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Jordan’s Royal Challenge
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Palace Intrigues are an integral part of the Royalty and history is replete with it. One hundered years old Hashemite Kingdom is no exception. Discontentment, embedded ambitions, unsolicited external interests, and interference add to the spice espec....

April 14, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, ISIS, Saudi Arabia, PM Modi, Jordan, King Abdullah, Prince Hamzah
अफगानिस्तान: दोहा समझौते की स्थिति और आगे का मार्ग
Amb Amar Sinha Article

अमेरिका और तालिबान के बीच 29 फरवरी 2020 को दोहा में हुए समझौते के एक साल होने के मौके पर विवेकानंद इं�....

April 13, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Hindi, Article, भारत।पाकिस्तान। अफगानिस्तान। काबुल। नाटो। शिया। एएनडीएसएफ। दोहा समझौता। हनाफी। अमेरिकी विकल्पों ।
Transformation in Indian Armed Forces to Exploit Modern Information Systems
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Need for Adapting Modern Information Systems in Military Operations The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) today are capable of revolutionizing military operations. Since early 90’s Indian Armed Forces have gained immensely from us....

April 12, 2021 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Military operations, AI Systems, Chhamb Sector, Command & Control, Decision making, Indo-Pak wars, Information systems, Network Centricity, sensor integration
The Rising Terrorist Threat in Northern Mozambique
Dr Neha Sinha Article

The Republic of Mozambique since 2017 has witnessed a rise in terrorist attacks. The country witnessed its first attack on 5th October 2017 in a small town of Mocimboa da Praia - which lies in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique1. Since then ther....

April 09, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Mozambique, Terrorism, Cabo Delgado, Insurgents
A Woman President Emerges in Africa
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The emergence of Samia Sulu Hassan as the President of Tanzania has gone quietly unnoticed.1 She was the incumbent Vice President, who has succeeded to the presidency, following the demise of President Magfuli,2 who had won an election last year. How....

April 07, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Ethiopia, Africa, Magfuli, President Samia Sulu Hassan, Tanzania, Zanzibar
Re-calibrating Strategies to Combat Maoists’ Violence
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia PVSM, AVSM**, YSM, VSM (Retd.) Article

The recent dreadful attack by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), Maoists in short, on the joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) including elite elements of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), District Reserve Guard (DRG) a....

April 07, 2021 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Internal Security, Naxalism, Military Doctrine & Strategy, Military Strategy
ALL Roads Lead to Tehran
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Overturning the Obama era JCPOA nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) in 2018, President Trump brought back the Iranian issue to centre stage of global and middle eastern politics. He firmly endorsed the Israeli and Saudi assessment that....

April 06, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, Iran, JCPOA, Trump, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, Hezbollah, Biden, Hamas, Ayatollah Khamenei
The Democracy Conundrum in Hong Kong
Rup Narayan Das Article

The National People’s Congress of China earlier this year, passed sweeping legislative measures which increases, among others, the composition of the Election Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSR) to 1500 from existing 1200 an....

April 05, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Shenzhen, Carrie Lam, Legislative Council, District Council election, Umbrella Movement, Chris Patten, one country, two systems
Lessons for the World from the Suez Canal Crisis
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction The Suez Canal has never lost its newsworthiness because of its strategic location and significance in the realm of maritime trade. The 193-kilometre (120 mile) long canal, one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries, was in news ....

April 05, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Suez Canal, Mediterranean, MV Ever Given, Cape of Good Hope, waterway, Suez Canal Authority, Yom Kippur War, nationalization, Shoei Kisen, Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie, cargo
Tibet is Headed for Major Changes
Jayadeva Ranade Article

The People's Daily on March 25, 2021, published a lengthy 3975-character article authored by Che Dalha (in Chinese: Qi Zala), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Che Dalha’s important article, which included nine mentions of Xi Jinping, ....

April 02, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, NPC, CCP, Dalai Lama, Tibetans, Mandarin, Border Defence villages, Hans, Putonghua, Sinicisation, Sichuan-Tibet railway
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