Articles

Climate Change Summit: India Should Invest in Climate Action but Resist Western Pressure

April 19, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Coinciding with Earth Day, President Biden will be hosting a summit of world leaders to discuss climate change on 22-23nd April 2021. The purpose of the summit is to persuade the leaders to undertake ambitious goals to cut the greenhouse emissions an....

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Climate Change , PM Modi , renewable energy , Biden , CO2 emissions , John Kerry , Paris Agreement , Kyoto Protocol

China-Pakistan Strategic Nexus: Implications for India

April 16, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The growing China-Pakistan nexus raises the threat to India. Their strategic and territorial interests have been cemented by the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). With the flow of Chinese military power into Pakistan, China veritably straddles....

Tags: Pakistan , Article , China , CCP , CPEC , PLA , Gwadar , Ladakh , Two Front war , Western Theatre Command , J &K

लीबिया का पुनरावर्तन

April 16, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय मान्यता प्राप्त फायेज अल सराज की सरकार (जीएनए) का हस्तांतरण हो गया। प्रधानमंत....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Hindi , Commentary , त्रिपोली। तोब्रुक। जीएनए। बर्लिन प्रोसेस। जनरल हफ्तार। दबीबा। जीएनयू।

Russia-Pakistan Relationship is a Red Herring

April 15, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s visit to India on 5-6 April 2021 was devoted to the preparation for President Putin’s visit to India later this year for the regular summit with Prime Minister Modi. Undoubtedly, India Russia relations are de....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Russia , Commentary , Pakistan , China , Russia , QUAD , Act Far East , Asian NATO , Lavrov

Jordan’s Royal Challenge

April 14, 2021 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....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ISIS , Saudi Arabia , PM Modi , Jordan , King Abdullah , Prince Hamzah

New Leadership Takes Charge in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects

April 13, 2021 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 05 April Vietnam’s National Assembly officially elected Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, member of the Politburo as the Prime Minister of Vietnam replacing the erstwhile Prime Minister Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The National Assembly resolution was passed with t....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , UNSC , South China Sea , Vietnam , Nguyen Phu Trong , National Assembly , PM Pham Minh Chinh , President Xuan Phuc , Quang Ninh

अफगानिस्तान: दोहा समझौते की स्थिति और आगे का मार्ग

April 13, 2021 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�....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , भारत।पाकिस्तान। अफगानिस्तान। काबुल। नाटो। शिया। एएनडीएसएफ। दोहा समझौता। हनाफी। अमेरिकी विकल्पों ।

Transformation in Indian Armed Forces to Exploit Modern Information Systems

April 12, 2021 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak 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 immensel....

Tags: 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

West Asia Roundup: March 2021

April 12, 2021 Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF | Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract; Fourth Israeli elections in less than two years returned similar results with no party securing amajority. Elections and the outcome in most media commentaries questioned the dexterity of Benjamin Netanyahu who as such....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia , Indo-UAE relations , Suez Canal , Turkey and Egypt , Kuwait

The Rising Terrorist Threat in Northern Mozambique

April 09, 2021 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. Sinc....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Mozambique , Terrorism , Cabo Delgado , Insurgents