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Eastern Ladakh – Fixing “No-Patrolling Buffer Areas”!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

A significant change happened in management of LAC between PLA and Indian Army/ ITBP post 10th Round of Talks at Chushul that led to phased, coordinated, verified and synchronised disengagement at North and South of Pangong Tso and in Rezangla-Ric....

August 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , PLA , LAC , Pangong Tso , Aksai China , Buffer Zone , CBM , Chushul-Moldo , Gogra , Patrolling , Rashtriya Rifles
उभरती विश्व व्यवस्था के बारे में क्या कहती हैं ये बैठकें
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

पहले समूह-7 की बैठक (11 जून) हुई, इसके बाद नॉर्थ अटलांटिक काउंसिल की बैठक (14 जून) हुई, फिर रूस-अमेरिका �....

August 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , समूह-7 शिखर सम्मेलन। नार्थ अटलांटिक कौंसिल। पुतिन-बाइडेन शिखर वार्ता। रूस-चीन मित्रता संधि। अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध एवं राजनय।
Regional Equations amid US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Col Deepak Kumar Article

The sudden withdrawal of US forces on the night of 1st July 2021 from Bagram created a piquant situation not only for Afghanistan security forces but also for the entire world. While a withdrawal was always in the offing, with a deadline being previo....

August 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , Tajikistan , ANDSF , Air Support
China Studies’ Coming of Age Story in Taiwan and A few Pointers for India
Naina Singh Article

In her 2006 Report on China Studies in India, Madhavi Thampi pointed out that there is a lack of depth and rigour in China centric research within India1. Much does not seem to have changed as she noted the similar observation in her Janua....

August 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , Taiwan , Mandarin , KMT , China studies , cross-strait relations
Japan’s Economic and Geo-Strategic Interests in Myanmar
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Japan and Myanmar established diplomatic relations in 1954. The Japan-Burma Peace Treaty and Agreement on Reparations and Economic Cooperation, 1954 laid the foundations for economic cooperation. The two countries refer to the historical friendly rel....

August 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Myanmar , Article , democracy , Myanmar , sanctions , Japanin , MilitaryCoup , Economicinterest , Geostrategicinterests , mixedresponses , grantsandaid , nationalreconciliation
अफगानिस्तान से अमेरिका एवं नाटो की वापसी और अफगानिस्तान वायु सेना तथा युद्ध पर इसका प्रभाव
Naval Jagota Article

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अमेरिका और गठबंधन सेना 20 साल बाद अफगानिस्तान से वापस लौट रही है। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति �....

August 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Afghanistan , Article , नवल जगोता , वरिष्ठ अध्येता , वीआईएफ
Blinken’s India Visit: Taking Strategic Partnership to the “Next Level”
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

The just concluded visit of the US Secretary of State Blinken to India merits keen scrutiny coming as it has on the cusps of regional developments in Afghanistan, global pandemic management, forthcoming meetings on the Indo Pacific and a host of ongo....

August 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , QUAD , Afghanistan , Indo Pacific , Covid , Human Rights , Blinken , Jaishankar
Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma
Amb Amar Sinha Article

(This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why any such outreach will take us nowhere.) ....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Deep State , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Abdul Ghani Baradar , Doha deal
Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Tibet , TAR , Sichuan-Tibet railway , Lhasa , Nyingchi , WTC , Yarlung Tsangpo
विश्लेषण : बाइडेन-मून शिखर वार्ता का नतीजा क्या रहा?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

जापान के प्रधानमंत्री के पद-चिह्नों पर चलते हुए दक्षिणी कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति मून जे ने अमेरिकी....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , किम जांग उन। टोक्यो ओलंपिक। जो बाइडेन। मून जे-इन। सिक्स पार्टी टॉक्स। थाड (THAAD)। मिसाइल पर लगी पाबंदी हटाना। अंतरराष्ट्रीय नीति एवं कूटनीति। शिखर बैठक। वैक्सीन पार्टनरशिप। विक्टर चा
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