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अनिश्चित भविष्य देख रहा अफगानिस्तान
May 25 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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अमेरिकी फौज अफगानिस्तान से लौट रही है। वहां किसी राजनीतिक प्रणाली को काबिज किए बगैर ही उसकी वापसी हो रही है। 20 साल की लोकतांत्रिक अवधि के बाद, अफगानिस्तान को उन उपलब्धियों के नष्ट हो जाने का खतरा मंडरा...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , चीन। रूस। अफगानिस्तान। तालिबान। अल कायदा। बाइडेन। दोहा समझौता। ईरान। पाकिस्तान। राष्ट्रपति घानी। सेना की वापसी

Can Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution be ever Amended?
May 25 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 15601
The worsening security environment in the Northeast Asian region triggered by China’s brazen aggressive and threatening foreign policy posture and North Korea’s nuclear and continuous missile firings ha...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abe Shinzo , Amendment , Article 9 , Article 96 , CDP , Constitution , Diet , Komeito , LDP , opinion polls , regional tensions , Security Environment , shadow of the past , Suga Yoshihide , ‘American imposition’

Vivekananda for Covid Times
May 24 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4295
The Covid crisis has spread gloom and despair. Despondency is natural. So many people have died. The bad news is pouring in from all sides. In many families, several members have passed away within a fe...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Civil Society , Covid , Sewa , Sikh culture , Vivekananda

Sanctions: An Ineffective Tool in Myanmar
May 22 , 2021 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
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Imposing sanctions is not new to Myanmar and its economy and people. Since independence, the country has been under the impact of ethnic conflicts and a continuous fight for civilian versus the military...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : ASEAN role , China role , Coup in Myanmar , Economic Implications , India in Myanmar , Ineffectiveness , Japan in Mynamar , Neighbourhood , Political Tool , Russiain Myanmar , sanctions

The Rajput Age of the Indian Navy: Why INS Rajput matters on her day of decommissioning
May 22 , 2021 Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)
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As the Indian Navy’s destroyer INS Rajput heads for decommissioning on 21st May after 41 years of service, join Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma, as they reminisc...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Destroyer , Indian Navy , Kashin Class destroyer , Rajput Class destroyer , Seapower , SNF

पूर्वी लद्दाख : एनटीआर-सूचनाओं पर ‘भरोसा कीजिए पर जांच-परख कर’!
May 22 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 3251
महामारी के तेज गति से और गंभीर होने और मोल्डो (मिलिट्री के सिक्के में अंकित) में 11वें दौर की बातचीत के बाद पूर्वी लद्दाख की रिपोर्टिंग जाहिरा तौर पर, और उचित ही, एक थकाऊ काम है और उसमें ‘रिपोर्ट करने ल...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Hindi , डब्ल्यूएमसीसी। पीएलए। एलएसी। लद्दाख।देपसांग। पैंगोंग त्सो। सैन्य अभ्यास। पीपीs। राकी नाला।

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