended by the members of the strategic community

April 27, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Role of Indian Air Force, modernisation of IAF, Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti
Securitization of BIMSTEC can protect the Blue Economy of Bay of Bengal
Commodore Somen Banerjee

The riches of the Ocean rival the wealthiest economies of the world. According to an estimate made by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) the ocean assets can be valued at 24 trillion USD with an annual turnover in goods and services of around 2.5 trillion

April 15, 2018 Economic Studies, Blue Economy, Bay of Bengal, BIMSTEC
नीला हौज़ निर्मित झील प्रणाली (सीडब्ल्यूएस)
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

22 मार्च, ‘विश्व जल दिवस’ के रूप में मनाया जाता है. पृथ्वी में केवल २ प्रतिशत ताज़ा पानी उपलब्ध है. इ

April 06, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies, Hindi, जल संरक्षण, निर्मित झील प्रणाली, नीला हौज़ जैव-विविधता पार्क
Commentary: The Neela Hauz Constructed Wetland System
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

22nd March is commemorated as ‘World Water Day’. Only two percent of the water on the globe is fresh water. Of this nearly 70 percent is locked in the polar ice sheets and the rest is distributed unevenly. Recycling of waste water is an important

March 22, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies, Commentary, India, World Water Day, Neela Hauz, Constructed Wetland System, CWS, Delhi, Water, Delhi University, Prof CR Babu, The Neela Hauz
आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण एवं राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा: क्या है सम्बन्ध
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण 2017-18 हमें राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा के विषय में क्या बताता है? यह एक अजीब प्रश्न है क्यू

March 16, 2018 Economic Studies, Hindi
What does the Economic Survey tell us about National Security?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

What does India’s Economic Survey 2017-18 tell us about national security? This may sound an unusual question because in traditional understanding of national security and economy are two separate entities which are not discussed together. The two

February 05, 2018 Economic Studies, India’s Economic Survey 2017-18, external trade, Economic Survey, Jobs, gender, skills, science and technology, agriculture, national security, economic reforms, GST
Swami Vivekananda’s Message for the 21st Century India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Swami Vivekananda’s 155th birth anniversary is being celebrated throughout the country today. Though already recognized in Bengal for his enlightenment and as a patriotic saint, he burst into international fame at the World Parliament Religion at

January 12, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Swami Vivekananda, 21st Century India, birth anniversary, Chicago, Parliament of Religion, 1983, 11 September, Hindu philosophy
Obituary: A Tribute to Prof Baldev Raj (1947-2018)
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Dr. Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, passed away in Pune on 7 January 2018 at the age of 71 after a massive heart attack. A recipient of Padma Shri award and the former Director of Indira Gandhi Center f

January 08, 2018 Prof Baldev Raj, Padma Shri award, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, National Institute of Advanced Studies
Trends India should Watch out for in 2018
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The year 2017 will go down in history for two momentous developments that are shaping the future of India – the GST and digitalization, and formalization of Indian economy post demonitisation. The ruling party’s massive win in the UP assembly ele

December 31, 2017 Governance and Political Studies, Global trends, analysis 2018, global conflicts and competitions
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