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Ukraine: As history returns to haunt the world
March 28 , 2022 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
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In the early 1990s, Francis Fukuyama proclaimed that with the liberal democracy and the free market economy of the West finally emerging as a one-size-fits-all model for all nations, all conflicts that ...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : America , Globalisation , NATO , Ukraine , Vladimir Putin

Russia-Ukraine War: A Game of Vain Military Venture?
March 28 , 2022 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
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Military Theories Unheeded
Traditionally, over the centuries, the Russians have been the pioneers of original military strategic thinking. Even the world’s leading military thinkers, mainly the Prussians/Germans and British, have been heavily influenced by the philosophies and doctrines of warfare as adopted by the Russian General Staff.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : bleeding Ukraine for selfish agenda , killing fields of Ukraine , obdurate expansionism , Russia-Ukraine War , the blunder of Ukraine War , wanton destruction

An Analysis of ASEAN’s Special Envoy Visit to Myanmar
March 28 , 2022 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
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As Cambodia takes over as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022, the visit of Cambodia’s Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn as ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar marks an imp...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : ASEAN , Human Rights Watch , Military Coup , refugees , UN , Whats happening in Myanmar

IPCC’s Timely Reminder on the Need for Climate Justice: A Quantum Leap in Global Climate Change Talks
March 25 , 2022 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
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Introduction
Climate change as a concept has evolved over the years. To reaffirm, climate change is one of the most pertinent issues of our time with serious consequences. It has been declared that climate change acts as a “threat multiplier” which further and in simple terms means that it makes the existing bad situation worse.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Climate Change , climate finance , climate justice , global warming , league , loss and damage , Water crisis

भारत-जापान शिखर सम्मेलन: यूक्रेन युद्ध के साए में दोहराई गई प्रतिबद्धता
March 25 , 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
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अगर समय सामान्य होता तो भारत और जापान के बीच द्विपक्षीय संबंधों की 70वीं वर्षगांठ बहुत धूमधाम से मनाई गई होती। फिर भी नई दिल्ली में14वें वार्षिक सम्मेलन को उसी रूप में चिह्नित किया गया जैसा कि इसके पहले...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , भारत। चीन। रूस। हिन्द-प्रशांत। जापान। यूक्रेन। 70वीं वर्षगांठ।

The Impact of Russia-Ukraine Crisis on the West Asian Region
March 24 , 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates the impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the West Asian region.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India , Iran , Israel , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , UAE , Ukraine , Vladimir Putin

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