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Compulsions of Coalition Politics in Nepal
August 18 , 2021 Dr Rishi Gupta
Article Views: 8787
The Backdrop
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba led Government in Nepal unveiled a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) on August 08, 2021.1 In less than a month in office, Deuba has launched the CMP as a systematic planning model to address governance, politics, and foreign policy issues in the next one and a half years. On July 13 2021

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BRI , China , Coalition Politics , Common Minimum Programme , Communist Party of Nepal , India , Janta Samajbadi Party , KP Oli , Madhesh , Maoist Center , Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) , Nepal politics , Nepali Congress , Political Instability in Nepal , Sher Bahadur Deuba

Fascist Distortion of History?
August 17 , 2021 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes
Commentary Views: 9308
Anandabazar Patrika of Kolkata has been for a long time the most widely circulated newspaper in Bengali. It is also closely linked to the political currents of West Bengal or more accurately, to the pol...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Aryan theory , communists , Habib , historians , Thapar

Sino-Tajik Relations: An Unequal Partnership
August 17 , 2021 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7908
The narrative about the ‘peaceful Rise of China’ is ironic. China has border disputes with all its neighbours. Some of these issues have been addressed, while some still exist. For example, its border d...

Central Asia, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Badakhshan , Border Dispute , Chinese Belligerence , Debt Trap , India , investment and trade , military base , Pamir Region , SCO , Soviet Union , Tajikistan , Uyghurs , Xinjiang

ताइवान का सूखा क्या दुनिया के लिए चेतावनी है?
August 17 , 2021 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 4094
विश्व भर में सूखों की बढ़ती बारंबारता और तीव्रता गहन चिंता का विषय बन रहे हैं। 2018 में पूरी दुनिया के मीडिया में दक्षिण अफ्रीका की राजधानी केप टाउन के जल रहित (आउट ऑफ वाटर) होने की खबरें छाईं हुईं थी क...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अर्धचालक , आंधी , कृषि , जल संकट , द्वीप , निर्माता , पर्यटन। , ब्लैकआउट , माइक्रोचिप्स , सूखा , हीटवेव

Colombo Security Conclave Emerges
August 16 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 8223
On 9 August, Prime Minister Modi had the unique distinction of being the first Prime Minister of India to chair a session at the UN Security Council. It was carefully crafted to focus on the important i...

Maldives, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , Colombo , India , Indian Ocean , Maldives , Maritime Security , PM Modi

Taliban’s Return Signals a New Chapter in Afghanistan
August 16 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 5080
On Sunday, 15 August 2021, President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan, leaving his country and countrymen in a deep crisis. Kabul was in chaos as thousands tried to leave the country fearing the Taliban’s ...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : ANA , Ghani , Pakistan , Taliban , US

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