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Reimagining India’s Economic Engagement with the West Asian Region
December 17 , 2024 Prof Sameena Hameed
Commentary Views: 689
India's economic engagement with the West Asian region, of which many countries are in its extended neighbourhood, is more of an impulse driven by age-old civilisational exchanges.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CEPA , I2U2 , IMEC , India , INSTC

Prime Minister Modi's Global Footprint: A Journey Through Soft Power, Pragmatism, and International Recognition
December 16 , 2024 Pankaj Phanase
Commentary Views: 771
For the first time in the diplomatic manoeuver in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed India's approach toward international engagements with a prime focus being placed on soft power diplomacy and international goodwill.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Diplomacy , India , PM Modi , Soft Power

Is It a Temporary Economic Blip or Not?
December 13 , 2024 Praveen Menon
Article Views: 788
On 29th November 2024, the National Statistics Office released data that revealed that the Indian economy drastically missed the growth expectations in Q2. [1] In the July to September period, the gro...

Economic Studies

Tags : Economic Growth , Financial Growth , GDP , Indian Economy

Great Power Competition for the Semiconductor/Chip and India’s Way Ahead
December 11 , 2024 Rahul Pandey
Commentary Views: 909
Semiconductors, or chips, the tiny yet powerful components that power everything from smartphones to supercomputers, have emerged as the central battleground of the global great power competition. These...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Chips Act , Great Power Competition , Huawei , Industry , modi , Nvidia , Samsung , Science Act , semiconductor , TSMC

India Nepal Border Disputes & the Kalapani Issue
December 11 , 2024 Jyoti Kumar
Article Views: 1253
(This is an updated version of the article published earlier on the website.) Introduction

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : ANNFSU , Bilateral Mechanism , Border Disputes , Boundary Working Group , China , CPN- UML , CPN-ML , Girija Prasad Koirala , India Nepal Relations , JTC , JWG on the India-Nepal Boundary , K P Sharma Oli , Kalapani , Limpiyadhura , Lipulekh , Maps , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Sugauli , Survey of India , Treaty of Segowlie

The Forgotten ‘Student Movement’ of East Pakistan
December 10 , 2024 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1419
On Wednesday, 17th July 2024, top officials of Dhaka University announced the suspension of classes and closure of the university dorms following violent protests against quotas for government jobs. [1]...

Bangladesh, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : 16 December , Ayub Khan , Bangladesh Liberation War , Bhasha Andolan , Dhaka University , East Pakistan , Shaheed Minar , Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , Yahya Khan

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