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Why it is Important for Japan to hold Olympic Games 2021
Dr Anil Rawat Article

Had it not been for the COVID-19 and Abe Shizo’s ill health, Tokyo Olympic 20201 would have been a crowning glory on the political career of modern Japan’s most consequential Prime Minister. Alas! That was not to be. Showcasing Japan a....

July 16, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , technology , shinzo abe , COVID-19 , Yoshihide Suga , Civilisational goals , Japan's vision
The Taliban on the Offensive in Afghanistan Ahead of the US Withdrawal
Dr Anwesha Ghosh Article

The foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan after twenty years of war. The US President surprised many by bringing forward the end of operation to August 31; he however, excluded nearly 650 troops for offering security for the US embassy in Kabul. Ear....

July 15, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Afghanistan , US Withdrawal , Conflict , Taliban , Afghan government , ANDSF , displacement , refugees.
Why are Central Asian Republics wooing Pakistan?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The emerging regional security threats post-US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian republics (CARs). The US and NATO forces were scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 11 September 202....

July 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , INSTC , Chabahar Port , Iran , Kazakhstan , US Withdrawal , CPEC , Taliban , Turkey , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , CSTO , Afghanistan. Uzbekistan , Trans-Afghan Railway , Transit Trade Agreement
Drone Threat – The Big Picture
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The media was in frenzy post the drone attack on Jammu Air Force Station on the night of 26/27 Jun 2021. The volcano of breaking news and minute-to-minute reporting was trying to show us the face of danger that awaits us from the little monsters cal....

July 14, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Drone attack , Drone threat , Threat from UAS , Drone countermeasures , Drone threat and countermeasures , Jammu drone attack.
कोलंबो पोर्ट सिटी परियोजना एवं भारतीय सरोकार
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

निकटस्थ पड़ोसी के रूप में भारत और श्रीलंका दोनों ही अपने व्यापक द्विपक्षीय संबंधों का लाभ उठात....

July 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Sri Lanka , Article , चीन। श्रीलंका। निवेश। पोर्ट। सुरक्षा चिंताएं।
Taiwan Needs World’s Support to Defend its Sovereignty
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Like the South China Sea, the Taiwan Straits is another flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific region. Both have the China factor where it is flexing its military muscle. While in the South China Sea, it is in conflict with some other Asian countries which m....

July 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , BRI , Joe Biden , Mao Zedong , Taiwan Straits , THAAD , Peter Dutton , flashpoint , ‘One-China Policy’ , Chang Kai-shek , TAEPIE Act , A2/AD capabilities , Pacific Command , Aegis Ashore.
Launch on Demand: Relevance in Future Wars
Pushpinder Bath Article

General
There are many emerging trends in warfare, which impact the conduct of warfare, security structures and decision-making apparatus. These are driven by technology as well as dynamic strategic considerations. However, three of these ....

July 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Launch on Demand (LoD) , Quick Response Mechanism (QRM) , Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) , Micro satellite , Mini satellite , Kuaizhou-1 (KZ-1) , PLA Rocket Force (PLARF) , Anti Satellite (ASAT) , Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) , Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)
कॉर्नवाल से सप्रेम1
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

प्रिय गैर-समूह7 नागरिकों
आपने 12-13 जून 2021 को कॉर्नवाल में समूह-7 लोकतांत्रिक देशों के खुशहाल पर....

July 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , चीन , BRI , जलवायु परिवर्तन , कॉर्पोरेट कर , साइबर हमले , G7 शिखर सम्मेलन , रूस , टीके
Shooting the ‘Messenger’: How India is tackling the Weaponisation of Social Media
Tejusvi Shukla Article

A recent publication of a distorted map of India by Twitter (under its career section “Tweep Live”) sparked a huge controversy.1 After severe backlash, the map was hurriedly taken down, but FIRs have been lodged against Twitter India c....

July 08, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Hybrid Warfare , Information Warfare , 5G , Twitter , Facebook , Telegram , Psychological warfare , Social Media Weaponization , Narratives , Cartographic Agression , Clubhouse
The Divergences in the Gulf Have Their Own Dynamic
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia has an unusual knack of keeping the watchers and analysts on feet most of the times. On the one hand ongoing conflicts and hotspots in Yemen, Libya, Syria and Iraq keep one frustrated. And on the other simmering cinders of the Arab Spring k....

July 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , US , Iran , JCPOA , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , OPEC , UAE , MBS
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