Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s Absence Points to Discord in Senior Echelons of the CCP

The decision taken by stern faced members of China’s National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) at an emergency meeting on July 25 to replace Qin Gangas Foreign Minister with his predecessor Wang Yi was very unusual. The NPCSC did not, h....

August 14, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Wang Yi, Qin Gang, Fu Xiaotian, MPS, NPCSC

The Emerging Trends in the Indo-West Asian Ties: Newer Opportunities and Challenges

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam Article

Since the last few years, there has been a discernible growth in India’s bilateral relations with most of the countries in its extended neighbourhood – West Asia. With the exception of a few, cooperation and joint collaborations between them are ....

August 11, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Israel, India, GCC, Saudi Arabia, Arab League, Healthcare, UAE, Look West Policy, Space, UAESA

Ideating an Indian Cyber Cluster Model with Global Partnerships

Divyanshu Jindal Article

With rapidly evolving and emerging cyber technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (IoT), human interaction with the digital domain is now ubiquitous. In parallel, cyber criminals today seek new and sophisticated ways to explo....

August 10, 2023 VIF Alerts, Cyber Security, Article, Israel, India, China, United Kingdom, Geopolitics, Cyber Strategy, cybersecurity, Cyber, CyberSpark, Cyber Campus

India and the Semiconductors’ Scenario

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

Abstract These are exciting times. The world is in a scramble, trying to secure the ‘CHIP’ for itself. CHIP- that tiny wafer which controls all – from satellites to aircrafts, from weapons to telecommunications, from computers to entrainment....

August 09, 2023 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, semiconductors, Chips, chip threat, chip war, India semiconductor mission

Koreas Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Korean War yet Peace Remains Elusive

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction 27 July 2023 marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. The Korean War lasted for three years – from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953. When it ended, no peace treaty was signed but a truce was reached, leaving the Korean P....

August 08, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Demilitarised zone, Blue House, Korean War, Korean War Museum, nuclear and missile development, Cheonan corvette

Does Absence of ‘War’ Mean Peace, in Indian context?

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

A narrow definition of peace is that it is opposite to concept of war, implying where there is no war, there is peace! Again, in a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a non-existence of war and freedom from fear of violence. The proposition ....

August 07, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, War, CCP, Peace, LoC, LAC, Sun Tzu, Influence Operations

India and the Geopolitics of Higher Education

Rohith Krishna Article

Introduction The third anniversary of the National Education Policy (2020) coincided with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurating the 'Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam' at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on 29th July 2023.[1] The Prime Minister....

August 04, 2023 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, China, Higher Education, Foreign Universities, NEP 2020

Oppenheimer, Bhagwad Gita and the Bomb

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Controversy On 21 July 23 a Hollywood film, ‘Oppenheimer’, was released in India[1], which as per its makers is a biopic on the life of Julius Robert Oppenheimer[2] a theoretical physicist, who headed Project Manhattan for developing the ....

August 03, 2023 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Oppenheimer controversy, Project Manhattan, atomic bomb on Japan. Truman to Oppenheimer, fire bombing, napalm on Japan

Iran's Inclusion in the SCO: Implications and Regional Significance

Dr Abu Zafar Article

Iran has become 9th full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in its 23rd summit held in virtual mode in the first week of July under the presidentship of India. After reproachment with Saudi Arabia it is another good news for Tehran....

August 02, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, SCO, Iran, West Asia