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Finance track of the G20: An Analysis
February 2 , 2023 Dr Saon Ray
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The G20 made up of the 20 leading economies of the world is the foremost international forum for discussion and resolution of international economic issues. The G20 consists of the Finance track, the Sh...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Economic issues , Finance track , G20 , G20 presidency , India

Fumio Kishida’s Five-nation Tour: An Assessment
February 2 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4489
After adopting a path-breaking measure to rearm Japan in December 2022 in the wake of North Korean threat and China’s belligerence, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida undertook a six-day, five nation ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Defense build-up , Fumio Kishida , G-7 summit , Indo-Pacific paradigm , NPT Review Conference , Reciprocal Access Agreement , Taiwan Straits

The Unbroken Guru-Sishya tradition and The Continuity of Bharatvarsha
February 1 , 2023 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
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Bharatvarsh, the nation that is today Bharat, has an antiquity dating back to the Vedic period -- at least 3500 years before. There is no land and people on this earth who have been aligned like Bharatv...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Bharatvarsha , Guru Sishya tradition , Indian Civilisation , Purana , Sanatan , Swami Vivekananda , Upanishad

The Promise and Peril of Africa in 2023
February 1 , 2023 Samir Bhattacharya
Article Views: 6787
As the year 2022 ended, here is a brief recap of what happened in Africa over the past year. Most African countries were still battling to recover from the pandemic when the year began. However, a serie...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AfCFTA , Africa , Climate Change , COP27 , COVID-19 , democracy , election , Horn of Africa , Islamist terrorism , Military Coup , Sahel , Scramble for Africa

Geopolitics of Cyber Attribution
January 31 , 2023 Divyanshu Jindal
Article Views: 7861
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With the world witnessing a full-scale offensive as a part of the Russia-Ukraine conflict it now seems inevitable that all future conflicts will have a cyber component.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : Attribution , Cyber , cyberattack , Cyberspace , Cyberwarfare , espionage , Geopolitics

Bangladesh in 2022: Year-End Review and Way Forward
January 30 , 2023 Dr Anil Kumar
Article Views: 6681
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was threatening the world at the beginning of 2022, and the impact was more severe in developing countries like Bangladesh. The pandemic impacted overall growth...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , democracy , Development , economy , election , India , Infrastructure , Security

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