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Constitutional Changes in Russia
February 26, 2020 Dr Himani Pant Commentary

In his annual Presidential address to the Federal Assembly last month1, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a series of amendments “to improve social policy and public administration” in the country. His speech addressed constit....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Commentary , Russian President , Russian Constitution , Constitutional amendments Russian Parliament , Russian State Council
COVID-19 Disrupts Maritime Supply Chains
February 26, 2020 Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

The COVID-19 virus has impacted global maritime transportation sector including cruise liner industry. A number of major manufacturing hubs and markets across China have stopped businesses and manufacturing by small and medium enterprises has been pu....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , Very Large Crude Carrier , Health emergency , losses of containerized lines , Shipyards deserted , Shortage crews , Cruise lines
राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प की भारत यात्रा : सामरिक संदर्भ पर ध्यान देने की आवश्यकता
February 25, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प 24-25 फरवरी, 2020 को भारत की राजकीय यात्रा पर आ रहे हैं। भारत सरकार नि:संदेह भ्रमणका....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Hindi , Article , China , trade , Dalai Lama , DTTI , CAA , Howdy Modi , LEMOA , BECA , tariffs , Art 370
India-US relationship –Strategic as it is!
February 24, 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Namaste Trump ji” is going to be the reverberation through media and speeches in the two days as President Donald Trump arrives for his 36 hour long maiden visit to India from February 24-25. Apart from the bilateral meetings with Prime Minister....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Commentary , Energy Security , COMCASA , CAA , LEMOA , Art 370 , Namaste Trump , Taj Mahal , America First , King of Tariffs , India developed country
Wuhan Corona Outbreak: Penumbra and Umbra Effects
February 24, 2020 Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

The Corona virus that originated in December 2019 at Wuhan continues to grab headlines world over. As on 10 Feb 2020, a total of 40625 cases of infections and 910 deaths were recorded. On 18 Feb 2020, the tally reads 73336 infection cases and 1874 d....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Taiwan , PLA , BRI , Wuhan virus , epidemic , spin offs , trade war , virus effects
The Changing Trends in Libyan Civil War
February 20, 2020 Dr Hirak Jyoti Das Article

The civil war in Libya has its roots in the 2011 Arab Spring protests against the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The protests began after Day of Rage was announced in Benghazi on 17 February 2011 and quickly spread to other parts of the state. Th....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Article , Muammar Gaddafi; Fayez al-Sarraj; General Khalifa Haftar; NTC; GNC , GNA; LNA; Berlin Conclusions; proxy war
Coronavirus: Can China Deal with it?
February 19, 2020 Dr Teshu Singh Article

Last year, amidst the US-China trade war, Chinese leader the Xi Jinping held a meeting with top Communist Party officials to warn about the surprise emergence of "black swan events" that could destabilise their 70-year rule. Perhaps the outbreak of C....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , Wuhan , India-China trade , Coronavirus , SARS WHO , Weibo , Li Keqiang
President Trump’s Visit to India: Need to Focus on the Strategic Context
February 17, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

President Trump is visiting India on a state visit on 24-25 February 2020. The Indian government will no doubt lay out the red carpet for the visiting President. This is President Trump’s first visit to India as President. Although the visit comes ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Commentary , China , trade , Dalai Lama , DTTI , CAA , Howdy Modi , LEMOA , BECA , tariffs , Art 370
The Wuhan Coronavirus Epidemic - Lessons for Governance
February 14, 2020 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction Transparency or the sharing of accessible, timely, relevant, and accurate information in an open manner is a core component of good governance.1 More broadly, transparency refers to “the quality of being open, co....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Wuhan coronavirus epidemic , Coronavirus Outbreak
The Virus Effect on India-China Trade
February 14, 2020 Naval Jagota Commentary

Coronavirus (CoV) has caught China in its grip, China and the world are trying to grasp the effect of this virus on its population both medically as well as economically. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes it as “a large family of viruse....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Commentary , Tourism , India-China trade , Carona virus , Import-Export , Aviation
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