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Blinken’s India Visit: Taking Strategic Partnership to the “Next Level”
August 2 , 2021 K P Vijayalakshmi
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The just concluded visit of the US Secretary of State Blinken to India merits keen scrutiny coming as it has on the cusps of regional developments in Afghanistan, global pandemic management, forthcoming...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Blinken , China , Covid , Human Rights , Indo Pacific , Jaishankar , QUAD

Regional Cooperation in BIMSTEC in Post-COVID-19 World
July 30 , 2021 Dr Prabir De
Podcast Views: 4970
The Bay of Bengal region is home to roughly 1.6 billion people, around 23% of the world population. The COVID-19 crisis has hit each individual and economy in the world. Join Dr. Prabir De and Cchavi V...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : COVID-19 , Economic impact , Post-COVID-19 , Social , Trade and commerce

POK: Election or Selection?
July 30 , 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 8722
POK underwent the 11th general election on 25th July. The outcome held no surprise. It is invariably the party in power in Islamabad, which wins the election in the territory. The outgoing regime of Raj...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Imran Khan , Islamabad , Kashmir , PML (N) , POK , PPP , PTI

Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma
July 30 , 2021 Amb Amar Sinha
Article Views: 9487
(This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why an...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Abdul Ghani Baradar , Afghanistan , Deep State , Doha deal , Imran Khan , Pakistan , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Taliban

BIMSTEC: Potential Arena of Maritime Convergences and Capacity Building
July 29 , 2021 Dr Probal K Ghosh
Podcast Views: 4587
BIMSTEC member states (apart from landlocked countries- Nepal and Bhutan) are connected via maritime boundaries of the Bay of Bengal. It is the direct linking factor between the littorals. To discuss th...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bay of Bengal , India's role , Maritime Connectivity , Port modernization , Security. , trade

Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India
July 29 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 8329
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, ...

China, Tibet, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : CMC , Lhasa , Nyingchi , PLA , Sichuan-Tibet railway , TAR , Tibet , WTC , Xi Jinping , Yarlung Tsangpo

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