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Afghanistan's Uncertain Future and Its Implications for China-Pakistan Relations
August 11 , 2021 Aakriti Vinayak Anushka Saraswat
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The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will have a profound impact on Asian geopolitics and international relations at large. China-Pakistan relations are also undergoing steady change as both seek to max...

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China-Pakistan Relations , CPEC , Taliban Extremism , Terrorism , Xinjiang

समुद्र सबके लिए और उस पर सबका अधिकार
August 11 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 3932
जुलाई के अंतिम पखवाडे़ में जब संयुक्त राष्ट्र में भारत के स्थायी प्रतिनिधि टीएस तिरुमूर्ति और महासभा अध्यक्ष वोल्कान बोजकिर की मुलाकात हुई थी, तभी यह तय हो गया था कि अगस्त महीने में मिली अध्यक्षता की कम...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Hopes for Peace Return in the Korean Peninsula as inter-Korean Military Hotlines re-established
August 10 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5139
The liberal and dovish South Korean President Moon Jae-in is a gutsy leader who does not easily give up to make peace with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, despite the latter’s maverick behaviour an...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : conservative , DMZ , hotlines , Kim Jong-un , Kim Yo Jong , liberal , military drills , Moon Jae-in , summit diplomacy

Boosting electronics manufacturing in India
August 10 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 5536
By 2025, India aims to achieve a GDP of $5 trillion and a digital economy of $1 trillion. Since electronics underpin manufacturing, the demand for electronic products will rise to $400 billion by 2025....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : cybersecurity , Electronics , Electronics manufacturing , GDP , Made in India , PLI scheme , R&D , Self-reliance

Eastern Ladakh – Fixing “No-Patrolling Buffer Areas”!
August 9 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5262
A significant change happened in management of LAC between PLA and Indian Army/ ITBP post 10th Round of Talks at Chushul that led to phased, coordinated, verified and synchronised disengagement at North...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Aksai China , Buffer Zone , CBM , Chushul-Moldo , Gogra , LAC , Pangong Tso , Patrolling , PLA , Rashtriya Rifles

उभरती विश्व व्यवस्था के बारे में क्या कहती हैं ये बैठकें
August 6 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 4717
पहले समूह-7 की बैठक (11 जून) हुई, इसके बाद नॉर्थ अटलांटिक काउंसिल की बैठक (14 जून) हुई, फिर रूस-अमेरिका के बीच शिखर सम्मेलन (16 जून) हुआ और रूस-चीन मित्रता संधि को अगले 5 वर्ष तक बढ़ाने के लिए वर्चुअल ब...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , समूह-7 शिखर सम्मेलन। नार्थ अटलांटिक कौंसिल। पुतिन-बाइडेन शिखर वार्ता। रूस-चीन मित्रता संधि। अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध एवं राजनय।

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