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पाकिस्तान का लोकतांत्रिक प्रारंभ?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

पाकिस्तान के विरोधी दलों ने पाकिस्तान लोकतांत्रिक आंदोलन (पीडीएम) के बैनर तले इमरान खान सरकार �....

November 20, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , पाकिस्तान। लोकतंत्र। सेना। नवाज शरीफ। इमरान खान। विरोधी । कराची। मानवाधिकार। पीटीआई
Russia-China Harmony: One Sided Compromise under Compulsion?
Brigadier V Mahalingam (Retd) Article

Introduction
“Russia may face wars on its borders in the near future over control of energy resources”, a Security Policy document released by Kremlin on May 13, 2009 stated. It went on to add “In a competition for resources, problems....

November 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Article , SCO , Tajikistan , Vladivostok , EEU , Arctic , Power of Siberia , Pamir , Russia's Far East , Trans-Siberian , Northern Sea Route , Russian influence , Arctic Policy , Polar Silk Road , Khabarovsk , Primorye , Turkmenistan gas.
Rudram -1: A Step Forward on the Road to Self-reliance
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

These are indeed exciting times. Seven indigenous weapon systems tested in a time-run of just ten weeks; Shaurya hypersonic missile, BrahMos Extended Range (ER) missile, Prithvi nuclear capable missile, Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HS....

November 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Rudram -1 , successful trial of ARM
Deception, Denial, Distortion and Disinformation (D4) by China
Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

General
Deception is practiced by lizards, chameleons and storks for escaping danger or survival. Humans employ deception to create confusion, gain surprise, take advantage and secure victory. Examples abound in the Mahabharat; other exa....

November 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , military modernisation , PLA , Deception , Deng Xiaoping , PLARF , Sun Tzu , Techint , 36 Stratagems , Weiqi
चीन क्यों आर्थिक बारूदी सुरंग बना हुआ है
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

‘और चीन के पास अकूत धन है,’ यह एक गारंटी वक्तव्य है, जिसे चीन पर आयोजित होने वाले हर सेमिनार या वि�....

November 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , रूस।नाटो। बीआरआइ। राज्य के स्वामित्व वाले उद्यम। डब्ल्यूटीओ। कर्ज़। तकनीक हस्तांतरण। साइबर सिक्योरिटी लॉ। बुलेट ट्रेन।
Australia-China Relations Nosedive over Trade Frictions
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
The recent development of the Quad assuming a robust security character and further honed by Australia joining the Malabar naval exercise have received plenty of media attention in India and elsewhere. A host of analysts have....

November 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , ASEAN , QUAD , Malabar , Coronavirus , Coal , iron , beef , barley , Scott Morrison , Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission , trade spat , International Import Expo , Cheng Jingye , Alex Joske , ANZ , H.W. Arndt , inquiry , Marise Payne.
Middle East and the Next US President -Worries Galore
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

U.S. has traditionally been the arbiter of the security in the Middle East. Of late, arguably there have been signs of U.S. distraction and disengagement as the geo-economics and geo-politics transform the power matrix especially towards the Indo-Pac....

November 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Palestine , JCPOA , GCC , Golan Heights , Peace Process , Deal of the century , Netanyahu , Riyadh , Tel Aviv
The Boat Clinics of the Brahmaputra: Life, Hope, Healing
Sanjoy Hazarika Article

A few months back, the national lockdown to battle the Covid-19 was in its early critical phase and a boat clinic in Assam’s Dhemaji district on the mighty Brahmaputra was on its regular way to a routine camp on one of the thousands of islands or <....

November 11, 2020 Article , Assam , COVID-19 , National Health Mission , Brahmaputra , C-NES , CSOs , Doctors boat , NGOSs , Majuli , Primary Health Care
West Asia Round up – October 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:
Normalisation of ties by someArab countries with Israel after UAE and Bahrain continued as Sudan’s transitional government, despite internal opposition, established diplomatic relations at the behest....

November 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , UNSMIL , Libyan , Russia-Georgia , Lebanese , Islamic separatism , French , Israel-Sudan
Post-Election Crisis in Kyrgyzstan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Recently, Kyrgyzstan faced one of the worst political crises in a decade. The current political turmoil is no different from the previous two popular revolutions of 2005 and 2010. The 'Tulip Revolution' of 2005 marked the the....

November 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Protests , USA , Political Crisis , Jeenbekov , Parliamentary elections , Clan Politics , North-South Divide , Rigged Elections , Sadyr Japarov
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