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Critical Gaps in Atmanirbhar India
June 08, 2023 Vrinda Kapoor Commentary

Atmanirbhar Bharat requires much more than just local sourcing- and that local sourcing itself is a function of availability of indigenous technology. This remains the most critical gap in the realization of Atmanirbharta which is so necessary....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , DRDO , Defence industry , Atmanirbhar Bharat , procurement , Critical Technology
World Environment Day: Sustainable Lifestyle is the Key to Protect Our Environment
June 06, 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Every year, the world celebrates “World Environment Day” on 5th June. Led by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), it is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Nature , Environment , adaptation , globe , behavioral changes , plastic pollution
Panjwar’s Killing in Pakistan and Future of the KCF
June 02, 2023 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः। सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥
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Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India , Punjab , ISI , Bharat , Khalistan , Lahore , Extremism Terrorism , KCF , Panjwa , r Pakistan
Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’
June 01, 2023 Dr Chayanika Saxena Commentary

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban , Al Qaeda , UN
Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal in Upbeat Mood about India Visit
May 30, 2023 Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India, PM....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Infrastructure , PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal , hydro power
Can the West Understand Indian Traditions Better?
May 18, 2023 Rohith Krishna Commentary

The Western descriptions of India in scholarship, early travelers, media, and movie depictions like Indiana Jones have mostly been problematic. Many of such descriptions stand today as ‘common sense’ even to many Indians, creating a blockade to a....

Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , ancient India , Modernity , Post-colonialism , Orientalism , West , Decolonization , Ancient Greek
Bhutanese Refugee Scam Dents Nepal’s International Stature
May 16, 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal is in a serious political lurch after the Bhutanese refugee scammade headlines. The scam involve stop-ranking b....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Commentary , Nepal , Corruption , United States , FBI , Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal , Refugee Scam
POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’
May 15, 2023 Aditya Kumar Singh Commentary

The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998. The move brought serious Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , nuclear tests , Nuclear Doctrine , deterrence , NFU

Pakistan: Between the Devil and the Khaki
May 13, 2023 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

Under exceptional circumstances, Pakistan’s top courts – the Supreme Court of Pakistan [SCP] and the Islamabad High Court [IHC] intervened to provide relief to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Mr. Imran Khan on two....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Army , Imran Khan , Bajwa , Political Crisis , Judiciary , Bhutto
India’s Growing Relations in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 12, 2023 K V Prasad Commentary

The recent sojourn of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to four countries in Latin America and the Caribbean caught the attention of policy makers across different locations while at the domestic and regional level it received praise for hi....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Latin America , Carribean , Dr. Jaishankar India , Panama
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