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India-Japan Strategic Partnership: Growing Convergence
May 10 , 2022 Dr Debasis Bhattacharya
Commentary Views: 6124
The growing and robust consolidation of India-Japan strategic partnership is regarded as transformational in shaping the trajectory of geostrategic equilibrium in Indo-Pacific with global ramifications....

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Cooperation , Defence and Security , Economic , Geopolitical , Geostrategic Equilibrium , India , Indo-Pacific , Japan , strategic partnership , Vision

North Korea’s Sabre-Rattling Continues
May 9 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
Commentary Views: 5028
North Korea is not deterred by sanctions and continues to pursue its nuclear and missile development programmes. When the year 2022 dawned and the world’s attention was transfixed with Russia’s military...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hwasong-17 , Kim Jong-un , Missile firing , Moon Jae-in , nuclear test , Sabre-rattling , Yoon Suk-yeol

India-Bhutan Relations: Exploring the New Vistas of Cooperation
May 6 , 2022 Amb VP Haran
Podcast Views: 6179
In this podcast, Rishi Gupta, Research Associate, VIF, talks to Ambassador VP Haran on India's bilateral ties with Bhutan. In his remarks, distinguished Guest Amb. VP Haran adds that the special ties be...

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bhutan , Development Cooperation , Education , Fintech , Hydropower , India , India-Bhutan Relations , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , S. Jaishankar , Space , Tri-Junction

Sri Lanka's Current Economic and Political Crisis
May 5 , 2022 PM Heblikar
Podcast Views: 5306
Sri Lanka in India's neighborhood is reeling under economic, political, and social crisis. To listen to the insightful views on the reasons and implications of current development, join us on the podcas...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , Economic Crisis Srilanka , Political Crisis

यूक्रेन में युद्ध: जलवायु परिवर्तन और स्वच्छ ऊर्जा संक्रमण के भविष्य के लिए अभिशाप या वरदान?
May 5 , 2022 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 4664
परिचय
यूक्रेन में रूस के आक्रमण (जो अभी जारी है) ने मुख्यतः दुनिया भर के देशों की ऊर्जा नीतियों पर फिर से विचार के लिए प्रेरित किया है और इसने नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा और विकार्बनन (डीकार्बोनाइजेशन यानी कार्बन की कमी) के उसके प्रयासों को अधिक राजनीतिक गति दे दी है।

Climate Change

Tags : Hindi , ऊर्जा संकट , एनर्जी ट्रांजिशन , ग्लोबल वार्मिंग , जीवाश्म इंधन , नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा , यूक्रेन-रूस युद्ध

What does Taliban Governance mean for the region?
May 4 , 2022 Michael Kugelman
Podcast Views: 5424
Since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan nearly nine months ago, the group’s governance has been marked by human rights violations, harsh restrictions on women, and the dominance of radical ideas. In t...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , foreign policy , Human Rights , minorities , Pakistan , Shahbaz Sharif , Taliban

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