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The Importance of Ethiopian Elections
June 29 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
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The Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia held on 21 June 2021 come at a very important time for the future of Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. With 120 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populo...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abiy Ahmed , elections , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Oromo , Tigray , TPLF

Xi Jinping is Taking Steps to Avoid any Surprise by the Opposition
June 29 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 4329
It would be unwise today to discount reports of opposition to Chinese President Xi Jinping. This especially since opposition to him burst into the open first in 2017-2018 when Xi Jinping abolished term ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 20th Party Congress , CCP , Colour Revolution , PLA , Politburo , political security , princelings , Xi Jinping

Fore-warning that could not be Heeded
June 29 , 2021 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
Article Views: 5529
In mid-April of 2013, with Xi Jinping regime in saddle, the PLA set up a camp nearly 19 kilometres west of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the Raki Nala in India’s strategically sensitive Depsang ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Border and Coastal Security

Tags : China’s territorial aspirations , Eastern Ladakh , LAC , PLA intrusions , Raki Nala face-off

Political Initiatives and Peace Building in J & K: The external and Internal Dimensions
June 28 , 2021 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6893
India’s political community and leadership has always been bold in experimentation, especially when it comes to J&K. Instances come to mind of past events such as the decision to conduct elections i...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : All party Meet , APHC , Article 370 , DDC elections , Hearts and Minds , J&K , Pakistan

Iran’s Presidential Elections
June 28 , 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3849
The Presidential election in Iran has resulted in Mr. Ebrahim Raisi’s victory by 62 percent of the votes. The election coincided with the talks in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal. Both the events cam...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chabahar Port , Ebrahim Raisi , Hazaras , Iran elections , Nuclear Deal , Taliban

US and Russia Engage Again
June 28 , 2021 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4148
The publicly-stated “outcomes” from the US-Russia summit meeting in Geneva on June 16 are well-known: return of their Ambassadors to their respective stations; foreign office discussions on restoration ...

US, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Biden , Cyber Security , NATO , Post Cold War , Putin , Strategic stability

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