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China’s Communist Party Revises its History yet again in time for use by Xi Jinping
April 29 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
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History and the power of the narrative have always been important to authoritarian regimes. Communist regimes have elevated their importance by using them to indoctrinate entire generations with sanitis...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , Cultural Revolution , Deng Xiaoping , Great Leap Forward , Mao Zedong , Tiananmen Square , Xi Jinping

Understanding the Trends in Russia US Relations
April 28 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4564
Russia’s relations with the West are deteriorating rapidly. The rhetoric from the top leaders on both sides has been sharp and uncharitably harsh. They have expelled diplomats from each others’ countrie...

US, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Biden , Crimea , Indo Pacific , NATO , Putin , Russia , US Sanctions

Biden’s Exit Plan: US decides to Pullout Troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021
April 28 , 2021 Dr Anwesha Ghosh
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On April 13, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced the departure of American troops from Afghanistan by September 11 this year- a symbolic date, coinciding with the horrific terrorist attack on the Wor...

Afghanistan, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Biden announcement , Civil war , India , Istanbul Conference , neighbouring countries , Taliban , US troops withdrawal

Yoshihide Suga’s Tryst with India
April 27 , 2021 Dr Anil Rawat
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When Prime Minster Abe Shinzo laid down his office in August 2020 rather suddenly it sent shock waves of anxiety among most Japan watchers, policy planners and the political elite in India. Everyone won...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Free & Open Indo-Pacific , India , Japan , QUAD , shinzo abe , Yoshihide Suga

चतुष्टय (क्वाड) को लेकर ट्रंप से लेकर बाइडेन तक बदलता अमेरिकी परिप्रेक्ष्य
April 27 , 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
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“जो समुद्र पर प्रभुत्व रखता है, वह कारोबार पर दखल रखता है; जिसका दुनिया के व्यवसाय पर नियंत्रण रहता है, समूचे विश्व की सम्पदाएं उसके अधीन रहती हैं और तदनंतर, वह पूरी दुनिया पर राज करता है।” -सर वाल्टर ...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : भारत। चीन। रूस। दक्षिण चीन सागर। आस्ट्रेलिया। ट्रंप। जापान। ओबामा। आसियान केंद्रीकता। बाइडेन। पूर्वी चीन सागर।

Eastern Ladakh: NTR - ‘Trust but Verify’ Information!
April 26 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Apparently, and correctly, there is a reportage fatigue on Eastern Ladakh, because of the intensification and severity of pandemic and as post 11th Round of Talks at Moldo, in military coinage, there is...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Depsang , LAC , Ladakh , Military Exercises , Pangong Tso , PLA , PPs , Raki Nala , WMCC

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