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The Institutionalised Approach to Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction
January 20 , 2022 Dr Swati Mitra
Commentary Views: 5099
Eminent Physicist & Cosmologist Prof. Stephen Hawking said, “there is nothing called heaven, it is a fairy tale for people who are afraid of the dark”. It is antithetical to the heart-rending stampe...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Disaster Management

Tags : Disaster , Kumbh Mela , pilgrims , PLAN

Engage Taiwan in Cyber Security Exercises
January 19 , 2022 Rup Narayan Das
Commentary Views: 5378
Earlier this month the National Security Council of India virtually hosted the first Security Conclave on Developing Regional Cyber Security capabilities on Defensive Operations.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CERT-In cyber security , China , Colombo security conclave , DSCI , Lithuania , Xiaomi

चीनियों को चिंतित कर रहा है, साझा समृद्धि का शी जिनपिंग का नया नारा
January 19 , 2022 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 3211
'आम समृद्धि' अगस्त 2021 के बाद से चीन के जनवादी गणराज्य में नया मूलमंत्र बन गया है। यह शब्द लोगों के मन में भय और आशंका से लेकर अलग-अलग तरह की भावनाओं को उकसाता है कि सरकार अंततः बढ़ते गिनी गुणांक को सं...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। सांस्कृतिक क्रांति। साझा समृद्धि।

America’s Diplomatic Boycott Policy for Beijing Olympics
January 18 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4256
No bigger international sport event than the Olympics escaped from the impact of the on-going pandemic when the global event scheduled to be held in Tokyo in 2020 was postponed for a year and finally he...

China, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : boycott , Fumio Kishida , IOC , Olympic truce , political manipulation , Pyeongchang , Senkaku Islands , Winter Olympics , Xi Jinping

Developments in the US: A Review of 2021 and Emerging Trends Ahead
January 18 , 2022 Amb Arun K Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Podcast Views: 4085
Amb. Arun K. Singh, Distinguished Fellow at the VIF, recaps and examines the key developments in the United States in 2021 while speculating on the trends to come for the year ahead and the implications...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Biden , China , Indo-US ties , Russia , Taliban , Ukraine Crisis

China Central Economic Work Conference Flags the Difficulties Ahead
January 18 , 2022 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 3652
China’s important annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 8 – 10, 2021. The conference is an important forum where Chinese leaders map out the country’s economic priori...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , Central Economic Work Conference , China , Li Keqiang , NDRC , stability , Xi Jinping

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