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Visit of Czech Senate President to Taiwan
September 7 , 2020 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3830
The visit of the Czech Senate president to Taiwan has drawn sharp comments from China. Mr. Milos Vystrcil in his address to the Taiwanese Parliament on 1st September declared ‘I am a Taiwanese’. The exp...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Czech , Dalai Lama , EU , Middle Kingdom , One China policy , Slovakia , Wang Yi

A Perspective on the Senkaku Islands Dispute
September 4 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 17971
The dispute over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands comprising five uninhabited islands and three rocks totalling seven square kilometres in the East China Sea is often understated as a simple sovereignty disp...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ADIZ , aircraft carrier , Bilateral Fisheries Agreement , F35 , Okinawa Trough , PAFMM , SDF , Southwestern Wall Defense , UNECAFE , Uotsuri Island

Cooperation on New Technologies, will India choose BRICS or D10?
September 3 , 2020 Aayush Mohanty
Article Views: 6103
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
Article Views: 10076
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
Commentary Views: 5130
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
Article Views: 5216
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।

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