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Commentary - Modi's Manila Visit
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

As is the norm with the Prime Minister's visits abroad he did India proud during his recent three day visit to Manila. In an action packed agenda which inter alia comprised participation in the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit, the 12th ASEA....

November 20, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Manila Summit , Indo-Pacific security , quadrilateral dialogue
Commentary - Presidential Elections in Kyrgyzstan: More Continuity than Change
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kyrgyzstan is a small, landlocked and mountainous republic in the heart of Asia. Because of its remote location and tiny population (about 6 million) not much is reported about it. The country borders China on the east and three Central Asian Republi....

November 14, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kyrgyzstan elections , democratic reforms
Commentary: The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Status of Taiwan
Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

On 18 October 2017 Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. While speaking on the section of ‘Upholding One Country, Two Systems’ and ‘Moving towards National Reunification’, he mentioned ab....

November 08, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Taiwan , 19th National Congress
Commentary - In Complete Control: Xi Jinping is China’s Undisputed Leader
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal Commentary

As had been widely anticipated, President Xi Jinping consolidated his position as the undisputed “core” leader of China at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held at Beijing in the third week of October 2017. Xi....

November 06, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Chinese Dream , 19th Party Congress of CPC
Commentary - J&K: Special Representative’s Road Ahead will not be Easy
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Appointment of Mr Dineshwar Sharma , former Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB), as special ‘Representative’(SR) by the government for Kashmir to interact with the wide cross section of society in Kashmir to understand their “legitimate aspi....

November 04, 2017 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Rajnath Singh , J&K special Representative , Kashmir dialogue , Home Minister , Dineshwar_Sharma , Intelligence Bureau , IB , Ajit Dovl
Commentary - What the Election Results Mean for Japan?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Lower House Elections held in Japan on October 22 have given a resounding mandate to Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe to remain in office till 2021. Abe, the third longest-serving PM of the post-war era is now on track to becoming (in November 2019....

November 01, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Japan Elections , Abenomics
Commentary - Presidents First Foreign Trip to Djibouti: Why It Matters?
Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

President R.N. Kovind chose Djibouti as first leg of his visit to Africa. This is the first time a top Indian leader visited Djibouti on an official visit. This is not surprising because Djibouti has a strategic location on the Horn of Africa, border....

October 31, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Indian President , Djibouti , R.N. Kovind , Africa Visit , Africa , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Somalia , Operation Rahat
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