Afghanistan
CNN: ‘Taliban’s Pashto chauvinism helps ISIS-K’ recruitment from other ethnic groups-The Khama Press
Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior adviser to the New York-based Counter Extremism Project, told CNN that ISIS-K “has the desire and a...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan launches Polio Vaccination campaign- The Khama Press
The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with international organizations, has initiated the second sub-national polio vaccination campaign for 2024, aiming to...
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Defence and Security
Defence Exports Reaches an All-Time High of Rs. 15,920 crore in FY 2022-23
India’s Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs)
Defence Forces to Place Orders for Two More Units of the Pralay Ballistic Missiles
HAL...
China is developing cyber capacities in pursuit of its economic, political and strategic objectives. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China differs considerably from its Western counterparts in its approach to cyber and network operations. It...
तावद्भयेषु भेतव्यं यावद्भयमनागतम् ।
आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य प्रहर्तव्यमशङ्कया ॥
“A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you, but once it
has come upon you, try to get rid of it without hesitation.”– Chanakya Neeti 5.3[1]
On 23 November...
India and Japan held the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting in Tokyo on 8 September 2022. The meeting took place more than five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit. This...
In his address to the Ugandan Parliament in July 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enunciated the ten guiding principles of India's engagement with Africa and elucidated the importance of each principle. Principle number seven of India's...
NATIONAL
Cabinet approves upgradation of mobile sites in LWE-affected areas
On 27 April 2022, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a ‘Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)’ project for upgrading 2G mobile...
Japan’s security posture seems to be heading for a dramatic overhaul as it feels compelled to respond to the emerging challenges in the altered security environment in its neighbourhood. China’s belligerence in territorial issues and North Korea’s...
In June 2021 six experts’ group meetings and one bilateral discussion were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each of...