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India should Make ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah’ as the Overarching Theme for its G20 Presidency
August 8 , 2022 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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India will take over the presidency of the G20 from Indonesia in November 2022 for one year. This is a rare opportunity for India to shape G20 agenda and leave a mark. However, that will be a challengi...

Climate Change, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Cybercrime , Digital economy , Environment , G20 , health , SDGs , Terrorism , unilateral sanctions

India- Maldives – Growing Convergences
August 8 , 2022 Dr Sreeradha Datta
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The Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited India recently (1-4 Aug 2022). He was accompanied by several high-level officials comprising, Ibrahim Ameer, Minister of Finance, Fayyaz Ismail, Min...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bilateral partnership , China , Maldives , Solih

Tracing the Future of India-Africa Defence Cooperation
August 6 , 2022 Samir Bhattacharya
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In his address to the Ugandan Parliament in July 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enunciated the ten guiding principles of India's engagement with Africa and elucidated the importance of each p...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afindex 19 , African Union , Al Shabaab , Cyber Security , IBSAMAR , India Africa Defence cooperation , ISIS , Islamist terrorism , Lucknow Declaration , Military Coups , SAGAR , UNPKO

The Regional Integration in Central Asia
August 5 , 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6471
Introduction
Since its beginning in 2018, the Consultative Meetings of Central Asian leaders have contributed positively to Central Asia’s regional integration process. The idea was presented by the Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev with an intention to examine regional concerns and strengthen economic, trade, and security cooperation among the region's countries.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Consultative Meeting , Intra-regional Trade , Protests , regional integration , Russia-Ukraine conflict , Treaty of Friendship

Ayman al-Zawahiri is Dead: The Ending of a Chapter of al-Qa’ida’s Founding Fathers!
August 4 , 2022 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
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On 02 August 2022, United States (US)’ President Joe Biden made a public announcement about a successful counter-terrorism operation carried out by the US forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. On 30 July 2022, ...

Terrorism, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , AlQaeda , AlQaida , AymanZawahiri , ISIS , IslamicState , OsamaBinLaden , Pakistan , Taliban , Terrorism , US , Zawahiri

Executions in Myanmar Disturbing News for the Region and the World
August 4 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
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The execution of four democracy activists on 25 July 2022 by Myanmar’s military junta accused of helping to carry out “terrorist acts” sparked widespread condemnation and outrage. The four were sentence...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : 5PC , ASEAN , democratic activists , execution , junta , NUG , porous border , Wang Yi

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