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Mike Pompeo’s trip to West Asia
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Between 8 and 15 January 2019, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo undertook an eight country visit to Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and an unplanned trip to Iraq.1 The trip to Kuwait was cancelled b....

February 04, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Pompeo’s West Asian tour, US-West Asia engegements
Review of Russia – Pakistan Defence Cooperation: Reflection of Emerging Geo-Political Realities
Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Article

In the last week of 2018, the new papers in India and Pakistan were flooded with the possibility of signing of a mega deal in defence cooperation between Russia and Pakistan involving SU-35 fighter air crafts, air defence systems and T-90 Tanks. Howe....

February 02, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Russia-Pakistan relations, Russia-Pakistan defence deals
ISIS’s Infiltration into Balkans and its Changing Tactics
Natalia Griva Article

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a powerful group which is responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks around the world and used to control large areas of Iraq and Syria in the size of the United Kingdom. ISIS is known around the world....

January 31, 2019 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, ISIS terror, ISIS in Balkans
प्रधानमंत्री ओली के कार्यकाल में भारत-नेपाल संबंध
Sushmita Bharti Article

नेपाल में नए संविधान के तहत 2017 के अंत में देश भर में हुए चुनावों से देश में लोकतांत्रिक प्रशासन क�....

January 30, 2019 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Hindi, Article
ब्लू बनाम ग्रीनः ताइवान में मध्यावधि चुनाव का विश्लेषण
Dr Teshu Singh Article

बीते वर्ष 24 नवंबर को ताइवान में स्थानीय निकाय और मध्यावधि चुनाव संपन्न हुए। इन चुनावों में डेमो....

January 30, 2019 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Article, Taiwan electionsChina-Taiwan relations
Strasbourg Terror Attack – Revisiting ISIS Footprints in Europe
Dr Ramanand Garge Article

The picturesque city of Strasbourg witnessed a shocking terror attack on December 11, 2018, in which a gunman opened fire around the famous Christmas market, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others. The Strasbourg Christmas markets is on....

January 29, 2019 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Strasbourg terror attack, terror threat in Europe
Pak UAV Capability - Poised for a Revamp
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

This article attempts to trace the evolution of the Pakistan’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capability over the years and analyses the impact of the proposed sale of 48 Chinese Wing Loong II armed drones to Pakistan. The humble beginnin....

January 28, 2019 VIF Alerts, Article, Pakistan UAV, Pakistan’s UCAV arsenal
Colonial Legacy: An Impediment to Regional Integration in South Asia
Ajay Pratap Singh Article

Introduction South Asia was earlier as identified as Indian Sub-continent. Generally, it was identified as ‘India’ under the British Empire. 94 percent of what territorially constitutes South Asia today was governed by the British (Guneratne &....

January 25, 2019 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, colonial legacy in South Asia, problems of South Asian integration
दोराहे पर वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्थाः क्या डिजिटलीकरण है आगे की राह
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

मौजूदा वैश्विक राजनीतिक उथल-पुथल की कड़ियां अब सुस्त पड़ती वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था से जुड़ती जा �....

January 25, 2019 VIF Alerts, Economic Studies, Hindi, Article, वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था, आर्थिक असमानता, डिजिटलीकरण पर ध्यान
Indus Water Treaty: New Realities and a Way Ahead
Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction Ever since the Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi, while chairing a review meeting on Indus Water Treaty-1960 (IWT), reportedly made that famous statement post the Uri terrorist attack on 16 Sep 2016, that ‘blood and water co....

January 24, 2019 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Indus Water Treaty options, India’s water management
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