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Inflexion in Sino-Indian Relations: Case for Strategic Pragmatism
August 21 , 2020 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5193
The new China has shown itself as muscular, aggressive, expansionist and determined to force its way to top of the world stage by vigourously establishing Pax Sinica. China’s in the past three decades...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aksai Chin , BRI , CBMs , China , COVID-19 , LAC , Ladakh , Pangong Tso , PLA , QUAD

COVID-19 Pandemic and Lessons for Climate Change Responses
August 21 , 2020 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6384
Introduction
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is simultaneously a public health crisis and an economic crisis. On the public health front, it has resulted in 21,527,747 total confirmed cases and 772,370 deaths in 188 countries as of 16 August 2020.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : Air Pollution , clean and renewable energy , Climate Change , climate crisis , climate emergency , CO2 emissions , COVID-19 , dirty recovery , energy transition , Green Recovery , lockdown , low carbon economy , Pandemic , Paris Agreement 2015

पाकिस्तान और 5 अगस्त-एक साल बाद
August 21 , 2020 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Article Views: 4477
भारत सरकार द्वारा 5 अगस्त 2019 को जम्मू-कश्मीर के संदर्भ में लिये गए एक ऐतिहासिक निर्णय और उससे जुड़े घटनाक्रम ने पाकिस्तान के जनमानस पर एक गहरा जख्म छोड़ गया है। यह वो दिन था, जब केंद्र सरकार ने भारतीय...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , पाकिस्तान। कश्मीर। आईएसआई। यूएन। गिलगिट-बाल्टिस्तान। हुर्रियत। साइकी। अनुच्छेद 370 का उत्तर-काल।

Sino-Indian Standoff: Can India Rely on USA?
August 20 , 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 6076
The deterioration in China's relations with the USA and India have not entirely uncoincidentally been accompanied by the blossoming of ties between the latter. Nevertheless, as India looks down the barr...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : alliance of democracies , BECA , Biden , China , Chinese espionage , India-US military , Ladakh , Trump , Uyghurs

Indian Navy Takes Lead to Build Indigenisation-Innovation Architecture
August 20 , 2020 Dr Vijay Sakhuja
Commentary Views: 5366
Earlier this month, the Indian Navy put out plans for the twinning of Indigenisation-Innovation, and announced setting up of the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO).1 This initiative...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Atmanirbhar Bharat; Indian Navy; Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO); Directorate of Indigenisation;Draft Defence Acquisition Policy 2020 (DAP 20);Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA);Maker Village , Kochi; Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM);Raksha Shakti University (RSU);Maritime Innovation Forum (MIF); Security and Scientific Technical Research Agency(SASTRA);Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS);Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs

Sino- Iran Proposed Accord: China’s Expansionism Continues
August 19 , 2020 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 7011
Introduction Sometime back there was a news item that Iran has decided to undertake construction of the Chabahar- Zahedan Railway Line on its own. The reason given was that India who was earlier buildin...

Climate Change, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chabahar , China , India , IRGC , JCPOA , Khomeini , PLA Navy , railway line , USA , Zahedan

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