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Tajikistan: Another Victim of Chinese Belligerence in Central Asia
August 12 , 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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Introduction
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, China has shown increasing irredentist tendencies. From the South China Sea to its South and Central Asian neighbours, Chinese territorial encroachment has created fissures in bilateral relations. Being the source of the pandemic, China has faced severe criticism globally.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , China , Debt Trap , irredentism , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyz Republic , Land grab , military base , Pamir , Russia , Tajikistan

मोदी ने दिया भारत के लिए नया संदेश
August 12 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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अयोध्या में 5 अगस्त 2020 को राम मंदिर भूमि पूजन के मौके पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के बीज भाषण में कई संदेश थे, जिन्हें समझने और विश्लेषण करने की जरूरत है। राम मंदिर के निर्माण का आरंभ आजाद भारत के इत...

Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , अतिमानबीर भारत , धर्मनिरपेक्षता , पीएम मोदी , भूमि पूजन , राम मंदिर , राम राज्य

China menace decoded by the USA
August 11 , 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 4739
If Sino Indian relations have reached an inflexion point following China's breach of all agreements as demonstrated by their recent actions in Eastern Ladakh so too have Sino-US relations. While the lat...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , China , Covid , espionage , FBI cases , Huawei , India , Intellectual property , LAC , QUAD , Stealing data , Trump , US , WTO , Xi Jinping dreams , ZTE

Aceh to Andaman: Shipping Connectivity and Security
August 11 , 2020 Dr Vijay Sakhuja
Commentary Views: 5821
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, through their 2018 joint statement “underlined the importance of stronger connectivity, particularly on sea links, in order to facilitate economic cooperation and people-to-people contact” and “welcomed the plan to build connectivity between Andaman Nicobar-Aceh to unleash the economic potentials of both areas.”

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Aceh; Port Blair;2018 India-Indonesia Joint Statement ; Sabang; KM Aceh Milenium; Malahayati Port; MDA; Rohingya refugees;PT Dirgantara; Rustom-II (Tapas)

Myanmar Round Up: July 2020
August 10 , 2020 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
Article Views: 5727
The country reported 353 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths as on 31 July 2020. During the policy briefing on Southeast Asia, the United Nations (UN) positioned Myanmar in the vulnerable category d...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Arakan army , China BR , COVID-19 , EAOs , economy , Exports , Human Rights , India , Myanmar Elections

Countering the Dragon in the Skies
August 8 , 2020 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 4400
This is a linked brief with the previous work titled ‘Power Behind Arrogance’ carried on the VIF portal on 23 Jun 2020.1 The previous article dealt with the analysis of the air and missile arsenal of Ch...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese threat , IAF air and missile power , PLAAF threat

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