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Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
July 22 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
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On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese m...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abe Shinzo , Baushuan Ger , COVID-19 , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , One-China policy , Self Defense Forces , Senkaku , South China Sea , Suga Yoshihide , Taiwan Strait

The Unsettling Issue of Tigray
July 21 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 6856
July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in June1 provided a resounding victory for the Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister A...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afar , ENDF , Ethiopia , Military situation , Omora , Oromia , PM Abiy Ahmed , Tigray , TPLF

Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle
July 20 , 2021 Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal
Article Views: 6907
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The ...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , Connectivity , Pakistan , President Shavkat Mirziyoyev , S Jaishankar , South Asia , Taliban

20 वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के पहले शी जिनपिंग-सीसीपी नेतृत्व “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” को लेकर सजग
July 20 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
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चीन में “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” की आशंका को लेकर चाइनिज कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व में चिंताएं अप्रैल महीने से लेकर अब तक पारदर्शी रूप में काफी बढ़ गई हैं। हालांकि शी जिनपिंग सहित चीनी कैडर्स ने 199...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। पीएलए। 20वीं कॉंग्रेस। कलर रिवोल्यूशन। सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा मंत्रालय।

Pakistan’s Support to Taliban is Behind the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan
July 19 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 5522
At the initiative of Uzbek President Shavket Miriziev, a high-level conference was held in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021 to discuss connectivity between Central Asia and South Asia. The conference was at...

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Central Asia , Connectivity , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Taliban , Zalmay Khalizad

Eastern Ladakh – In Focus Again!
July 19 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5813
With a meeting of the EAM Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Eastern Ladakh has come in focus again. Most information and analysis of the events in Eastern Ladakh of 2020 and the first ha...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Galwan , Kailash Range , LAC , Ladakh , media centre , Pangong Tso , PLA

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