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Nepal: Year 2020 in Retrospect-Nepal Communist Party Causes a Political Storm
January 7 , 2021 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal
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The intra-party feud within the ruling Nepal Communist Party has brought about a political crisis in the country. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the Parliament, declared the dates for next elect...

Nepal

Tags : China , India , Madhav Nepal , Nepali Communist Party , PM Oli , Prachanda

West Asia – 2020 in Retrospect
January 6 , 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Year 2020 will go down in the history not only for the adverse impact of Covid-19 on global and regional economies, lower oil prices, budget deficits, health hazards but when the West Asia region nearly...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abraham Accords , Al Ula Summit , Arab Spring , China , Deal of the century , India , Netanyahu , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Trump , Turkey

Afghanistan: What Lies Ahead in 2021?
January 5 , 2021 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
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After a violence-ridden 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Afghanistan is looking ahead at a more turbulent new year as the United States plans for a full troop withdrawal from the country by May 2021. Th...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : counterterrorism , Intra-Afghan dialogue , President Biden , Taliban , the Afghan government , troop withdrawal , US-Taliban agreement , Violence

EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
January 5 , 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5903
The EU and China announced a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment on 30th December. The announcement comes less than a month before the inauguration of the Biden Presidency. The development shows a rif...

China, Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Comprehensive Agreement on Investment , EU , FDI , Forced Labour , Jake Sullivan , Paris Agreement on Climate

A Review of Atmanirbharta Policies
January 4 , 2021 Aayush Mohanty
Article Views: 5194
The year 2020 can be described as an extraordinary year. COVID-19 wreaked havoc in all policy arenas, severely affecting public, economic, international relations. The Government of India meanwhile, has...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : agriculture , Defence , India , Manufacturing , Policy , Self-reliance

भारत और वैक्सिन डिप्लोमेसी
January 4 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
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कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के प्रकोप के बाद वैश्विक विमर्श इसके दुष्प्रभावों और इसके परिणामों से निपटने पर केंद्रित होकर रह गया है। सभी स्तरों-अंतर्राष्ट्रीय और क्षेत्रीय स्तर-के सभी विमर्शों, मसलन, समूह ...

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