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Foreign Secretary’s Visit to Myanmar -Reiterating India’s Support to its People
December 27 , 2021 Dr Sreeradha Datta
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Indian Foreign Secretary was in Myanmar (22-23 Dec. 21) meeting with different stakeholders including the the military government and the opposition which continues to oppose the military reinstatement ...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Act East , ASEAN , Aung San Suu Kyi , democracy , Foreign Secretary , India , military Junta , Mizos , Nagas , trade

Afghanistan Mired in Uncertainty
December 24 , 2021 Aakriti Vinayak
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Taliban after illegitmately wresting power in Afghanistan has entered its fourth month. However the country remains in chaos and at the edge of abyss. United Nations(UN) has warned that Afghanistan is ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Afghanistan , economy , Humanitarian Crisis , Taliban

What the CCP Wants from its Media
December 23 , 2021 Dr Gunjan Singh
Commentary Views: 4290
On December 15, 2021 the All China Journalists Association (ACJA) organized a conference in Beijing. The Conference was attended by Xi Jinping who spoke to the participants and the winners of the China ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , China Domestic Policy , Chinese Media , Journalist Conference 2021 , Media freedom in China , Xi Jinping

The Strategic Significance of Turkic Council for Eurasia
December 22 , 2021 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5578
Introduction Recently Turkic Council held its Eighth Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Some significant developments have taken place during this Summit. The name of the Turkic Council was changed to the Orga...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Business climate , Central Asia , Digitization , economic cooperation , Energy Exports , Green Recovery , Russia , Tajikistan , Turkey , Uzbekistan

Visit of Chairman Vietnam’s National People’s Assembly and India-Vietnam Relations
December 21 , 2021 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5014
Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, visited India from 15 to 19 December to bolster India-Vietnam cooperation in a number of areas. He is one of the important leaders i...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Act East , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Mr. Hue , National Assembly , strategic partnership , Vietnam

Xi Jinping’s New Security Satraps
December 20 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
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China’s powerful security apparatus has become even more important for Xi Jinping as he makes a bid for a third term at China’s helm at the upcoming 20th Party Congress in 2022. The unease and dissatisf...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , Chen Wenqing , Chen Yixin , Lin Rui , Minister of Public Security , MoSS

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