Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Rudram -1: A Step Forward on the Road to Self-reliance

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

These are indeed exciting times. Seven indigenous weapon systems tested in a time-run of just ten weeks; Shaurya hypersonic missile, BrahMos Extended Range (ER) missile, Prithvi nuclear capable missile, Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HS....

November 18, 2020 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Rudram -1, successful trial of ARM

Deception, Denial, Distortion and Disinformation (D⁴) by China

Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

General Deception is practiced by lizards, chameleons and storks for escaping danger or survival. Humans employ deception to create confusion, gain surprise, take advantage and secure victory. Examples abound in the Mahabharat; other examples are....

November 17, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, military modernisation, PLA, Deception, Deng Xiaoping, PLARF, Sun Tzu, Techint, 36 Stratagems, Weiqi

चीन क्यों आर्थिक बारूदी सुरंग बना हुआ है

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

‘और चीन के पास अकूत धन है,’ यह एक गारंटी वक्तव्य है, जिसे चीन पर आयोजित होने वाले हर सेमिनार या वि�....

November 17, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, रूस।नाटो। बीआरआइ। राज्य के स्वामित्व वाले उद्यम। डब्ल्यूटीओ। कर्ज़। तकनीक हस्तांतरण। साइबर सिक्योरिटी लॉ। बुलेट ट्रेन।

Australia-China Relations Nosedive over Trade Frictions

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction The recent development of the Quad assuming a robust security character and further honed by Australia joining the Malabar naval exercise have received plenty of media attention in India and elsewhere. A host of analysts have discusse....

November 16, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, ASEAN, QUAD, Malabar, Coronavirus, Coal, iron, beef, barley, Scott Morrison, Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission, trade spat, International Import Expo, Cheng Jingye, Alex Joske, ANZ, H.W. Arndt, inquiry, Marise Payne.

Middle East and the Next US President -Worries Galore

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

U.S. has traditionally been the arbiter of the security in the Middle East. Of late, arguably there have been signs of U.S. distraction and disengagement as the geo-economics and geo-politics transform the power matrix especially towards the Indo-Pac....

November 12, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, Palestine, JCPOA, GCC, Golan Heights, Peace Process, Deal of the century, Netanyahu, Riyadh, Tel Aviv

The Boat Clinics of the Brahmaputra: Life, Hope, Healing

Sanjoy Hazarika Article

A few months back, the national lockdown to battle the Covid-19 was in its early critical phase and a boat clinic in Assam’s Dhemaji district on the mighty Brahmaputra was on its regular way to a routine camp on one of the thousands of islands or s....

November 11, 2020 VIF Alerts, Article, Assam, COVID-19, National Health Mission, Brahmaputra, C-NES, CSOs, Doctors boat, NGOSs, Majuli, Primary Health Care

West Asia Round up – October 2020

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT: Normalisation of ties by someArab countries with Israel after UAE and Bahrain continued as Sudan’s transitional government, despite internal opposition, established diplomatic relations at the behest of U.S. USA agreed to remove Sud....

November 10, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UNSMIL, Libyan, Russia-Georgia, Lebanese, Islamic separatism, French, Israel-Sudan

Post-Election Crisis in Kyrgyzstan

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction Recently, Kyrgyzstan faced one of the worst political crises in a decade. The current political turmoil is no different from the previous two popular revolutions of 2005 and 2010. The 'Tulip Revolution' of 2005 marked the then Preside....

November 09, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, India, China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Protests, USA, Political Crisis, Jeenbekov, Parliamentary elections, Clan Politics, North-South Divide, Rigged Elections, Sadyr Japarov

Myanmar Round Up: October 2020

Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Myanmar is scheduled to conduct the third general elections in November 2020. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services, during the fifth anniversary of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 15 October stated that....

November 09, 2020 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Arakan army, COVID-19, Rohingya, Elections 2020, Indiain Myanmar, Violence EAO, Chinainterventions, Online Media