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Vietnam’s Thirteenth National Party Congress: Agenda, Achievements and Expectations
January 30 , 2021 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5753
Vietnam is holding its 13th National Party Congress from January 25 to 02 February, 2021. While the party congress is going to decide about the new leadership and also look for possible future blueprint...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , COVID-19 , development plans , Doi Moi reforms , India , South China Sea , UNCLOS 1982 , UNSC

China’s Domestic and Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping
January 29 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
Podcast Views: 5236
Join Mr Jayadeva Ranade and Dr Teshu Singh as they discuss the internal situation in China, Chinese Economy, US-China Relations and India-China Relations.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese economy , Dual Circulation , India-China , LAC , Li Keqiang , Podcast , Politburo , US-China , Xi Jinping

India-China Line of Actual Control: Increasingly Fuzzier…
January 29 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7026
Though comparisons are odious, Line of Control (LOC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC) are chalk and cheese! The Karachi Agreement of 1949 delineated the Ceasefire Line (CFL), following directional paths...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aksai Chin , LAC , LoC , Pangong Tso , salami slicing , Scarborough Shoal , Simla Convention

संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद में भारत से अपेक्षाएं
January 29 , 2021 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5318
भारत ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद के अस्थाई सदस्य के रूप में आठवीं बार अपने 2 वर्ष के कार्यकाल की शुरुआत 1 जनवरी 2021 से कर दी है। भारत ने इसके लिए अपने चुनावी अभियान की शुरुआत करते हुए तीन प्राथमि...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद। आतंकवाद का प्रतिरोध। अफ-पाक क्षेत्र। पी-5। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी। रिफॉम्ड मल्टीलेटरलिज्म

Future of Tokyo Olympics Uncertain
January 27 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4742
The Yoshihide Suga government in Japan is in a fix. The postponed Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin in six months from now on 23 July but in the wake of surging pandemic, there is increasing clamour...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Budget , Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan , COVID-19 , draft bill , Japanese Communist Party , Kazuo Shii , Pandemic , Tokyo Olympics , Toshihide Suga , Vaccines , Yukio Edano

नई भू-राजनीति : 2021 में भारतीय विदेश नीति की चुनौतियां
January 25 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 8398
कोविड-19 ने वैश्विक राजनीतिक और आर्थिक संतुलन को फिर से तेज कर दिया है, जो पिछले दो दशकों से चली आ रहा था। नए सत्ता-समीकरण उभर रहे हैं। चीन का आत्मविश्वास कई स्तरों पर बढ़ा-चढ़ा है, जबकि पश्चिमी देश अप...

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Tags : Hindi , आसियान। एक्ट ईस्ट। यूएनएससी। क्वाड। न्यू कोल्ड वार। इंडो-पैसिफिक। बीआरआई। ईयू। कोविड-19। नेबरहुड फर्स्ट। मल्टीलेटरलिज्म।एलएसी। बाइडेन। मध्य-पूर्व। शी जिनपिंग का चीन।

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