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Myanmar - Russia Partnership: Deepening Strategic Ties
March 19 , 2025 Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF
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Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlain conducted ‘an official goodwill visit’[1] to Russia, accompanied by other members of SAC and senior officials of Myanmar. On...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Energy Cooperation , Min Aung Hlaing , Myanmar , Myanmar-Russia Bilateral Ties , Putin , Russia , Security Ties , State Administrative Council (SAC)

Current Geopolitical Trends and Impact on South Asia
March 18 , 2025 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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(Given below is the presentation made by Dr. Arvind Gupta at the South Asia University on 12th March 2025) Introduction

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Bangladesh , China , Covid , India , MAGA , multipolarity , Nepal , Russia , UN , US , World Order

The Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Deal: A Step Closer Towards Regional Cooperation in Central Asia
March 17 , 2025 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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The recently concluded Kyrgyz-Tajik border demarcation agreement marks a significant milestone in Central Asia’s ongoing efforts to address long-standing territorial disputes. After more than three deca...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Border Dispute , Central Asia , Ferghana Valley , land swap , Soviet Union

PM Modi’s Visit to Mauritius Elevates Partnership
March 13 , 2025 Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to Mauritius, an Indian Ocean Island country and a member of African Union from 11-12 March 2025. The visit is momentous, as Prime Minister Modi was invited t...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Development. Maritime security , India , Indian Ocean , MAHASAGAR , Mauritius , Narendra Modi , SAGAR , Security

Greenland, Geopolitics and Global Power Shifts- The Run for Resources
March 13 , 2025 Nehal Sharma Zerin Osho
Article Views: 177
Even though Donald Trump’s recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement was not a surprise, the language used in a flurry of executive orders along with announcing “national energy emergency” has been ana...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arctic , China , Greenland , India , Monsoons , Northern Sea Route

Hamas-Pakistan Terror Nexus in PoJK: A Wake-Up Call for Bharat?
March 12 , 2025 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
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दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययाsलंकृतोऽपि सन्। मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किम् असौ न भयंकरः॥ - ‘नीतीशतक’, राजा भर्तृहरी [English Translation: “A wicked person should be avoided even if adorned with knowledge. Is a ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Bharat , Hamas , IM , Iran , Israel , JeM , Kashmir , LeT , Mujahideen , Pakistan , POJK , SIMI , Terrorism , UAPA , US

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