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The 21st Century: The Century of India and ASEAN - Modi’s Strategic Visit to Lao-PDR
Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Article

Modi's two-day visit during the second week of October to attend the 21st India-ASEAN and the 19th East Asia summits in Lao PDR on the invitation of Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone marked India's commitment to forge stronger ties with ASEAN amid an....

November 14, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, ASEAN, Singapore, Act East Policy, Brunei, Laos
A New Era for Sri Lanka? The November Parliamentary Election
Dr Anchita Borthakur Article

Introduction On September 21 this year Sri Lanka held its first presidential election after the Aragalaya protests amid significant political and economic challenges, marking a crucial moment in the country’s journey toward economic recovery and....

November 13, 2024 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, Sri Lanka, election, IMF, NPP, SJB, Sri Lanka Presidential Election, Aragalaya, Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Tamil votes
Revisiting Cooperation in South Asia from Vivekananda’s Perspective
Aadya Ananta Article

Abstract Western scholars and thinkers have dominated the field of international relations. Be it the study of world affairs or regional affairs, western perspectives have paved the way for their understanding. This paper looks beyond the narrow W....

November 13, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Vedanta, tolerance, Orthodoxy, Non-Western IR, Universal Acceptance
An Analytical Review of India’s Defence Exports
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

This work analyses the recent statement of the Defence Minister wherein, on 04 Oct 2024, while speaking at the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the Minister stated the Govt is committed to make defence....

November 12, 2024 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Indian defence industry, Defence Exports, RM at 7th AGM of SIDM
Beijing's Strategic Engagement with Bangladesh in the Aftermath of Power Shift
Rahul Pandey Article

The political landscape in Bangladesh underwent a dramatic transformation in August 2024 when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down following a wave of student protests, now known as the ‘Monsoon Revolution’. The protests, which in....

November 11, 2024 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, China, Bangladesh, Rohingya, Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh Armed Forces, Goal 2020 plan, JIB
Second Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security: Some Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The II Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, hosted by Belarus from October 31 to November 1, is believed to have highlighted the shifting stance within Eurasia towards a more multipolar world, with an increasing emphasis on autonomy f....

November 08, 2024 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, EU, Russia Ukraine war, multipolarity, Energy imports, Illegal Sanctions
President Muizzu Visit to India amidst Economic Uncertainties: An Analytical Overview
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

On October 10, 2024 President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, accompanied by First Lady Madam Sajidha Mohamed, concluded the five-day state visit to India. The visit conducted by President Muizzu, at the invitation of Indian President Droupadi Murmu, marked the ....

November 07, 2024 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Maldives, Article, defence cooperation, Tourism, Maldivian Economy, India Maldives Relations, Maldives Monetary Authority, MMA, Maldives GDP, President Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators, MATATO
Viksit Bharat: Bracing for Strategic Contestations: Political Management of India’s Military Institution
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee Article

It was in the post-1962 period that the shape of India’s indigenous system of national defence began shaping-up – at the intervention of Communist China. That was when after centuries of strategic quarantine from real-politics, free India’s ide....

November 06, 2024 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Military security in Viksit Bharat, curative ventures in military management, blending hoary warrior culture with indigenisation
From Operation Desert Hawk to Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

About 59 years ago, in the year 1965, India was experiencing an extreme food shortage across the country. The monsoon had failed badly in the year, and the subsequent droughts had severely impacted food production.[1] Major seaports of India became t....

November 04, 2024 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Ayub Khan, Operation Gibraltar, Indo Pakistani War, 1965, Operation Desert Hawk, Opre, Battle of Haji Pir Pass, Battle of Asal Uttar
Does India Need a Strategy of Strategies?
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

As the India and China have finally reached a deal on patrolling their disputed frontier to end a four-year long military stand-off to pave way for resetting the political and business ties between the Asian giants, there is understandably a sudden s....

October 30, 2024 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, India, China, IOR, Bhagavad Gita, Kautilya, Grand strategy, Raj Dharma, Tejastejasvinamaham
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