Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?

February 28, 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background

Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russia , SCO , Protests , Kazakhstan , Corruption , BRI , illegal immigrants , Debt Trap , Leasing Land , Ukraine Conflict , Anti-China Protests , Cultural Invasion

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?

February 22, 2023 Naval Jagota Commentary

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) platforms

The iDEX platform was launched in April 2018 under the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation) and the aim was for “creation of an ecosyste....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Defence , Defence production , R&D , iDEX , Start-up , Challenge , DISC , Innovators

India’s Defence Budget 2023-24

February 07, 2023 Laxman Kumar Behera Commentary

Presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 before the Parliament on February 01, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, allocated Rs 5.94 lakh crore—about US$72 billion—to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). While allocating the new budget for the MoD, th....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Army , Air Force , Revenue budget , Navy , capital expenditure defence budget

India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence

January 23, 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE , G 20 , Delhi declaration

Nuclear Weapons for South Korea: Implications

January 19, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

A concerning trend is unfolding in the Korean Peninsula and larger East Asia wherein fresh talks in South Korea of revisiting the nuclear options are being openly articulated. This is precisely being triggered by North Korea’s relentless surge in n....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Tactical Nuclear Weapons , Nuclear Weapons , International sanctions , summit diplomacy , Extended deterrence , 1953 armistice , disarmament talks , Gallup opinion survey

नेपाल की वाम सरकार पर चीन का दबाव

January 18, 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

चीनी दबाव

नेपाल में हाल ही में वाम गठबंधन की सरकार के बनते ही पड़ोसी मुल्क चीन ने नेपाल में अप....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Hindi , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , South Asia , BRI , Neighbourhood , Prachanda , Trans-Himalayan Connectivity

India: Mother of Democracy @G20

January 17, 2023 Dr Hitashi Lomash Commentary

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and the value of democracy and rule of law is embedded in its culture. The country has been a champion of democracy and the rule of law at every international forum. At the G20 Summit in Osaka last year, Prim....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , G20 , civilizational roots , Nyayasutras , public opinion , public reasoning

The Elusive Golden Mean in PSB Privatization Goal

January 13, 2023 Praveen Menon Commentary

US President Harry Truman entangled in an array of economic views had famously asked for a “one-armed economist”.^[1] A team of economists pronouncing “On the one hand, ....

Keywords : Economic Studies , Commentary , Economics , Indian Economy , Reserve Bank of India , Banking sector , Public Sector Banks , Nationalisation