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भारत का वस्तु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) और उसके पड़ोसी देश
September 16 , 2020 Pratim Ranjan Bose
Commentary Views: 4868
नरेन्द्र मोदी सरकार ने जुलाई 2017 में जब वस्तु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) को लागू किया तब हमारे कुछ छोटे कद के पड़ोसियों के मन में इसको लेकर कुछ शंकाएं थीं। वह यह कि भारत को उनकी वस्तुओं के निर्यात-कारोबार मे...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , जीएसटी। म्यांमार। सार्क। एफटीए। एलडीसी। कारोबारी ढांचा।

China’s Militarisation of South China Sea
September 15 , 2020 Amruta Karambelkar
Commentary Views: 8337
In September 2015 from the lawns of the White House, Xi Jinping announced that China would not militarise the South China Sea. Five years down the line, the picture is a complete contrast. As on today,...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , military , Missiles , Navy , SCS , South China Sea , US

Doha Talks: a Long Road Ahead
September 14 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
Commentary Views: 5066
The al-Qaeda led-terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, impelled America to wage ‘global war on terror’. Consequently, the United States toppled the Taliban regime (1996-2001) in Afghanistan for giving...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Ceasefire , Human Rights , India , minority rights , Pakistan , Peace talks , Taliban , US , war on terror , women rights

Iran Revisited: Analysing India-Iran Relations
September 14 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 6506
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Only recently President Rouhani took a dig at their so called strategic partners and friends who failed to stand up to the bullying by the USA even during the pandem...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Ali Khamenei , Chabahar , China , CPEC , EAM , INSTC , JCPOA , railway project , Rajnath Singh , sanctions , USA

Distrust More, Verify More: India-China Relations Post Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
September 13 , 2020 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Article Views: 5725
China, through his reckless aggression in Ladakh has seriously jeopardised peace and tranquility on the India-Tibet border. China is already in occupation of large parts of Indian territory in Ladakh. T...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CBMs , Depsang , Foreign Ministers , Galwan , LAC , Pangong Tso , SCO , Spanggur Gap

इस सहमति में कई पेच हैं
September 13 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4215
गुरुवार को भारत और चीन के विदेश मंत्रियों की मुलाकात के बाद पांच बिंदुओं का एक साझा बयान जारी किया गया है। यह बैठक काफी अहम थी, क्योंकि इसका मकसद वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा पर पूर्वी लद्दाख में चरम पर पहुंच...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , India-China , LAC , Line of Actual Control , NSA , Xi Jinping

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