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Swaran Singh Committee and 39th - 42nd Amendments
Dr Makkhan Lal Article

The Final Phase Between the 1973 and 1975 several amendments came in but after the imposition of emergency on midnight of the 25 June, 1975, the Constitution was also made to suffer. One after another, amendments were carried out by a Parliament w....

July 31, 2018 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Constitution Aamendments, 42 nd Amendment, Attack onFundamental Rights
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस – भारत को खराब भूमि और बंजर भूमि की पारिस्थितिक बहाली के लिए शुरू करना चाहिए राष्ट्रीय अभियान
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

भारत इस वर्ष 43वें संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस की मेजबानी कर रहा है, जो 5 जून को मनाया जात�....

July 24, 2018 VIF Alerts, Climate Change, Hindi, Article, पर्यावरण दिवस, प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण
Fundamental Rights and the Constitutional Amendments (1947-1977)
Dr Makkhan Lal Article

The Constitution of India came in force on 26 January 1950. In the Constitution, Fundamental Rights (Part-III of the Constitution) of the citizens and the Independent Judiciary have been considered as most sacred and precious. The Fundamental Rights ....

July 20, 2018 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Fundamental Rights, Constitutional provisions
Working to a Game Plan: Kim Jong-un
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

One has got to give it to Kim Jong-un, or more appropriately, the neo international statesman, who now with a ‘winner’ lapel on his coat is already in the mop up mode of consolidating and furthering the gains of his Singapore Summit. In just a w....

July 18, 2018 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s economic re-construction
पाकिस्तान – फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ) से बढ़ती मुश्किलें
Tilak Devasher Article

फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ)1 के एशिया प्रशांत समूह (एपीजी) का दो दिन का पूर्ण अधिवेशन �....

July 17, 2018 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स, पाकिस्तान का आतंकवाद को वित्तीय मदद
Understanding MSP’s Role in Boosting Agriculture
Rajesh Singh Article

Earlier this month, the Union Government made an important intervention to ease agrarian distress across the country. The Cabinet announced an increase in the minimum support prices (MSP) for 14 crops ahead of the Kharif season, which works out to a ....

July 16, 2018 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Minimum support prices, Farming crisis, MSP concerns
The Wanshou dialogue on the Global Security, Beijing
Dr Teshu Singh Article

The Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament organised the first Wanshou Dialogue on the Global Security on 20-21 June 2018. The deliberations were divided into three sections: Sino-US Relations and the Asia-Pacific Security Situation....

July 16, 2018 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Wanshou dialogue, Global Security
Samvad: the Fourth Symposium held in Tokyo - A Report
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

In 2015, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe of Japan had mooted a unique idea of a holding a regular dialogue on ‘Samvad’ amongst Asians to discuss conflict avoidance, and philosophical and cultural heritage of Buddhism and Hinduism, the ....

July 13, 2018 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Conflict Avoidance, Samvad
Bangladesh: Demand for Elections under Caretaker Government
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Election times are quintessentially interesting, more so when some of the South Asian countries are involved. The element of unpredictability and host of other varied considerations surrounding any election in the region, makes these events an analys....

July 13, 2018 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, Bangladesh elections, Bangladesh caretaker government
Deterrence Failure or Lasting Peace, the Korean Game’s Up for Grabs
Pinaki Bhattacharya Article

James Clapper, former director of national intelligence of the Barack Obama administration – otherwise a severe critic of the US President Donald J Trump’s various policies 1- recalled in a 19 May 2018 article for the New York Times what he was ....

July 11, 2018 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Trump-Kim Summit, Denuclearisation of Korea
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