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Implications of Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
September 11 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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The recent developments in Afghanistan do not augur well for global or regional stability. The region has become highly unstable with the return of the Taliban. The likelihood of terrorism and radicalis...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Islamic State-Khorasan , Pakistan , Taliban , UNSCR

Who after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga?
September 10 , 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4098
In an unexpected turn of events on Sept 03, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced to media that he intended to step down as Prime Minister and would withdraw his candidacy from the Liberal Democratic ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abe , Ishiba , Kishida , Kono , LDP Factions , Lower House , Suga , Taiwan , Takaichi

Military Coup in Guinea and its Implications for Democratic Governance in Africa
September 9 , 2021 Samir Bhattacharya
Article Views: 6591
In the early morning of Sunday, heavy gunfire was heard near Guinea’s presidential palace, in capital Conakry, prompting fear of instability. This was followed by social media updates, where people of G...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : coup , democracy , governance , military intervention , Military Takeover , Power , transition

Floodgates Open in Japanese Politics after Suga’s Exit
September 8 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4986
In a surprise announcement on 3 September, days after Tokyo Olympics 2020 ended, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he will not run in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Coronavirus , Fumio Kishida , House of Representatives , regicide , revolving-door’ prime ministers , Sanae Takaichi , Shigeru Ishiba , Taro Kono , vaccination , Yoshihide Suga , Yoshiro Mori

A Tale of Two Cities: Dacca March 12, 1972 and Kabul August 30, 2021
September 8 , 2021 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)
Article Views: 11175
Two Events Separated by Five Decades and One and half Thousands Miles
Since the time the US decided to leave Afghanistan the media is full of its coverage and resultant reverberations across the world. Everyone agrees that it is too early to form opinions and even more difficult to predict the future state.

Afghanistan, US, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : ISI , Operation Dacca , Taliban

अफगानिस्तान; भारत की उससे संबंधित नीतियां और भारत पर उसके प्रभाव
September 8 , 2021 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 3775
दिनानुदिन इस बात के बढ़ते साक्ष्य के बावजूद कि मौजूदा तालिबान 2.0 तालिबान 1.0 में थोड़ा ही अलग है, क्योंकि यह उसी तरह पाकिस्तान की मदद से बना और उसके द्वारा उकसाए गए आतंकवादियों के एक समूह से अधिक नहीं ...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , भारत। पाकिस्तान। अमेरिका। तालिबान। आतंकवाद।

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