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Japan upgrades its Defence and Security Posture
January 4 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
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Introduction
In a dramatic departure to Japan’s exclusively defensive posture embodied in the pacifist post-War Constitution of Japan, the Fumio Kishida administration effectively abandoned on 16 December 2022 when it passed ammendments to three key security documents after months of debate.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Increased defence spending , missile firings , National Security Strategy , NISA , opinion polls , peace clause , regional peace and stability , security burden sharing , South China Sea , Taiwan Strait

Lessons of Ukraine War, and Applicability on India
January 3 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7070
Since it began, the Russia-Ukraine has thrown up an overabundance of geopolitical, geo-economic and geostrategic lessons. It is humbling to note that the lessons of 2021 were in total variance with thos...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : economic interdependence , India , Lessons , Peace , Russia , strategic ambiguity , Ukraine , War

West Asia – 2022 Gone by with a Twist
January 2 , 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6559
West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder but the Black Swan events did not spare them either. As the countries, even the oil ...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abraham Accords , China , I2U2 , India , Saudi Arabia , Syria , US , Yemen

Making sense of Nepal Elections
December 30 , 2022 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal
Article Views: 7286
New government has been formed in Nepal after much anticipation with Prachanda as the Prime Minister. Leading 170 members in 275 member House of Representatives, his party Nepal Communist Party (Maoist ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , CPN (UML) , India , KP Oli , Madhes , Nepali Congress , Prachanda

U.S National Defense Strategy – 2022: Old Wine in New Bottle?
December 29 , 2022 Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)
Article Views: 7688
Introduction
On October 27, 2022, the US government published the unclassified version of the National Defense Strategy (NDS), along with the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and Missile Defense Review (MDR).

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , deterrence , DOD , Force planning , Hybrid Warfare , Indo-Pacific , Irregular Warfare , NDS , QUAD , Russia , supply chain security

The Outlook for 2023
December 28 , 2022 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 4458
The year 2022 will go down in history in which the great power rivalries returned with a vengeance. Even as the Covid pandemic lingered on, the world saw a major conflict erupting in Europe, bringing in...

China, National Security and Strategic Studies, Economic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 2022 , 2023 , China , economy , Extreme weather , G20 , Global Agenda , Gulf , health , hybrid war , multilateral fora , Outlook , Pakistan , Russia Ukraine war , SCO , Terrorism , Trends

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