Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

June 21, 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

During the last weeks of the month of Ramadan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan faced the public wrath and continued demonstrations due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sponsored taxation regime and a poor state of the economy and opportunity ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Jordan unrest , Government change in Jordan

Yoga and an Indian Framework of Ethics

June 21, 2018 Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In September 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the world by surprise when he proposed the adoption of an International Yoga Day (IYD) that will help create a change in lifestyle and consciousness, ....

Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , International Yoga Day , Yoga , Yog

OHCHR Report on Kashmir: Inconsistencies Exposes Malicious Intent

June 20, 2018 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

It is ironic that on a day when the entire nation was mourning the killing of one of the most respected journalists of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Mr Sujaat Bukhari, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published t....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Biased OHCHR report , inconsistencies in OHCHR Report

The Trump-Kim Summit: A Mixed Bag

June 20, 2018 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The fact that the much talked about Summit meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim happened on June 12 in Singapore is an achievement by itself. The world would have been on edge without it. The short document signed, even though shorn of c....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , US-North Korea Summit , Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula

UNHRC Report on ‘Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir from June 2016 to April 2018'

June 18, 2018 Amb Bhaswati Mukherjee Commentary

Created as a follow-up to the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights in June 1993, the Office of the newly created High Commissioner for Human Rights was intended to ensure a balanced and equitable implementation of all human rights, be they ‘political....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Prejudiced Report on Kashmir , Credibility of UNHRC

Report of OHCHR on Human Rights in Kashmir Reeks of Bias

June 17, 2018 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

The recent Report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the ‘Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir’ is disappointing. It reeks of an anti-Indian bias and is deeply flawed. This is evident from the title itself w....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , flawed OHCHR Report , Human Rights in Kashmir

India Gains Access to Sabang -A Road Map for Economic and Sustainable Development

June 13, 2018 Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Opinion pieces, columns and news reports in India are rife with the belief that the Sabang Port in East Sumatra, Indonesia, will be developed by India for strategic purposes. Many scholars and analysts have vehemently argued that Sabang would serve a....

Keywords : Economic Studies , Commentary , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Connectivity , Short Sea Shipping

Kashmiris Long for Vikas not Azadi and Youth Need Counselling

June 11, 2018 Pravas Kumar Mishra Commentary

Every Indian longs to see Kantian peace in Kashmir as much as every Kashmiri does. The Valley has been on the boil for the past 30 years. The essence of the strife has now taken a vicious turn from self-determination to a religious struggle. Protract....

Keywords : Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Kashmiri youth , Kashmir peace measures

One More Step towards Self-esteem in Defence

June 08, 2018 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

Whenever we move closer to acquiring an indigenous capability, we actually move a notch up in our swabhiman (self-esteem), in our national pride and in our celebration of "Make in India". One such event took place recently, when the Defence Re....

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , DRDO , Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile , indigenous capability