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Should India Worry about Russia-China partnership post-Ukraine Crisis?
May 30 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
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Russia and China have developed a strong understanding after Russia launched its special military operation on 24 February 2022 in Ukraine. This single Russian military action has injected a huge dramat...

China, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : arms procurement , East and South China Sea , International Relations and Diplomacy , NATO , President Putin , rule-based order , supply chain , Xi Jinping

Troubled Times Ahead for China and Xi Jinping
May 27 , 2022 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 4500
China is headed for a difficult period. A variety of factors have converged to make this a potentially volatile period. With barely six months to go for the crucial 20th Party Congress, it will be a per...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Beijing , CCP , China , economy , NDRC , Putin , Shanghai , Xi Jinping , zero-Covid

The Presence of Islamic State-Khurasan Province in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
May 26 , 2022 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 8388
नाततायिवधे दोषो हन्तुर्भवति कश्चन । प्रकाशं वाप्रकाशं वा मन्युस्तं मन्युमृच्छति ॥
[Translation: No evil of any kind accrues to the slayer for killing a desperado, either openly or secretly; as it is only Fury recoiling upon Fury.]
                                                                                      - Manusmriti Verse 8.351

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , Al Qaida , India , Iraq , ISIS , ISKP , Islamic State , J&K , Kerala , Pakistan , Syria , Taliban , Terrorism

The CSTO and Collective Security in Eurasia
May 25 , 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7248
Background
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led Eurasian security bloc, has acquired considerable traction in recent years due to the rapidly changing regional security situation in the Eurasian region. The annual CSTO Summit was held in Moscow on May 16, 2022. Even though Armenia currently chairs the CSTO, the Summit was held in Kremlin, Moscow.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Armenia , Belarus. , China , CSTO , European Union , Finland , Islamic State of Khorasan , NATO , Russia , sanctions , Sweden , Taliban

अमेरिका पर चीन की बढ़त: इसके आगामी भावी प्रभाव
May 25 , 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5125
अमेरिका का राजनीतिक रूप से चीन के विरुद्ध होना महाशक्ति के रूप में उसके उदय में एक महत्त्वपूर्ण बाधा रहा है। इसने देशों के समूह की गतिशीलता फायदा उठाते हुए चीन को उसकी हर दुस्साहसिकता को चुनौती देने का ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अमेरिका-चीन के बीच अलास्का में उच्चस्तरीय वार्ता , उदारवाद , चीन , पश्चिमी वैश्विकवाद , पिसा डेटा , फेज वन ट्रेड डील , बीआरआई , मध्य-पूर्व , यूएस , रिजर्व करेंसी

Can there be a Policy Reversal under the New President, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in the Philippines?
May 24 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5782
Introduction In the presidential election held on 9 March, the Filipinos elected a new leader, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Popularly known as “Bongbong”, Marcos Jr. secured more than 56 per cent of the votes, ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Diplomacy , Duterte , EEZ , Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Bongbong) , fishing vessels , International law , Robredo , rule-based order , South China Sea , trilateral

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