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Taiwan Needs World’s Support to Defend its Sovereignty
July 12 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
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Like the South China Sea, the Taiwan Straits is another flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific region. Both have the China factor where it is flexing its military muscle. While in the South China Sea, it is in ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : A2/AD capabilities , Aegis Ashore. , BRI , Chang Kai-shek , flashpoint , Joe Biden , Mao Zedong , Pacific Command , Peter Dutton , South China Sea , TAEPIE Act , Taiwan Straits , THAAD , ‘One-China Policy’

Launch on Demand: Relevance in Future Wars
July 9 , 2021 Pushpinder Bath
Article Views: 6899
General
There are many emerging trends in warfare, which impact the conduct of warfare, security structures and decision-making apparatus. These are driven by technology as well as dynamic strategic considerations. However, three of these in particular are especially relevant to the current geo-strategic environment

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Anti Satellite (ASAT) , Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) , Kuaizhou-1 (KZ-1) , Launch on Demand (LoD) , Micro satellite , Mini satellite , Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) , PLA Rocket Force (PLARF) , Quick Response Mechanism (QRM) , Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)

कॉर्नवाल से सप्रेम1
July 9 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 4350
प्रिय गैर-समूह7 नागरिकों
आपने 12-13 जून 2021 को कॉर्नवाल में समूह-7 लोकतांत्रिक देशों के खुशहाल परिवार की प्यारी सामूहिकतस्वीरें देखी होंगी। मौसम सुहावना था। समुद्र तटोंपरधूप सेंकनेके लिए बढ़िया माहौल था। हम इस बात से भी बेफिक्र थे कि व्यापार शुल्क के मसले पर 2018 में कनाडा समूह

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , G7 शिखर सम्मेलन , Hindi , कॉर्पोरेट कर , चीन , जलवायु परिवर्तन , टीके , रूस , साइबर हमले

Shooting the ‘Messenger’: How India is tackling the Weaponisation of Social Media
July 8 , 2021 Tejusvi Shukla
Article Views: 6045
A recent publication of a distorted map of India by Twitter (under its career section “Tweep Live”) sparked a huge controversy.1 After severe backlash, the map was hurriedly taken down, but FIRs have be...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : 5G , Cartographic Agression , Clubhouse , Facebook , Hybrid Warfare , Information Warfare , Narratives , Psychological warfare , Social Media Weaponization , Telegram , Twitter

The Divergences in the Gulf Have Their Own Dynamic
July 8 , 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 4756
West Asia has an unusual knack of keeping the watchers and analysts on feet most of the times. On the one hand ongoing conflicts and hotspots in Yemen, Libya, Syria and Iraq keep one frustrated. And on ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran , Israel , JCPOA , MBS , OPEC , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , UAE , US

India-Central Asia Relations: Issues and Prospects
July 7 , 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Podcast Views: 4311
Despite close historical and cultural connection that India shared with Central Asian region, the bilateral relations have remained below the potential. The key reason is the lack of connectivity. Howev...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , Central Asia , Chabahar , China , Connectivity , Energy Security , INSTC , Oil and Gas , Russia , trade

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