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Bangladesh, the Sudden Turn of Events: Indian Options
August 12 , 2024 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Article Views: 1717
The world watched in horror the looting and plundering of Bangladesh’s Prime Ministers’ official residence and other public properties across the city on 5th August 2024 early evening. Post the stepping...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Awami League , Bangladesh , BNP , Muhammad Yunus , Sheikh Hasina , Student protests

Unstable Bangladesh: Bad News for India
August 12 , 2024 Lt Gen Kamal Davar, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)
Commentary Views: 1550
After the momentous and historical day of 16 December 1971 when India freed East Pakistan from the inhuman clutches of Pakistan leading to the birth of Bangladesh, no other day in the history of Banglad...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , Bangladesh Army , BNP , Dhaka , Sheikh Hasina

Assassination of Hamas Leader Haniyeh in Tehran
August 9 , 2024 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1454
Since the missile exchange between Israel and Iran in April last, the tensions in the region had subsided though the war in Gaza was simmering. There was some hope that Israel and Hamas were nearing a d...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Gaza , Hamas , Haniyeh , Hezbollah , Iran , Israel , Palestine authority , UN

Wing Commander Satyam Kushwaha (retd.); A Noteworthy Personality Who Saved Many Lives During the Covid Era
August 8 , 2024 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 2093
COVID-19 knocked on the doors of the world in early 2020. It led to massive devastation and the loss of many lives and livelihood across the globe. In India, tens of millions of people were affected by ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Catastrophic , COVID-19 , Devastation , globe , KRANTII , livelihood , Pandemic , Positive Bharat

Bhutan’s Climate Change Response: Key Drivers and Strategic Initiatives
August 7 , 2024 Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1396
Introduction
Climate change has become one of the most severe and complex challenges in the 21st century. While the world’s poorest countries bear little or no responsibility for climate change, they face grave social and economic consequences.

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bhutan , Carbon Emission , Carbon-Negative , Climate Change

Presidential Elections in Venezuela: Yet Another Fraud upon Democracy
August 6 , 2024 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 1300
The 28th July witnessed another presidential election marred by the allegations of large- scale fraud in Venezuela. Contrary to the predictions before the counting was over, the incumbent president from...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chavez , Gonzalez , Maduro , Oil , ONGC Videsh , Presidential elections , USA , Venezuela

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