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In Defence of 'Intolerance’
March 26 , 2021 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes
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It was not long after the first Modi government came to power that a number of Indian academics based in some Indian and Western universities, issued a public statement expressing apprehension about th...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : academia , fascist , Media , tolerance , university

सीपीईसी : पाकिस्तान के ‘टेंट’ में चीनी ‘ड्रैगन’
March 26 , 2021 Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.)
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चीन-पाकिस्तान इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर पर पाकिस्तान की कैबिनेट कमेटी (सीसीओसीपीईसी) ने सोमवार, 22 फरवरी 2021 को अपने रक्षा मंत्रालय और गृह मंत्रालय दोनों को यह सुनिश्चित करने का निर्देश दिया कि पाकिस्तान की नौस...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , चीन। सीपीईसी। ग्वादर। पाकिस्तान। नौसेना। बीआरआई। पिशकुआन

Japan’s Strategic Outlook in the Indo-Pacific
March 25 , 2021 Amb Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa
Podcast Views: 6233
Japan is the pioneer of the Indo-Pacific construct. India and Japan are close partners in the Indo-Pacific. Join Ms. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa and Amruta Karambelkar as they discuss Japansee foreign policy &...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India , Indo-Pacific , Japan , QUAD , Senkaku , shinzo abe

India Bangladesh the Mitali (friendship) Journey
March 25 , 2021 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Commentary Views: 7266
The Mitali Express scheduled to run between Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Jalpaiguri (India, West Bengal) will be inaugurated by PM Modi and PM Sheikh Hasina on the 27th morning during PM Modi’s two days trip ...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangabandhu , celebration , India Bangladesh , Mujibur Rahman , PM Modi , Sheikh Hasina , War of Liberation

Biden’s Afghanistan Dilemma: Withdraw or not to Withdraw Troops without a Peace Deal
March 25 , 2021 Dr Anwesha Ghosh
Commentary Views: 5527
February 2021 marked exactly one year since United States (US) and the Taliban signed “The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan”, in a bid to end decades of war in the country. One of the key fea...

Afghanistan, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , Antony Blinken's letter , Biden Administration , Moscow Talks , negotiated settlement , Taliban , troop withdrawal

Saudi Arabia Announces Cease Fire in Yemen- Will it hold This Time?
March 24 , 2021 Col Rajeev Agarwal
Article Views: 6244
On 22 March 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Announcing the peace initiative, the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan urged the Iran-backed Houthi m...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arab Spring , Ceasefire , Conflict , Hodeidah , Houthi , Iran , Jamal Khashoggi , Marib , MBS , Riyadh Agreement , Saudi Arabia , Socotra , Stockholm Agreement , Yemen

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