During the month, the VIF Neighbourhood Experts Group hosted a roundtable discussion to analyse recent developments in Nepal and their implications for India. It emerged that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's removal of the Nepali Congress from...
The Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza provide several pointers to how the nature of warfare is changing. Indian strategic thinkers need to carefully study these wars and imbibe the lessons. Indian armed forces are in the process of being...
The Gaza war has continued beyond seven months. Amidst stepped-up diplomatic efforts, the fate of the hostage deal continues to be uncertain. The US Secretary of State Blinken visited Saudi Arabia and Israel. Israeli forces have entered Rafah. There...
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over the reins of India in 2014, there were some concerns within the Arab and the Muslim world that India’s foreign policy will tilt towards Israel at the expense of the Palestinian cause and historic relations...
On the night of 13/14 April 2024 Iran launched an unprecedented 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120-130 ballistic missiles against Israel. Iran stated that bombardment was in response to the 01 April 2024 air strike on the Iranian consulate...
India possibly can boast of having one of the largest (nearly 35 million) and most successful diaspora across the world from the blue collar to the whitest of the them all. They are mainly Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian origin (...
Russia & Central Asia
In Moscow Attack, a Handful of Suspects but a Million Tajiks Under Suspicion
Muhammad, a Tajik migrant, said that he had found a better life in Russia. After emigrating from Tajikistan last fall, he began driving delivery...
Defence
Anti-Piracy operations against Pirate Ship MV Ruen by Indian Navy
Maiden test-firing of India’s first indigenously-made 1500 HP engine for Main Battle Tanks
Indian Navy's Ongoing Maritime Security Operations (‘Op Sankalp’)
ICG Ship arrives...
Afghanistan
India says inclusive government in Afghanistan is top priority for SCO-The Khama Press
The National Security Advisor of India stated on Wednesday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting that the formation of an inclusive...
Abstract
With the ongoing Israel -Hamas war and increasing violence and death and destruction of large number of civilian Palestinians in this over five weeks war, the patience of President Biden – the biggest backer of Israel, is running thin as...