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Special Provisions for Jammu & Kashmir: Facts
Rajesh Singh Article

It would appear from statements by certain political leaders that Article 370 is the critical element which binds Jammu & Kashmir with India. Former State Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti says that the withdrawal of th....

April 08, 2019 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Article 370 & 35 A, special provisions for J&K, Kashmir misconceptions
Assessing US Recognition of Golan Heights
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On 21 March 2019, the US President Donald Trump announced his decision in a tweet stating that the US after 52 years have recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. The reason according to President Trump is that the region ho....

April 05, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, US-Israel alliance, occupation of Golan Heights, Israel-Syria dispute
Dissecting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 document notes that the path to their future lies in three pillars, i.e., its status as the centre of the Muslim and Arab world; its desire to emerge as a global investment powerhouse and as the epicentre of trade connect....

April 04, 2019 VIF Alerts, Economic Studies, Article, Saudi Arabian economy, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
चीन ने बढ़ाए दलाई लामा का प्रभाव कम करने के प्रयास
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन के भीतर रहने वाले तिब्बतियों पर चौदहवें दलाई लामा का प्रभाव घटाने और उन्हें नीचा दिखाने के �....

April 03, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, तिब्बतियों का आक्रोश, दलाई लामा का प्रभाव
Economic Warfare: The Most Effective Weapon in Chinese Strategy of Unrestricted War
Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Article

The Chinese characteristics in hybrid warfare can be traced to Sun Zu’s classic Art of War. “To fight and conquer in all battles is not the supreme excellence; the supreme excellence is in breaking enemy’s resistance without fighting.”1 This ....

April 03, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China’s economic leverage, China’s economic weapon
Contemporary Relevance of Sister Nivedita’s Ideas on Education
Dr Arpita Mitra Article

It is well-known that Sister Nivedita was an educationist by training. Even before she met Swami Vivekananda, Margaret E. Noble had earned a reputation in London as a promising intellectual and educationist. She had started experimenting with novel e....

April 02, 2019 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Sister Nivedita on education, ideas on education
Operation Sahayata: Indian Navy Extends Support during Africa’s Hour of Need
Dr Neha Sinha Article

In the aftermath of the Category 4 Cyclone 'IDAI' that lashed Mozambique, the cyclone moved further deep into the continent causing enormous destruction and swamping the people of Zimbabwe and Malawi. It is to be noted that this cyclone in the South....

April 02, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, IDAI cyclone, Indian Navi in Mozambique
The ASAT Test of 27 March 2019
Dr Sheel Kant Sharma, PhD Article

India has finally done an Anti-Satellite Technology (ASAT) test. This was overdue as a demonstration of India’s capability – and that demonstration was done in the context of technologies of present day. The test was of a ‘kinetic kill’ of an....

April 01, 2019 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, Indian ASAT, India’s successful ASAT test
Quad Initiatives against Terrorism
Aayush Mohanty Article

The idea of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), floated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007, was for Japan to work together with the US, India and Australia to enhance the values of democracy. While addressing the Indian parliament in 2....

March 29, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Quad in Indo-Pacific, Quad on terrorism
पुलवामा का परिणाम और पाकिस्तानी प्रतिक्रिया
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

पाकिस्तानी संसद ने 1 मार्च को संयुक्त सत्र में सर्वसम्मति से एक प्रस्ताव पारित किया, जिसमें आतं�....

March 27, 2019 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Hindi, Article, पाकिस्तानी आतंकवाद, पुलवामा हमला, बिगड़ती पाकिस्तानी आर्थिक स्थिति
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