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The Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan and its Implications for India
February 14 , 2019 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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On 5-6 February 2019, an ‘intra-Afghan’ dialogue sponsored by the Afghan Diaspora in Russia concluded with a 8-point statement issued by the participants. The meeting between the Taliban and some Afghan leaders, without the participation of the Afghan government, was facilitated by Russia.

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : India’s stakes in Afghanistan , Moscow Talks with Taliban

Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation
February 14 , 2019 Yoshiko Sakurai
Commentary Views: 2856
In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era” in New Delhi.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India-Japan Partnership , Japan-India Strategic Cooperation

‘Outlawed’ Digital Silk Road
February 13 , 2019 Aayush Mohanty
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China’s President Xi in his opening speech at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing in May 2017 had called for a “digital silk road” which intended to provide a space for Chinese tech companies to expand t...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Huawei case , telecom malpractice

The Indian Science Congress and its Relevance
February 13 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 3118
At the annual Indian Science Congress (ISC) conference in January 2015, a paper co-authored by two academics claimed that aircraft had not only been manufactured during the Vedic period but also that these planes were far superior to the ones we have today.

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Indian Science Congress , India’s maths and science

United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a Religious Roll
February 13 , 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2329
The Arab Spring in its nearly eight years of existence continues to guide the pan-Arab leaders to be more attentive to the democratic, socio-economic and religious needs of their constituents even if the far reaching reforms are gradual in coming.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Benign rule in UAE , Indo-UAE relations

Keep CBI Out of Politics-But Only If It Suits Me!
February 11 , 2019 C D Sahay
Commentary Views: 2870
Even before the country’s top investigating agency, the CBI could start recovering from the ‘CBI vs CBI’ episode involving its top two functionaries -in fact the new Director Rishi Kumar Shukla was yet ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : : CBI in Kolkata , Politics and corruption , Sharda Scam

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