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War, Olympics and Nationalism
Dr Anil Rawat Article

Finally the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are off to a grand start with a spectacular show of opening ceremony that lasted for three hours as the grandest show on earth that the human history has ever seen. Since then the event has been a centerpiece of televi....

July 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Japan , COVID-19 , Tokyo Olympics , Kyokujitsu-ki , Waka , Chinese
Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.”
—Professor R. B. J. Walker
Despite the current intern....

July 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , BRI , war on terror , PMCs , UNPKOs , Montreux Document , Clinton , Executive Outcomes , DynCorp , Frontier Services Group , SADAT
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The ....

July 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , COVID-19 , Taiwan Strait , Abe Shinzo , One-China policy , Senkaku , Suga Yoshihide , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , Self Defense Forces , Baushuan Ger
The Unsettling Issue of Tigray
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in June1 provided a resounding victory for the Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This was preceded by a wit....

July 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Ethiopia , Military situation , Tigray , TPLF , Afar , ENDF , Omora , Oromia , PM Abiy Ahmed
Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The conference was proposed by the Uzbek Presi....

July 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Pakistan , Central Asia , South Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , S Jaishankar , President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
20 वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के पहले शी जिनपिंग-सीसीपी नेतृत्व “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” को लेकर सजग
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन में “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” की आशंका को लेकर चाइनिज कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व में चिं�....

July 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। पीएलए। 20वीं कॉंग्रेस। कलर रिवोल्यूशन। सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा मंत्रालय।
Eastern Ladakh – In Focus Again!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

With a meeting of the EAM Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Eastern Ladakh has come in focus again. Most information and analysis of the events in Eastern Ladakh of 2020 and the first half of 2021 have been analysed in fine detail, an....

July 19, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , PLA , LAC , Ladakh , Galwan , Pangong Tso , Kailash Range , media centre
Relevance of Water in India’s Economic Growth: Need for a Diplomatic Outreach
Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction
Water is essential for the life in more than one ways. Besides the drinking purpose its centrality for the agriculture, in an agrarian society, is highly established. In this connection, it is important to note that water, pa....

July 19, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Economic Studies , Article , River Water Management , India’s water concerns , multi-national rivers , sharing water resources
अमेरिका और रूस फिर आए एक साथ
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

16 जून को जिनेवा में अमेरिका-रूस शिखर-सम्मलेन बैठक के बाद सार्वजनिक रूप से बताए गए "निष्कर्षों" के....

July 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , पुतिन , नाटो , साइबर सुरक्षा , बाइडेन , शीत युद्ध के बाद , सामरिक स्थिरता
Drone Terror in India: A Challenge to Deter
Saumya Joshi Article

Introduction
Presently, drones have become an integral part of military’s arsenal for superpowers, while for others it is just a work in progress. From Yemeni soil against the Saudi oil installations to eliminating a high-ranking servin....

July 16, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , UNSC , FATF , Indian Air Force , Jammu , DRDO , Counter terrorism , Drone Terror Attack , Kaluchak Massacre 2002 , Anti-Drone system , Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism
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