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India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence
January 23 , 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent pr...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Delhi declaration , Egypt , G 20 , India , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE

Bhutan: Review of 2022 and the Way Forward
January 20 , 2023 Aarushi Gupta
Article Views: 6668
Bhutan, surrounded by rising powers and big players, stands out in its aspirations and achievements while being strongly connected with its religious and cultural roots. Despite being sandwiched between...

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bhutan Economy , Bhutan elections , Bhutan tourism , China border dispute , Doklam , India-Bhutan SAT , Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project , Sustainable living , Tax Act of Bhutan , Vaccine Maitri , Zero COVID-19

US- India & Indo-Pacific: Takeaways from 2022
January 20 , 2023 Dr Sweta Kumari
Article Views: 7366
The year 2022 brought a series of geopolitical changes of global magnitude that were last witnessed somewhat in the Cold War period. The economic slowdown and the disruption of the supply chains that we...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , CAATSA Waiver , China , India , Indo-Pacific , IPEF , Japan , LAC , QUAD , Russia-Ukraine conflict , South China Sea , South Korea , Taiwan , US Domestic Issues

Nuclear Weapons for South Korea: Implications
January 19 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Commentary Views: 4551
A concerning trend is unfolding in the Korean Peninsula and larger East Asia wherein fresh talks in South Korea of revisiting the nuclear options are being openly articulated. This is precisely being tr...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 1953 armistice , disarmament talks , Extended deterrence , Gallup opinion survey , International sanctions , Nuclear Weapons , summit diplomacy , Tactical Nuclear Weapons

Looking Back at Military Rule in Myanmar in 2022: Way Forward for 2023
January 18 , 2023 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
Article Views: 7817
The year 2022 witnessed the second year of military rule and the compounding economic, social and political crisis of 2021. As compared to 2021, the resistance took more violent forms and spread mostly ...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : ASEAN , Canada , Chinain Myanmar , Death Penalty , Economic and Social Crisis , Elections 2023 , Humanitarian Crisis , IFC , India in Myanmar , Military Coup , NUG , PDFs , Russia-Myanmar , sanctions , US BURMA Act , WhatshappeninginMyanmar

नेपाल की वाम सरकार पर चीन का दबाव
January 18 , 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta
Commentary Views: 4679
चीनी दबाव
नेपाल में हाल ही में वाम गठबंधन की सरकार के बनते ही पड़ोसी मुल्क चीन ने नेपाल में अपनी सरगर्मियां तेज़ कर दी हैं। सरकार बनने के कुछ ही घंटों में काठमांडू स्थित चीनी दूतावास ने बधाई सन्देश जारी किया और उसके दुसरे दिन माओ निंग

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BRI , China , Hindi , India , Neighbourhood , Nepal , Prachanda , South Asia , Trans-Himalayan Connectivity

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