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Reflections on the Visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India
September 22 , 2022 Amb Pankaj Saran
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The State visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in September 2022 is an opportunity to reflect upon one of India’s most important relationships in the region.

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Awami League , Connectivity , Pakistan , river waters , Sheikh Hasina

Kazakhstan at the Spotlight of a Constructive Dialogue between different Religions and Cultures: President Tokayev
September 21 , 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the Seventh Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions on 14-15 September 2022. Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev formulated this initiative to prom...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Education , Faith , Inter-civilizational , Inter-religious , Intercultural , Kazakhstan , Pope Francis , post Pandemic , Religious Congress , Society , Women

Second India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue: Major Take Away
September 20 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
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India and Japan held the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting in Tokyo on 8 September 2022. The meeting took place more than five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 2+2 Dialogue , 5G deployment , ASEAN , Cyber Security , defence co-production , JIMEX and Malabar , joint air exercises , Military technology

पूर्वी लद्दाख में विघटन और इसके बड़े प्रभावों पर विचार
September 19 , 2022 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6233
8 सितंबर 2022 को पूर्वी लद्दाख के चुशुल-मोल्दो में चीन-भारत कोर कमांडर स्तर की 16वें दौर की बैठक के 50 दिन बाद जियान ला (डाबन) और PP15 क्षेत्र से चीन और भारतीय सैनिकों के पीछे हटने पर सहमति बनी। चूँकि P...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , एलएसी , गलवान नदी , चीन , पीएलएएएफ , पूर्वी लद्दाख , राकी नाला , लद्दाख , शिनजियांग

Turkey's Current Strategic Profile
September 19 , 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses, "Turkey's Current Strategic Profile" by addressing Ankara's strategic and foreign policy priorities in the context of Russia-Ukraine crisis; ...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India , Israel , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine

Indigenization of Defence Production: India’s Journey from Vision to Outcomes
September 19 , 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)
Article Views: 9084
The Changing Landscape of Defence Production in India
In 2013 India was the top importer of arms. This dubious distinction stayed for the next five years- accounting for 12% of total global imports by all the countries

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Defence Public Sector Unit (DPSU) , Indigenization , INS Vikrant , Ordnance Board , Tejas Mk II

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