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International Security: Review of 2020 & Projections for 2021
January 18 , 2021 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6984
The year 2020 shall be recorded as an unprecedented year in the modern history of humankind. The outbreak of China-origin Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has eclipsed the events in global security....

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, Terrorism

Tags : Afghanistan , al-Qaeda , Counter terrrosim , India , International Security , Iran , Islamic State , Pakistan , Review , United States

India and the BIMSTEC FTA Proposal: Need for a Rethink
January 18 , 2021 Pratim Ranjan Bose
Commentary Views: 4954
Over the last two decades, the world economy has undergone a sea change. From technology to politics; very few things remain the same. But, BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to be where it wa...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Atmanirbhar Bharat , BBIN , BIMSTEC , FTA , SAFTA

Pakistan: The Relentless Killings of the Hazaras1
January 15 , 2021 Tilak Devasher
Article Views: 5418
The cold-blooded killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Geshtari area of Machh, Balochistan on 03 January 2021 by the Islamic State (IS) refocused attention on the brutal persecution of minorities in Pakis...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Balochistan , Hazaras , Imran Khan , Islamic State , Lashkar e Jhangvi , Shia , Taliban

All Eyes on the Horn of Africa and its Balancing Act
January 15 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 5745
The 38th Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) held in late December 2020, has been a focus of attention. This is unusual for the organisation. The IGAD is headquartered in Dj...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AMISOM , Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , IGAD , IGASOM , Kenya , Somalia , Sudan , UN

Developments in West Asia
January 15 , 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Podcast Views: 1504
15 January 2021 Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das as they discuss the US role in West Asia, inter Gulf detente and India's options.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

वेनेज़ुएला के संसदीय चुनाव: तिकड़मबाज़ी की जीत के बाद क्या?
January 15 , 2021 Amb JK Tripathi
Article Views: 4236
पिछले 5 दिसंबर को हुए वेनेज़ुएला की नेशनल असेंबली के चुनावों ने एक बार फिर से यह दिखा दिया कि किसी तानाशाह के लिए सत्ता में बने रहना कितना आवश्यक हो जाता है और वह इसके लिए किस हद तक चालें चल सकता है। वर...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , आर्गेनाईजेशन ऑफ़ अमेरिकन स्टेट्स (OAS) , आर्थिक संकट , यूरोपीय संघ (EU) , राष्ट्रपति निकलस मादुरो , वेनेज़ुएला , संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका , स्पीकर जुआन गाइडो

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