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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
A Tale of Two Cities: Dacca March 12, 1972 and Kabul August 30, 2021
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Two Events Separated by Five Decades and One and half Thousands Miles
Since the time the US decided to leave Afghanistan the media is full of its coverage and resultant reverberations across the world. Everyone agrees that it is too early....

September 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article , Taliban , ISI , Operation Dacca
Explained: What did Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore and Vietnam Reveal?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Even as the US President Joe Biden is facing another big challenge in Afghanistan following his decision to withdraw troops and takeover by the Taliban, Biden’s foreign policy challenge in the Indo-Pacific front has no less diminished. China remain....

September 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Maritime Security , Permanent Court of Arbitration , Kamala Harris , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Pham Minh Chinh , Halimah Yacob , Lee Hsien Loong
Regional Equations amid US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Col Deepak Kumar Article

The sudden withdrawal of US forces on the night of 1st July 2021 from Bagram created a piquant situation not only for Afghanistan security forces but also for the entire world. While a withdrawal was always in the offing, with a deadline being previo....

August 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , Tajikistan , ANDSF , Air Support
अमेरिका और रूस फिर आए एक साथ
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

16 जून को जिनेवा में अमेरिका-रूस शिखर-सम्मलेन बैठक के बाद सार्वजनिक रूप से बताए गए "निष्कर्षों" के....

July 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , पुतिन , नाटो , साइबर सुरक्षा , बाइडेन , शीत युद्ध के बाद , सामरिक स्थिरता
अमेरिका की नाकामी का नतीजा
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

अफगानिस्तान आज जिस संकट से जूझ रहा है, वह अमेरिका और तालिबान के दोहा समझौते की नाकामी का नतीजा ह�....

July 16, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Afghanistan
The US and NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Effect on the Afghanistan Air Force and the War
Naval Jagota Article

Introduction
The US and coalition military forces are withdrawing from Afghanistan after 20 years. The decision was announced by the US president and the withdrawal completion date has been set as 11 Sept 2021. There were many actors which ....

June 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article , US , Taliban , Aircraft , Air Power , Afghanistan Air Force , Pilots , TAAC-Air , Maintenance , air asset. Training
US and Russia Engage Again
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The publicly-stated “outcomes” from the US-Russia summit meeting in Geneva on June 16 are well-known: return of their Ambassadors to their respective stations; foreign office discussions on restoration of diplomatic properties and staff strengths....

June 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Putin , NATO , Cyber Security , Biden , Post Cold War , Strategic stability
Takeaways from the Biden-Putin Summit
Dr Himani Pant Commentary

The downturn in the trajectory of US-Russia ties has become more pronounced since 2014. The differences over Ukraine, Middle East and others have been further exacerbated by charges of election meddling, cyber attacks levelled against Russia. At pres....

June 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , US Foreign Policy , Cyber Security , Joe Biden , Vladimir Putin , US-Russia ties , Biden-Putin Summit , Geneva Summit , Russian Foreign policy
US-India Partnership: Crisis Management in the Pandemic Era and Future of the Relationship
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

It is widely accepted that India and the United States have transformed their relationship in the post Cold War era. In the years from the Clinton administration, both US and India found increasing congruence in the security, economic and politics of....

June 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indian Diaspora , WHO , COVID-19 , WTO , Biden , Defence production Act , Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme , UN Forums , Vaccine Alliance
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