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The Iraqi Political Conundrum
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Iraq’s problems do not seem to go away. Any effort for a domestic stabilization always meets with an unequal and more intense opposing force. Politico- religious leaders hold the sway. External powers play their own games in keeping their stables a....

September 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Iran , Iraq , Ali Khamenei , Shia , Kurds , Sadr , Sunni
Sheikh Hasina India visit: Reiteration of Tested Ties
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is arriving in India today (5 September 2022) on a 4 day visit. A much anticipated reciprocal visit possibly also a last one before Bangladesh holds its 12th Jatiya Sangsad (parliamentary ) election in 2023. W....

September 05, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , India , South Asia , bilateral , Sheikh Hasina , Regionalism
वन चाइना पालिसी के परिप्रेक्ष्य में नेपाल से चीन चिंताएं
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

हाल में संपन्न हुई अमेरिकी हाउस स्पीकर नैंसी पेलोसी की ताइवान यात्रा से चीन के आतंरिक शांति एव�....

August 26, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , भारत , चीन , वन चाइना पॉलिसी , नेपाल , एम् सी सी , यूनाइटेड स्टेट्स
China’s Future Energy Resource: Hydrogen
Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta Commentary

Energy transition is a trend many countries adopt to address the climate change challenge in the 21st century. The measures undertaken by various governments are diverse based on their capabilities and resources. China, the world's largest emitter of....

August 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , India , South Korea , China , Japan , NDRC , Li Keqiang , Xinjiang , Germany , Inner Mongolia , green hydrogen , FCV
Biden’s visit to M.E., Energy Crisis and Recession
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The sharp increase in oil prices following the Ukraine war brought President Biden to Saudi Arabia. This was seen as a departure from the position taken by candidate Biden during his election campaign when he had criticized the Crown Prince and threa....

August 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russia , Iran , Saudi Arabia , EU , Oil , OPEC , Biden
Financial Stability Board of the G20: Emerging Vulnerabilities to Global Financial Stability
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Set up by the G20 in 2009, the Financial Stability board (FSB) is venerable institution with a responsibility to assess the vulnerabilities in the global financial system and suggest measures to deal with them. It coordinates the actions of the centr....

August 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , G20 , Economic Recovery , crypto currency , Financial Stability
Kishida Needs to Explain Japan’s Nuclear Future – Part II
Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s tasks are cut out. He has to navigate between his anti-nuclear position as a native of Hiroshima and adopting a pragmatic approach on the country’s security. When he addressed the NPT Review Conference in New York, ....

August 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Senkaku Islands , Taiwan Straits , abduction issue , Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park , TPNW , Kurile Islands , NPDI , Nuclear and disarmament issues
Kishida Needs to Explain Japan’s Nuclear Future – Part I
Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

The review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was held in New York on 1 August. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida became the first Prime Minister of Japan to attend the ministerial-level Review Conference of the....

August 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , SIPRI , Ukraine Crisis , Hiroshima , Nagasaki , NPT Review Conference , Little Boy , Fat Man , atomic bombing
POK: Truth, Lies, and Deception
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Third anniversary of the deletion of Article 370 brought out the usual round of protests from Pakistani and POK leaders. August 5 has been named Yom-e- Istehsal or the Day of Exploitation. The Prime Minister of POK Tanveer Ilyas led a protest rally i....

August 12, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , POK , Article 370 , Gilgit Baltistan , Northern Areas
How China's Past Actively Shapes its Foreign Policy
Anushka Saxena Commentary

China’s perceived image of its past actively shapes its policy in the present. For a China determined to restore its past glory, it is significant to utilize narratives from history to effectively shape and justify a fervent and yet aggressive fore....

August 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Hong Kong , Mao , Rejuvenation
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