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Rohingya Crises Enter Fifth Year
August 27 , 2021 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
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On 25 August 2017, Myanmar military led a crackdown against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State. The decades of minority suppression, economically, politically and socially culminated with military attac...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , Drugs , Ethnic Cleansing , Extremism , Humanitarian Crisis , Myanmar military , refugees , Regionalism , Rohingyas , UN , UNHCR

शी जिनपिंग का तिब्बत दौरा अहम,भारत के लिए इसके खास मायने
August 27 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
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चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग बिना किसी पूर्व घोषणा के ही तिब्बत स्वायत्तशासी क्षेत्र (टार) के दो दिवसीय दौरे (21-23 जुलाई) की शुरुआत में 21 जुलाई को न्यिंगची के मेनलिंग हवाईअड्डे पर पहुंचे। उनका यह दौरा...

China, Tibet, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : शी जिनपिंग। सीएमसी। पीएलए। तिब्बत। टार। सिचुआन-तिब्बत रेलवे। ल्हासा। न्यिंगची। डब्ल्यूटीसी। यारलुंग सांगपो

Taliban Takeover and Implications for Nepal
August 26 , 2021 Dr Rishi Gupta
Article Views: 7332
Nepalese in Afghanistan
Amidst Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the leading global powers continue to repatriate their citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, geographically smaller countries are looking for international cooperation in repatriating their citizens.

Afghanistan, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Border , Emergency Response , Government of Nepal , ISI , Nepal Earthquake 2015 , Nepal Economy , Nepal-India Border , Nepalese Migrant Labourers , Pakistan , Remittances , Repatriation , Security , Taliban , Terrorism

War, Nationalism and Yasukuni Shrine
August 25 , 2021 Dr Anil Rawat
Article Views: 5709
Yasukuni Jinja1, as the famous Shinto shrine is known is a quiet, serene and idyllic place in the middle of Tokyo’s Chiyoda-Ku. Local neighbouring residents, school children, young and elderly visit eve...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : culture and traditions , flower power , IMTFE , national memorial , war crimes , Yasukuni , Zhang Zhehan

How is Central Asia Reacting to Afghanistan’s Fall?
August 24 , 2021 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5993
Introduction
The developments that Central Asian Republics (CARs) have been dreading in recent weeks have begun to unfold. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul, which ultimately led to the collapse of the Afghan government headed by Ashraf Ghani.

Afghanistan, Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghan peace process , Afghanistan , Aircraft , Central Asia , CSTO , Evacuation , India , Military drill , National Resistance Movement of Afghanistan , Russia , Tajikistan , Taliban , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan

Extreme Weather Events: Time to Prioritize Global Responses to Climate Change
August 23 , 2021 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
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Extreme weather events have been ravaging the world. From Europe to Asia, North America and Africa, all have been hit by devastating extreme natural disasters.1 The number of these extreme incidences th...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Climate Change , Extreme weather , frequent , Heat dome , heatwaves , Severe

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