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Cooperation on New Technologies, will India choose BRICS or D10?
September 3 , 2020 Aayush Mohanty
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As the Indian External Affairs Ministry prepares for the BRICS Foreign Minister’s Meeting, Beijing has proposed to set up an Innovation Base to strengthen the grouping’s cooperation on 5G, digital econo...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 5G. Innovation base , BRICS , China , D10 , G7 , Hong Kong , Huawei , India , LAC , UK , US

West Asia Round Up: August 2020
September 2 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
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ABSTRACT: August witnessed monumental events in the region. US sponsored rapprochement between UAE and Israel; Pompeo’s visit to Khartoum; Beirut blasts; attempts to ceasefire in Libya; Iraqi PM’s visit...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran , Israel , Libya , Putin , Saudi Foreign Minister , Turkey , UAE , UNSC , US , virtual summit

US Presidential Elections
September 2 , 2020 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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The Republican and Democratic Conventions reflect the differing party philosophies and the contrasting personalities of the two candidates. President Trump emphasized national security, law and order, a...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Cold War , Covid , Democrats , economy , imigration , International Relations , race relations , Republicans , Taxes

अनुच्छेद 370 निरस्तीकरण के भारत के निर्णय का मूल्यांकन और कश्मीर की आगे की यात्रा
September 2 , 2020 Abhinav Pandya
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केंद्र की नरेन्द्र मोदी सरकार ने 5 अगस्त, 2019 को भारतीय संविधान में वर्णित अनुच्छेद 370 को अमान्य कर दिया। इसके साथ ही, अनुच्छेद 35 अ को भी रद्द कर दिया, जो अनुच्छेद 370 का मेरुदंड था। वास्तव में यह भा...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Hindi , पाकिस्तान। कश्मीर। कट्टरता। शासन। आइएसआइएस। तुर्की। आइएसआइ। अनुच्छेद 370। एक्यूआइएस। यूनाटेड जेहाद कांउसिल।

Twin Bombings in the Philippines: Abu Sayyaf Group is “Back in Game”
September 1 , 2020 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 8529
In the 2019 Global Terrorism Index report published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Philippines moved up a rank at ninth (9th) position among top 10 countries impacted by the act of terrorism.

Terrorism, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abu Sayyaf Group , Al Qaeda , ASG , Islamic State , Islamist , Jolo , Mindanao , Philippines , Suicide Bombings , Sulu , Terrorism

Where is India Nepal Political Connectivity?
August 31 , 2020 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal
Article Views: 5084
One wonders what happened to the close political connectivity between India and Nepal. There was a time when political leaders could pick up phone and call their counterparts without any formality. The ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : anti-Indianism , BP Koirala , China , CPN Singh , Indian leaders , Nepali Congress , Panchayat rule , PM Oli

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