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Muizzu’s Unfavourable Diplomatic Moves

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s warm relations with China has caught the attention of the public not only in India but also abroad. The recent advances by him to court China have come at the time of intensification of strategic rivalry in the...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (1-15 June 2024)

Defence CDS Gen Chauhan Reviews Agniveer Training at INS Chilka. Keel Laying of Second Cadet Training Ship at L&T Shipyard. MoD Partners with Four Banks to Establish SPARSH Service Centres Nationwide. Two-day ‘Varshik Niti Samvad Shivir’ of NCC...

To Redefine War in Indian Context is Mandatory

In 1942 Quincy Wright wrote in A Study of War, that to different people war may have different meanings. While Brittanica Encyclopaedia states that war, in the popular sense, is a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of...

Neighborhood News Digest- 19 June 2024

Afghanistan Kabul Urges UNAMA to Portray Reality at UNSC Meeting-Tolo News Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, called on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to reflect the realities of Afghanistan...

Neighborhood News Digest- 18 June 2024

Afghanistan Afghans Celebrate Eid Without Security Incidents-Tolo News Residents of the capital and other provinces of the country celebrated the first day of Eid al-Adha by performing the Eid prayer, slaughtering animals, and going to parks. Some...

Dealing with Pakistan: India’s Western Neighbour is No Longer a Strategic Priority

India’s Pakistan policy has evolved over the last decade, from an attempted rapprochement in 2014-15, to a focus on stringent border management and counterterrorism. Even though India’s primary strategic challenge over the next decade would emanate...

2001 Bonn Afghan Conference - 2024 Swiss Ukraine Peace Summit Lessons For India

"India's position has been vindicated," Ambassador Asoke Mukerji, India's Former Permanent Representative to the UN says on 'The Gist'. That's because 14 out of the 100 participants of the 'Summit on Peace in Ukraine' in Switzerland similarly...

Neighborhood News Digest- 14 June 2024

Afghanistan PM's Office Discusses Second Sarobi Dam and Jawzjan Gas Power Projects-Tolo News The Economic Commission of the Prime Minister's Office in a meeting discussed the construction of the second Sarobi Dam in Kabul province and the production...

A Retired Bureaucrat’s 2024 Election Takeaways

With the dust of the 2024 election having finally settled and a new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government having been sworn in it is now appropriate to attempt to tease out some of its key takeaways. For starters, it should definitively put...

Multilateralism and India during 2014-2024

Between 2014 and 2024, India has navigated the multilateral world to ensure a supportive external environment of peace, security, and stability to accelerate the transformation underway in India. The fact that India is both a founder-member of...

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