Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Foreign Universities in India: An Analysis on the Criticisms

Is the arrival of foreign universities to India really a negative development? Of course there could be reasons both for and against. But ultimately, it wouldn’t be as harmful or alarming as it is portrayed, especially if the challenges are...

May 19, 2023 Download

Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: college education, Foreign Universities, National Education Policy, university, UPA government

Legal Dimensions of Commercialisation of Space

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

(The following is a transcript of the presentation made by Dr Ranjana Kaul at the Vivekananda International Foundation during a joint roundtable with Indian Space Foundation on 18 January 2023)

The world is moving towards contestation of...

May 4, 2023 Download

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Commercialization, Outer Space, Space, Sputnik

China’s New Central Military Commission

Jayadeva Ranade

China unveiled its new military leadership the day after the 20th Party Congress concluded on October 23. The composition of the new Central Military Commission (CMC), each of whose members is a hand-picked loyalist of Chinese President Xi...

January 20, 2023 Download

China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: CMC, Eastern Theatre Command, Military Commission, PLA, Xi Jinping

Revitalization of INSTC and Prospects of the Greater Eurasian Connectivity

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

The geostrategic significance of Central Asia is very much important from India’s foreign policy and domestic policy points of view. Central Asia shares a border with China in the East, Caspian in the West, Russia in the North, and Iran and...

December 30, 2022 Download

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Central Asia, Chabahar Port, China, INSTC, Iran, North-South Transport Corridor, Russia

Gorkha Dimension in India-Nepal Relations

Jyoti Kumar

India has always been proud to have Gurkha/Nepalese as soldiers in Indian Defence Forces and has made every effort to ensure that they are looked after and cared for in their twilight years even when these pensioners reside in Nepal. The GOI has...

December 29, 2022 Download

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Gorkha recruitment in Indian Army, Gorkha troops of Indian Army, Gorkhas in battle, Indo-Nepalese special relations, Nepal’s contribution to India’s security

Draft Telecom Bill 2022: A Step in the Right Direction but Concerns Remain

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

India is set to overhaul its telecommunication regulatory framework. The Ministry of Communications, Government of India, has released
a 40-page draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, along with an explanatory note for public...

November 25, 2022 Download

Governance and Political Studies
Tags: cyber sovereignty, digital inclusion, Telecom Bil, telecommunications bill, telecommunications draft bill, telecommunications regime

Ban on Popular Front of India - A Long Overdue Step

Abhinav Pandya

… strong legal measures, including a law on radicalization and terror funding are the need of the hour to clearly state that attempts to challenge India’s unity and integrity will be firmly dealt with ... red-lines need to be drawn for the media...

November 17, 2022 Download

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Governance and Political Studies
Tags: anti-national activities, anti-terrorist capabilities, Islamist terror, PFI, Popular Front of India, radicalization, Violence

China's Cyber Espionage Operations

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… India is on the hit list of some very sophisticated cybercriminal groups of attackers … Indian businesses need to take note as Singapore is becoming a significant hotspot for cyberattacks … China’s cyber espionage against Indian security...

July 28, 2022 Download

China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: BARC, Chinas cyberespionage resources, China’s cyber espionage policy, DRDO, ISRO, targets of China’s cyberespionage, technologies of cyberespionage, threats of cyber espionage

Winning the War Against Space Debris: An International Imperative

Lt General Davinder Kumar, PVSM, VSM Bar, ADC (Retd.)

… there is a massive amount of space debris already in orbit … the amount will continue to grow … debris removal methods and their quick operationalisation will have to find ways to co-exist and promote the ongoing safety, security, and...

July 20, 2022 Download

Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: crowded space and ramifications, dangers of space collision, India’s space debris control, security of space environs, Space debris, space management laws

India Nepal Border Disputes Including Kalapani Issue

Jyoti Kumar

Disregarding the historical facts & evidences, and primarily the ongoing bilateral talks relating to Kalapani issue, K.P. Sharma Oli led Nepal government released a new emblem of Nepal after second amendment of the Constitution of Nepal on 13...

July 13, 2022 Download

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: India Nepal Border Disputes, Kalapani, Treaty