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One year after the Taliban Takeover- Afghanistan in Crisis
October 8 , 2022 Aakriti Vinayak
Commentary Views: 6923
"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"-Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The recent developments in Afghanistan compel to acknowledge this off quoted statement.

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan in Crisis , Economic crisis , governance , Human Rights , one year , Taliban , Taliban Takeover , women rights

Innovative Strategies for Arresting Environmental Degradation while Addressing Debt Problems of the States
October 7 , 2022 Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee
Article Views: 6796
Abstract
At the COP-26 summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Modi had committed India to some bold environmental targets, to achieve which the Centre must work with the State where the economic activities take place that also take their toll on nature. It would require huge investments in energy technology to improve the efficiency of our energy use to achieve the targets. However, most states, ridden with huge debt burdens especially in the wake of the pandemic, won’t be able to find the resources necessary for such investments.

Climate Change

Tags : 12th Finance Commission , CO2 emissions , debt swap , decarbonistation , Green NGOs , Haryana , Latin America , livelihood , Punjab , sea levels , Sunderbans

प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की समरकंद यात्रा
October 7 , 2022 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 4889
शंघाई सहयोग संगठन (एससीओ) के 22वें शिखर सम्मेलन में भाग लेने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 15-16 सितंबर 2022 को समरकंद का दौरा किया। उन्होंने उज्बेकिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति शवकत मिर्जियोयेव, रूस के रा...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अलगाववाद , आतंकवाद , एससीओ , एससीओ शिखर सम्मेलन , शंघाई सहयोग संगठन , समरकंद

The India Way @ the UNGA
October 6 , 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5993
It appeared from media reports and commentaries as if India was the flavour at the 77th UNGA where India was ably represented by her Foreign Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar. This is not a eulogy for the ...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : G 20 , Multilateralism , reforms , Russia , Ukraine , UNGA , UNSC

A Befitting State Funeral for Abe but Fresh Challenges Confront Kishida
October 3 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
Commentary Views: 5252
September 27, 2022 marked an important day in Japan’s history as Japan organised a state funeral to the slain former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo. It may be recalled ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abenomics and Womenomics , Bukodan , collective self-defence , insensitive China , Kake Educational Institution , Morimoto Gakuen , Shiugeru Yoshida , State funeral

The Russia-Ukraine War 2022: A Point of No Return?
September 28 , 2022 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7772
On 24 February 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced ‘special military operation,’ the beginning of land, sea, and air offensive against Ukraine. The Western Pundits had forecast that the war under t...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Donbas , Donetsk , EU , Luhansk , Nuclear , Referendum , Russia , Ukraine

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