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China’s powerful security apparatus has become even more important for Xi Jinping as he makes a bid for a third term at China’s helm at the upcoming 20th Party Congress in 2022. The unease and dissatisfaction simmering just below the surface make....

December 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CCP , Chen Wenqing , Chen Yixin , Lin Rui , MoSS , Minister of Public Security

Compulsions behind Japan Arming Itself

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Japan’s security posture seems to be heading for a dramatic overhaul as it feels compelled to respond to the emerging challenges in the altered security environment in its neighbourhood. China’s belligerence in territorial issues and North Korea�....

December 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , artificial intelligence , ASEAN , Maritime Security , Cyber Security , shinzo abe , Fumio Kishida , AUKUS , defence spending , North Korean threats , sharing security burden , Taiwan as flashpoint

उत्कृष्ट होता सोशल मीडिया : विवादों के बीच फेसबुक से मेटा तक

Debopama Bhattacharya Article

अक्टूबर महीना सोशल मीडिया के दिग्गज फेसबुक एवं उसके व्हाट्सएप, इंस्टाग्राम और मैसेंजर सहित पर�....

December 15, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता। प्रौद्योगिकी। सोशल मीडिया। साइबर स्पेस। फेसबुक। साइबर सुरक्षा। मेटावर्स। डेटा प्राइवेसी।

The Re-election of Gambian President Raises Hope for Justice

Samir Bhattacharya Article

On 4th December 2021, The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, held its presidential election. The present election can be viewed as a strong statement in support of successful transition towards a democratic society. To recall, in the la....

December 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , Myanmar , election , Rohingya , India Africa Forum Summit , Human Rights , Gandhi , ECOWAS , coup , Coalition , Gambia , Adama Barrow , Jammeh , Marbles , African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights , Term limits , India Gambia Relations , Banjul Charter

The external dimensions of India-Russia relations

Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In the two decades since India and Russia declared a new strategic partnership, the global geopolitical landscape has undergone major transformations. While the partnership retains a strong strategic content, its course has inevitably been impacted b....

December 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Russia-India Relations , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Russian President Vladimir Putin

Functioning of Judiciary in Nepal

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

The Crisis

For more than one month now, Nepal’s judicial system has come to a partial halt. The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) is protesting against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and demanding his unconditional resignati....

December 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Nepali Congress , Government of Nepal , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Supreme Court of Nepal , Judiciary , Impeachment , Nepal Bar Association , NBA , Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana , Gajendra Hamal , Constitution of Nepal.

Climate Finance and Climate Justice: The Twin Anchors of India’s Climate Commitments at COP 26

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Background

The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26), one of the most anticipated dialogues in the sphere of climate change was held from 31st October till 12th November. This anticipation can be attributed to several factors, firstly, th....

December 04, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , energy transition , climate justice , climate finance , net-zero emissions , fossil-fuels , global-superpower , clean energy

Nepal, India expedite Connectivity Projects

Kamal Dev Bhattarai Article

On October 22, India handed over Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail line to Nepal. ....

December 03, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Connectivity , bus service , Kathmandu , pipe line , rail line , Raxaul , Terai roads

Vietnam PM in Japan: Major Take Aways

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a 4-day official visit from 22 to 25 November to Japan to have discussion with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on furthering economic and security cooperation between Japan and Vietnam. Chinh ....

December 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Cyber-security , Coronavirus , Supply chains , Senkaku Islands , East China Sea , Pham Minh Chinh , Fumio Kishida , ODA

India 1989-2014 and after — a paradigm shift

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Why China, why not India?” is a question debated in India without a credible answer. Asking an identical question, “Why China flew, India just grew?” Forbes magazine (2019) answered that it was because of the barrier-free autocracy in China and....

November 30, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Article , modi , G20 , COVID-19 , COP26 , COVID Challenge , paradigm shift , India vaccine , G7-plus