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2021: The Year Ahead for Japan

January 20, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Although 2020 remained a challenging year for Japan due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 offers no alleviation from the existent troubles. The year started with a second month-long emergency, albeit a soft lockdown limited to the nation's capital an....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , India , Australia , Climate Change , Japan , Vietnam , Tokyo Olympics , Biden , Yoshihide Suga , Lower House Elections , Digital Agency , Senkakus

Trends in West Asia in 2020

January 20, 2021 Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

COVID-19 in West Asia The COVID-19 pandemic has a devastating impact on human lives and the economic situation in the West Asian and North African region. The UAE was the first state in the region to report a positive case on 29 January....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Article , COVID-19; Abraham Accords; Israel-Palestine conflict; JCPOA

Xi Jinping Further Strengthens Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Magic Weapon’-The United Front Work Department

January 19, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

China is making efforts to arrest the slide in US-China relations and lower temperatures after Joe Biden takes over as President on January 20. In addition to Chinese Politburo member and former Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s plans for visiting Was....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , rejuvenation of Chinese nation , United Front Work Department , UFWD

Russia Joins the Race for AI

January 19, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the connected emerging technologies are shaping the economies, militaries as well as the geopolitics of the world. It is no surprise, therefore, that country after country is joining the race to produce, acquire, deve....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Commentary , Russia , Putin , Supercomputers , AI technologies , Digital transformation , National Strategy for the Development of Intelligence Through 2030

किस तरह सुगा जापान की नीतियों को रूस की तरफ मोड़ रहे हैं ?

January 19, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

शिंजो अबे के प्रधानमंत्री पद से सहसा इस्तीफा देने के बाद योशिहिदे सुगा जापान के प्रधानमंत्री ब....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , नार्दन टेरिटोरिज। शिंजो अबे। योशिहिदे सुगा। व्लादिमीर पुतिन। होक्काइडो। 1956 संयुक्त घोषणापत्र। टेरिटोरियल डिस्पुट। क्रीमिया। इतरूप। कुनाशीर। शिकोतन और हबोमाई

All Eyes on the Horn of Africa and its Balancing Act

January 15, 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The 38th Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) held in late December 2020, has been a focus of attention. This is unusual for the organisation. The IGAD is headquartered in Djibouti and was formed in 1986. The IGAD was revi....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Eritrea , Sudan , UN , AMISOM , Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , IGAD , IGASOM , Kenya , Somalia

वेनेज़ुएला के संसदीय चुनाव: तिकड़मबाज़ी की जीत के बाद क्या?

January 15, 2021 Amb JK Tripathi Article

पिछले 5 दिसंबर को हुए वेनेज़ुएला की नेशनल असेंबली के चुनावों ने एक बार फिर से यह दिखा दिया कि किसी....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , आर्थिक संकट , वेनेज़ुएला , राष्ट्रपति निकलस मादुरो , स्पीकर जुआन गाइडो , संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका , यूरोपीय संघ (EU) , आर्गेनाईजेशन ऑफ़ अमेरिकन स्टेट्स (OAS)

Combating COVID-19: Challenges before Suga

January 14, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction As the cases of coronavirus surge in Japan, particularly in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for a month as a robust measure to fight the virus infections. Coming ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Coronavirus , Vaccines , Olympics , Emergency , Nikai , Abe , financial subsidy , bars and restaurants , centenarians , medical and health care system

Trends in Central Asia in 2020

January 13, 2021 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction The past 2020 is marked by Central Asia’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent socio-economic impacts. The pandemic turned out to be a litmus test for the already troubled economies of Central Asia. The ye....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , SCO , INSTC , Chabahar Port , elections , political turmoil , Eurasian Economic Union , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , COVID-19 , Remittances , power transition , India-Uzbek Virtual Summit , Labour Migrant , China's Belligerence , Foreign Trad

Assessing Indo-Pacific in 2021: Indian Perspective

January 12, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Article

The year 2020 was a landmark event in and for the Indo-Pacific. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the regional perception of China. Until then the challenge from China was known but it had yet to manifest itself in its entirety. The major ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , India , US , China , Russia , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Japan , Indian Ocean , COVID19 , Galwan , Himalaya , Biden , Maritime