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Deepening Democracy in Taiwan under Democratic Progressive Party
July 28 , 2021 Rup Narayan Das
Commentary Views: 46081
The consolidation and deepening of democracy in Taiwan as evident from the regular and periodic elections and peaceful transfer of political baton from one political party to another speak volume of the...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , democracy , DPP , G-7 , KMT , Taiwan

Tunisia- Ghost of Bouazizi Walks Again
July 27 , 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4727
Tunisia, from where the Arab Spring started in 2010, has remained in churn ever since. But it has held out the hope that democracy and constitution can be relied upon by the people. It was a partial yet...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arab Spring , Covid , President Kais Saied , Tunisia

विश्लेषण : बाइडेन-मून शिखर वार्ता का नतीजा क्या रहा?
July 27 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4503
जापान के प्रधानमंत्री के पद-चिह्नों पर चलते हुए दक्षिणी कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति मून जे ने अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेन के साथ शिखर वार्ता के उनके आमंत्रण पर 21 मई 2021 को वाशिंगटन का दौरा किया था, जिसमें द...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , किम जांग उन। टोक्यो ओलंपिक। जो बाइडेन। मून जे-इन। सिक्स पार्टी टॉक्स। थाड (THAAD)। मिसाइल पर लगी पाबंदी हटाना। अंतरराष्ट्रीय नीति एवं कूटनीति। शिखर बैठक। वैक्सीन पार्टनरशिप। विक्टर चा

Perspectives on BIMSTEC: Views from Myanmar
July 26 , 2021 Dr Khin Zaw Win
Podcast Views: 5472
Myanmar joined BIMSTEC on 22 December 1997, and has been an important land bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia. To understand BIMSTEC from Myanmar's point of view, join Dr Khin Zaw Win and Ccha...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BIMSTEC , South Asia , Southeast Asia

War, Olympics and Nationalism
July 26 , 2021 Dr Anil Rawat
Article Views: 5160
Finally the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are off to a grand start with a spectacular show of opening ceremony that lasted for three hours as the grandest show on earth that the human history has ever seen. Since...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese , COVID-19 , Japan , Kyokujitsu-ki , Tokyo Olympics , Waka

Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors
July 23 , 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 8679
“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.” —Professor R. B. J. Walker

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , Clinton , DynCorp , Executive Outcomes , Frontier Services Group , Montreux Document , PMCs , SADAT , UNPKOs , war on terror

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