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The Hostage Issue in the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On 7 October 2023, Hamas’ military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, supported by Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) Al-Quds Brigades, launched over 5,000 rockets targeting Israeli security bases, military installations, and civilian areas. T....

November 21, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Hezbollah, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Yoav Gallant
The Naga Issue: The Grandstanding by Muivah
Lt Gen PC Nair, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, PhD, (Retd) Article

On 8th November 2024, the General Secretary of NSCN-IM, Thuingaleng Muivah created a buzz by declaring that the GoI has betrayed the letter and spirit behind the Framework Agreement of Aug 2015. In his statement he has sought a third-party interventi....

November 20, 2024 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Manipur, Chinese influence, Framework Agreement, Muivah, Naga insurgency, NSCN-IM
Peace in West Asia in the wake of Iran-Israel conflict
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

West Asia: The Smoldering Cauldron Alfred Thayer Mahan- a US naval officer is credited to have named the region as West Asia in 1905- which was earlier known as part of Middle East (Middle East was a term coined by the British who divided the wor....

November 19, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, West Asia, Hezbollah, Iran Israel conflict
Trump 2.0: The Impact of Donald Trump’s Victory on the European Security Architecture
Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

As the European capitals prepare for the former Republican President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a significant geopolitical and geostrategic shift is inevitable. Trump’s policies could create potential upheaval across the Atlantic a....

November 19, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, Donald Trump, Europe, Security, European Union, NATO, Ukraine, Transatlantic cooperation, Trade Wars
Tensions in Russia-Japan Relations
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a deep shadow over Russia-Japan relations. The immediate prospects for improvement look bleak. Japan imposed sanctions on Russia a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia reacted by inc....

November 18, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, North Korea, Russia, Indo-Pacific, Japan
Air India Flight 182: A Tale of Canada's Pampering of Canadian Khalistani Terror
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

Canada as a country is renowned for its maple forests producing sweet maple syrup, beaver dams built by hard-working beavers, good-looking actors with the name Ryan, the best view of Niagara Falls, and, of course, an unbiased justice system and effic....

November 14, 2024 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Air India Flight 182, Montreal-Mirabel International Airport, Canadian Khalistani Terrorist, Babbar Khalsa, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Talwinder Singh Parmar, Inderjit Singh Reyat, Ajaib Singh Bagri, Ripudaman Singh Malik.
COP 29: Climate Finance to Take Centre Stage at the Annual Climate Conference
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Dubbed as the “finance COP”, this conference will focus on climate finance, with the aim of advancing the implementation of the Paris Agr....

November 14, 2024 VIF Alerts, Climate Change, Article, Conflict, Accountability, Fossil Fuel, resilience, Climate action, Cimate finance, Protection
Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

November 14, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, Donald Trump, WTO, US market, Joe Bide
The 21st Century: The Century of India and ASEAN - Modi’s Strategic Visit to Lao-PDR
Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Article

Modi's two-day visit during the second week of October to attend the 21st India-ASEAN and the 19th East Asia summits in Lao PDR on the invitation of Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone marked India's commitment to forge stronger ties with ASEAN amid an....

November 14, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, ASEAN, Singapore, Act East Policy, Brunei, Laos
A New Era for Sri Lanka? The November Parliamentary Election
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction On September 21 this year Sri Lanka held its first presidential election after the Aragalaya protests amid significant political and economic challenges, marking a crucial moment in the country’s journey toward economic recovery and....

November 13, 2024 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, Sri Lanka, election, IMF, NPP, SJB, Sri Lanka Presidential Election, Aragalaya, Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Tamil votes
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