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Recent Developments in Iran
July 17 , 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Podcast Views: 5422
Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das discuss the recent political developments in Iran and evaluate it's implications on regional security and India's West Asia Policy.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Ebrahim Raisi , India-Iran relations , JCPOA , Persian Gulf

अमेरिका और रूस फिर आए एक साथ
July 17 , 2021 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5184
16 जून को जिनेवा में अमेरिका-रूस शिखर-सम्मलेन बैठक के बाद सार्वजनिक रूप से बताए गए "निष्कर्षों" के बारे में सभी जानते हैं: दोनों देशों के राजदूतों की उनके संबंधित स्टेशनों पर वापसी; उनके राजनयिक और वाणि...

US, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , नाटो , पुतिन , बाइडेन , शीत युद्ध के बाद , साइबर सुरक्षा , सामरिक स्थिरता

अमेरिका की नाकामी का नतीजा
July 16 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Views: 4748
अफगानिस्तान आज जिस संकट से जूझ रहा है, वह अमेरिका और तालिबान के दोहा समझौते की नाकामी का नतीजा है। तालिबान ने कभी संघर्ष विराम नहीं किया और न ही सत्ता साझा करने की उसकी कभी मंशा रही। नतीजतन, अफगानिस्तान...

Afghanistan, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi

Drone Terror in India: A Challenge to Deter
July 16 , 2021 Saumya Joshi
Article Views: 7642
Introduction
Presently, drones have become an integral part of military’s arsenal for superpowers, while for others it is just a work in progress. From Yemeni soil against the Saudi oil installations to eliminating a high-ranking serving military officer General Qasem Soleimani.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Anti-Drone system , Counter terrorism , DRDO , Drone Terror Attack , FATF , Indian Air Force , Jammu , Kaluchak Massacre 2002 , Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism , UNSC

Why it is Important for Japan to hold Olympic Games 2021
July 16 , 2021 Dr Anil Rawat
Article Views: 86082
Had it not been for the COVID-19 and Abe Shizo’s ill health, Tokyo Olympic 20201 would have been a crowning glory on the political career of modern Japan’s most consequential Prime Minister. Alas! That ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Civilisational goals , COVID-19 , Japan's vision , shinzo abe , technology , Yoshihide Suga

The Taliban on the Offensive in Afghanistan Ahead of the US Withdrawal
July 15 , 2021 Dr Anwesha Ghosh
Article Views: 9246
The foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan after twenty years of war. The US President surprised many by bringing forward the end of operation to August 31; he however, excluded nearly 650 troops for of...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghan government , Afghanistan , ANDSF , Conflict , displacement , refugees. , Taliban , US Withdrawal

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