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Purges in Security Apparatus Indicate Xi Jinping Faces Resistance
November 24 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
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The months till the 20th Party Congress scheduled for late next year are fraught with risk for China and its neighbours. It is a particularly crucial year for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is trying...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , CDIC , Fu Zhenghua , Party Congress , PLA , Zhao Kezhi

भारत 26वें संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्मेलन (COP 26) से आगे
November 23 , 2021 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 10173
COP26 का परिचय
वैश्विक जलवायु परिवर्तन पर बातचीत के लिए 2021 एक महत्त्वपूर्ण वर्ष है। इसी साल बहुप्रतीक्षित 26वां संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्मेलन 31 अक्टूबर से 12 नवम्बर 2021 तक ब्रिटेन के ग्लासगो शहर में होने जा रहा है। यह शिखर सम्मेलन विभिन्न कारणों से बहुत महत्त्व रखता है।

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Hindi , जलवायु परिवर्तन। नवीनकरण ऊर्जा। प्रौद्योगिकी। कॉर्बन उत्सर्जन। शुद्ध शून्य। ग्रीन हाउस गैसें। पेरिस जलवायु समझौता।

Choices: Why the Future of Afghan Sports Must Concern the World
November 23 , 2021 Tejusvi Shukla
Article Views: 6264
News coming in from Afghanistan has been mostly unpleasant, rather concerning, for most of the country’s recent past – and most specifically since February this year. Amidst casting its shadow on all as...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghan sports , Australian Cricket Board , Olympic , Pakistan , Political-Security , Qatar , T20 World Cup , Taliban

China’s Expanding Twitter Diplomacy
November 22 , 2021 Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta
Article Views: 6323
Twitter has emerged as a powerful social media tool/platform in the 21st century's modern diplomacy. Chinese diplomatic offices and their personnel have increased their presence on Twitter to promote th...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Diplomacy , QUAD , Social Media

Kishida’s Stance on Nuclear Issue Remains Unclear
November 20 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5553
It was a mere formality that Fumio Kishida was named the 101st Prime Minister of Japan following voting at plenary sessions of both houses of the Diet on 10 November. Earlier, Kishida was elected the 10...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Barack Obama , Fumio Kishida , Joe Biden , LDP , Magnitsky Act , Nakatani , new capitalism , NPNW , NPT , shinzo abe , Yoshimasa Hayashi

Lack of Political Will at COP26 led to a Weak Outcome
November 19 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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How should one assess the outcome of the much-hyped COP26? Even a cursory reading of the outcome document[1] adopted by COP26 shows how weak the result has been.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CBDR , China , CO2 , Coal , COP26 , India , Net zero , phasedown , US

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