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Changing Political Landscape in the Middle East
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump’s announcement of US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal comes at a time, when the political landscape in the Middle East is changing fast. Hizbullah won the majority in Lebanon elections in early May. The Iraqi election results ....

May 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Middle East politics , Elections in Iraq
दक्षिण चीन सागर में पी एल ए की नौसेना का विराट अभ्यास: विश्लेषण
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

पीपुल्स लिबरेशन आर्मी (पीएलए) की नौसेना ने वैश्विक और क्षेत्रीय स्तरों पर उभरती सामरिक स्थितिय....

May 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , चीनी नौसेना , चीन की नौसैनिक क्षमता
Xi's Tightening Control over the Media

... The Chinese media has successfully invented novel ways to bypass the authority of the state since 1978. But after Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the balance has shifted heavily in favour of the government. Xi has adopted a host of new methods ....

May 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Chinese Media , Media Control in china , CCP
पंचम भारत-चीन रणनीतिक आर्थिक संवाद
Dr Teshu Singh

भारत चीन के बीच घटते व्यापार ने इन दोनों देशों के द्विपक्षीय संबंधों में खटास पैदा कर दी है। कई �....

May 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , भारत चीन आर्थिक संवाद , पंचम रणनीतिक एवं आर्थिक संवाद
Round Table Meeting with H.E. Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India, on ‘European Union – India Relations and a Way Forward’

The European Union's (EU) Ambassador to India and Bhutan Tomasz Kozlowski participated in a high-level Roundtable meeting on the growing engagement between the EU and India. His speech covered the positive development of relations in recent years and....

May 17, 2018 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Interaction , Internet of Things , European Union , EU-India Strategic Partnership , Economic relations
Commentary: India’s Lines of Credit Dilemma
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his third visit to Nepal at the end of the week from May 11-12, closely on the heels of visit of Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. Speaking at the India Foundation function PM Oli appreciated India’s assist....

May 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Economic diplomacy , Diplomatic Lines of Credit
Commentary: Will Japan Carry the Bastion of Constitution Amendment After Abe?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“角を矯めて牛を殺す”
(Kill a bull by straightening its horns, meaning: Action taken to put something right is often more unpleasant or damaging than the original problem)
The above quote succinctly ....

May 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Japanese Constitution , Japan’s Defence Policy
Round Table Discussion on South Indian Ocean

Background South Indian Ocean (SIO) is not an established geographical entity. But the geopolitical underpinnings of this region have become as dynamic as the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Currently, the Indian Ocean Rim Associat....

May 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Bay of Bengal , Arabian Sea , South Indian Ocean , Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
Emerging Structure of Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal

.... Traditionally, security at sea has been theorised and interpreted rooted in traditional realist or liberalist theories. In the realist interpretation, the seas are the plains on which superpower, or regional power rivalry, takes place, whereas r....

May 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , SAARC
ASEAN Summit at Singapore: Urgent Need for a Legally Binding Code of Conduct in South China Sea
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The 32nd edition of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit took place in Singapore in from 25-28 April where the central theme of the meeting was envisioned as ‘Resilient and Innovative ASEAN’. While the South East Asia....

May 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea Code of Conduct , China’s militarisation of SCS
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