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Quad acquires Stronger Teeth as Australia joins Malabar Naval Exercises
October 24 , 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5352
The decision of India to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercises after a gap of 13 years is a substantial strategic move whose significance in the region’s strategic landscape shall ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BECA , COMCASA , Indo-Pacific , JIMEX , LEMOA , Malabar , Maritime Security , MDA , PASSEX , QUAD

Pakistan’s Democratic Opening?
October 23 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
Commentary Views: 5328
Pakistan’s opposition parties under the banner of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have unleashed a direct attack on Imran Khan Government and its military backers. After two rallies in Gujranwala and...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Army , democracy , Human Rights , Imran Khan , Karachi , Nawaz Sharif , Opposition , Pakistan , PTI

The Frozen Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh Flares up again
October 23 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6272
Nagorno Karabakh is one of the frozen conflicts in Eurasia for over a quarter century. However, on September 27 the two contenders and neighbours Azerbaijan and Armenia fired up the conflict yet again r...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Armenia , Azerbaijan , CSTO , Erdogan , India , Iran , Oil , OSCE Minsk group , Pakistan , Putin , Russia , Turkey

How the Sabah Dispute Challenges ASEAN’s Regional Security Vision
October 22 , 2020 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 11353
The issue of Sabah or North Borneo, as it was known till 19631, was brushed under a legal carpet of convenience ever since the Malaysian Federation was formed. Sabah lies on the island of Borneo, the wo...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , Borneo , ICJ , Malaysia , PCA , Philippines , Sabah , South China Sea , Sulu Islands , Treaty of Amity and Cooperation

India favours gradual evolution of the Quad
October 22 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4799
The 2nd ministerial meeting of the Quad group of countries hosted by Japan in Tokyo on 6th October 2020 was significant. The Foreign Ministers of India, Australia and the US Secretary of State flew spec...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 2+2 Dialogue , China , Japan , LAC , NATO , QUAD

Why the Revival of CPEC now?
October 21 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5658
In international rhetoric, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is often referred to as the crown jewel or the colossal blunder of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. These diametrically opposite a...

China, Pakistan, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , CCCC , Chinese Military Base , CPEC , External Debt , Gilgit-Baltistan , Hydel Power Projects , Imran Khan , Ladakh , Wakhan Corridor , Xinjiang

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