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The choice — the repeat of 2014-24 or throwback to 1989-98?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Modi is the first and only Prime Minister to place before the people a long term vision for the nation and the world—that of a developed India by 2047. There are four main issues in the ensuing elections. One, a government which will be stable f....

April 14, 2024 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Congress, modi, Indian democracy, Article 370, 2047, INDI Alliance
Modi’s message to West — Democracies too can deliver
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

From being an intensely hated person, he has become the most admired world leader in just 10 years. Like the US presidential elections, the Indian parliamentary polls too attract the world’s attention. For two reasons. India’s emergence on the....

April 13, 2024 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, India, Indian democracy, US elections, Narendra Modi
Voices from Jallianwala Bagh
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, was a watershed moment between the era of moderate politics at the national level and the emergence of mass nationalist movements against British imperialism in India. On this day,....

April 12, 2024 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Punjab, Martial Law, Amritsar, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Baisakhi, British imperialism, Reginald Dyer, Rowlatt Act, Proclamation, Indian National Congress, The Congress Punjab Enquiry, Hunter Commission, Disorders Inquiry Committee
China and IUU Fishing in IOR: Need for India to Lead Mitigation Efforts
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is a vital hub of global economic significance, with a significant portion of the world's oil and container traffic passing through it. The Indian Ocean also holds rich marine resources which are equally ....

April 11, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, China, Article, China, Maritime Security, IOR, IUU fishing
Sweden Joins NATO – Does it Contribute to Peace or Intensify Conflict?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 7 March 2024, Sweden officially became NATO’s newest member, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC, thereby ending its 200-year-old policy of neutrality....

April 10, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, NATO, Ukraine War, Nordic countries, Article 5, containment strategy, defensive modernisation, Finnish War
India-China Relations: Envisioning the Long Haul!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Hu Xijin the former editor of Global Times on X (formerly Twitter) quoted a senior Colonel of PLA stating ‘Zangnan has been Chinese territory since ancient times. Where does Arunachal Pradesh come from? If a border war does break out, India will su....

April 08, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, US, China, Indian Ocean Region, Border management, Indian Navy, Trade Deficit, Arunachal Pradesh, Corps Commander level talks
Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February 16 to 18....

April 05, 2024 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, US, democracy, Bangladesh, EU, Human Rights, Diplomacy, Bangladesh Election, Sheikh Hasina, Munich Security Conference, Indo-Pacific Outlook
Chinese President Xi Jinping Bolsters Position at National People’s Congress
Jayadeva Ranade

The plenary sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, both important events in China’s political cal

April 04, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, PLA Navy, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, CPCC, aircraft carrier, Wang Yi, SOEs, Li Qiang, Third Plenum, civil military fusion, Gen Dong Jun, National Defence budget
Mapping Terrorism & Extremism in Bharat
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्‌ । कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्‌ ॥ [Translation: “O Partha, how can a....

April 01, 2024 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, India, Kashmir, Jammu, J&K, insurgency, LWE, Naxal, Punjab, PFI, Maoist, Bharat, Khalistan, Islamic
Why a Code of Conduct on South China Sea Remains Elusive?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction Recent developments in South China Sea have necessitated fast-tracking the finalisation of a legally binding Code of Conduct (COC) for all competing parties in the disputed waters. There are doubts, however, if such a document can be ....

March 26, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, ASEAN, South China Sea, UNCLOS, Code of Conduct, CNOOC, EEZ, ONGC, military installation, island reclamation
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