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What Can BIMSTEC Deliver That SAARC Could Not?
April 7 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hosted the 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit in a “hybrid mode” from 28 to 30 March 2022, markin...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BIMSTEC , BRI , Connectivity , foreign exchange crisis , Gotabaya , Humanitarian aid , junta , port development , prosperity , Security

Ukraine Crisis: Towards a New World Order
April 6 , 2022 Brig Dinesh Mathur (Retd.)
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The international order that existed after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War heralded the emergence of a unipolar world with the operation of the Western Alliance sustained ...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Cold War , Crimea , Europe , NATO , Russia , Ukraine , World Order

श्रीलंका में ब्लैकआउट विद्युत क्षेत्र पर आर्थिक संकट का दुष्प्रभाव
April 5 , 2022 Nikhil Sahu
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अपने सबसे बुरे आर्थिक संकट से जूझ रहे श्रीलंका ने 2 मार्च 2020 को राज्य भर में साढ़े सात घंटे बिजली कटौती की, श्रीलंका में यह 26 साल में सबसे लंबी बिजली कटौती थी। 1996 तक, श्रीलंका अपनी अधिकांश बिजली की जरूरतों के लिए पनबिजली पर निर्भर था परन्तु 1996 में उसे भारी सूखे की मार झेलनी पड़ी थी।

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : an economic crisis in SriLanka , Blackout in Srilanka , China in Sri Lanka , emergency in Sri Lanka , Hindi , India- Sri Lanka , power crisis in Srilanka , भारत- श्रीलंका , श्रीलंका में आपातकाल , श्रीलंका में चीन , श्रीलंका में बिजली संकट श्रीलंका में आर्थिक संकट , श्रीलंका में ब्लैकआउट

The India and Australia ECTA: Reinforcing a Strong Geo-economic Partnership
April 4 , 2022 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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The current trend of geoeconomics favours enhancement of investment and trade relationships with reliable partners. The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Australia announced in June ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Australia , economic strategy , ECTA , FTA , goods , India , Services

Impact of Western Sanctions on Russia: Unintended Ramifications
April 2 , 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
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The fog of war isn’t just affecting the military aspects of the Ukraine war but going beyond to fundamentally alter an international system that was already turbulent. In this context, the gamut of west...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Covid , economic sanctions , Food Crisis , Indo-Pacific , JCPOA , Russia , Ukraine , US , Yuan

Dereliction of Duty: The Politicization of Climate Change in the US and the UK
April 1 , 2022 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6004
Introduction
Developed countries such as the US, Canada, Japan and those in Western Europe accounted for just 12% of the global population today but are responsible for 50% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions over the past 170 years.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Build Back Better Act , Build Back Greener , climate skepticism , Culture wars , Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG)

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