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Appointments of Judges: President to Collegium to NJAC and back to Collegium
Dr Makkhan Lal Article

After the Keshavanada Bharati and the A.D.M. Jabalpur Cases, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India came under immense pressure. The supersession of three senior most Supreme Court judges and promotion of judges of her choice in various High Cour....

August 20, 2018 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Appointment of judges, Supreme Court Collegiate, NJAC
Overdependence on ZTE in India
Aayush Mohanty Article

In 2008, ZTE, a China based telecom company, set up a research centre in India after starting operations in 2003. The sales revenue of the company at the time in India was 750 million USD compared to 100 million USD in 2004.1 By 2013, the research ce....

August 16, 2018 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, Article, Ttelecommunication security, Chinese telecommunication companies
Armed Forces of Vietnam
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Introduction The Armed Forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is known as the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The PAVN was formed by Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap on 22 December 1944. The Service Branches comprise of the Army, Nav....

August 10, 2018 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, : Vietnam armed forces, Vietnam’s Strategy Document
Imran Khan: Political Inclinations
Shruti Punia Article

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the largest party with 115 seats in the National Assembly, besides winning two-third seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KP) provincial assembly and emerging as the second largest party in the Punjab assembly....

August 09, 2018 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, New government in Pakistan, Politician Imran Khan
Xth BRICS SUMMIT -Prospects and Limitations
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The idea of the intercontinental Brazil, Russia, India, China, or BRIC emerging economies as a power house of global growth engine was received over a decade ago with suspicion, consternation and anticipation. Later, this year’s host of the Summit ....

August 09, 2018 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, BRICS, 10th Summit, Johannesburg Declaration
Pakistan’s Elections and ‘Naya’ Pakistan?
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Election for Pakistan’s National Assembly saw Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party doubling its vote share from 16.32 percent in the 2013 elections to 31.8 percent. Its seat share went up from 28 to 115. In case of Pakistan Muslim L....

August 08, 2018 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan Elections, Pakistan voting trend
Will Chinese Economy ever surpass the US Economy?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“With uncertainty, there is never a dull moment.” - Haresh Sippy Donald Trump’s presidency has sparked fears of a changing world order and an alleged further decline of the US. The ‘America First’ emphasis and the recent US hike of tari....

August 08, 2018 VIF Alerts, Economic Studies, Article, China’s economic progress, Sino-US economic gap
The Pakistan Elections 2018
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

According to the preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)at the time of writing, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the largest political party in the country. It has won 115 of the 270 Nati....

August 01, 2018 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan Elections, New government in Pakistan
No Need to Engage Imran Khan Prematurely
Amb Kanwal Sibal Article

The coverage that the Pakistani elections has received in our media has been out of proportion to our stakes in its outcome. Of course, the election process in a neighbouring country like Pakistan, with which our relations remain most difficult, shou....

August 01, 2018 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Featured, Article, Engaging Imran Khan, Imran’s platitudes
Swaran Singh Committee and 39th - 42nd Amendments
Dr Makkhan Lal Article

The Final Phase Between the 1973 and 1975 several amendments came in but after the imposition of emergency on midnight of the 25 June, 1975, the Constitution was also made to suffer. One after another, amendments were carried out by a Parliament w....

July 31, 2018 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, Constitution Aamendments, 42 nd Amendment, Attack onFundamental Rights
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