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Evolving Situation in Afghanistan: Challenges and Prospects for India-Tajikistan Cooperation
Amb Yogendra Kumar Article

The Setting
The events in Afghanistan have come full circle since 18 October, 2001 when the US Special Forces were inserted from across the Central Asian borders. Whilst it might appear as history repeating itself, the circumstances have ....

October 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Russia , SCO , Iran , Afghanistan , Taliban , India-Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , CSTO
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2021
Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation organized seven expert groups through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide in the month of September 2021 with the dominant theme being Afghanistan. The expert groups provide layers....

October 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Afghanistan , Europe , Islam , West Asia , US withdrawal from Afghanistan
China: Daily Scan, October 01, 2021

China to expand channels to attract foreign talent: Xinhuanet
September 30, 2021
China will further expand channels to attract and utilize foreign talent, improve work permit and visa systems, and create more convenient conditio....

October 01, 2021 India , China , Afghanistan , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Biden , Anhui , Shandong , Guangdong , Erkin Tuniyaz , Xiangshan , Zhejiang , Wang Hao
China: Daily Scan, September 30, 2021

Xi stresses improving biosecurity risk control, management system: Xinhuanet
September 29, 2021
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed efforts to improve the country's r....

September 30, 2021 Afghanistan , Bangladesh , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Tiananmen , SMEs , Anhui , Shandong , Jimmy Lai , Biosecurity
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: August 2021
Naval Jagota

In August 2021 eminent speakers, expert groups and bilateral discussions were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each o....

September 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , West Asia , Vietnam , BRI , Islamic Republic , South Asian region , China-Sri Lanka
Decoding Tajikistan’s Critical Approach towards Taliban
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The quick rise of the Taliban after the US troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan has left the country’s neighbours in a difficult situation. Pakistan, a long-time ally of the Taliban, was pleased with the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan. C....

September 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Pakistan , Russia , SCO , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , Tajikistan , CSTO , Military drill , IRPT , Panjshir
Taiwan’s Evolving Security Concerns and Prospects of Cross-Strait Unification
Amit Kumar Article

The ‘Century of Humiliation’ occupies a special place in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ruled People’s Republic of China (PRC) in driving the ruling narrative in the country. It has gained a renewed emphasis under the leadership of General S....

September 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Afghanistan , Chinese Communist Party , China-Taiwan relations , Cross-Strait Reunification , Hong Kong Crisis , U.S. Withdrawal , Chinese Rejuvenation , Century of Humiliation
Tracking the Money Trail: Islamic Terror Groups in South Asia

South Asia has been plagued by Islamic terrorism for decades. An increasingly hostile political environment and the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir has enabled terror organisations to thrive because of the complicity o....

September 15, 2021 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bangladesh , Terror Financing , Neighbourhood studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Af-Pak region , International Security
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: A Turning Point in Global Terrorism
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”1
- George W Bush 43rd President o....

September 15, 2021 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Afghanistan , ISIS , United States , Intelligence , IslamicState , counterterrorism , 9/11 , September 11 attacks , AlQaida
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 August 2021

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