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Russia's Approach to Afghanistan
April 21 , 2023 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Developments in Afghanistan have always aroused Russian minds. In the words of Amb Raghavan, since the eighteenth century, Russia's strategic planning has been driven by the search for secure borders, b...

Afghanistan, Russia, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Developments in Afghanistan

Takeaways from the First meeting of the India-Central Asia JWG on Chabahar Port
April 20 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6915
Background
The India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port had its first meeting in Mumbai on April 12–13, 2023. The Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of the Republics of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the meeting.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Central Asia , Chabahar Port , Humanitarian Assistance , Iran , Russia-Ukraine Crisis , SCO , Shahid Behesti terminal , Trans Afghan railway

Nepal-India Energy Cooperation – on the Eve of PM Dahal’s India Visit
April 19 , 2023 Sunil KC
Commentary Views: 6253
Despite asymmetries between Nepal and India, the two countries have remained natural partners. The open border arrangements with similarities in socio-economic and cultural issues have facilitated that ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Green energy , Hydropower , India , PM Modi , PM Prachanda , South Asia

Vatican Repudiates the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’: A Close Reading of the Statement and its Mixed Responses
April 18 , 2023 Rohith Krishna
Article Views: 5723
Context: Vatican Disowns, but does not rescind, ‘Doctrine of Discovery’[1]

Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Doctrine of Discovery , Indigenous Rights , Pope , Post-colonialism , Tribal Rights , UNHRC , Vatican

Escalation of Conflict Feared after Tsai’s Visit to the US
April 17 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 7491
The Taiwan issue again entered a new geopolitical churn when Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met the US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on 5 April 2023, provoking Beijing to issue a sharp re...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN’s dilemma , international politics and diplomacy , Japan’ concern , military drills , South China Sea , Taiwan Strait , threat to use force , war games

Pentagon Leaks: The real embarrassment for US is that the leaks occurred, not their content
April 14 , 2023 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6012
The episode raises serious questions about how the Pentagon deals with classified documents. Meanwhile, the US will be relieved that bilateral relationships didn’t take a hit and that the leaks don’t al...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Opinion , Pentagon , Pentagon leaks , US , World

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