Commentaries & Articles
Floods in China: Yet another critical test for Xi Jinping
Floods in China are an annual phenomenon. This year’s flood comes at the time when China is already battling the COVID-19 which has hit 27 out of 31 provinces of China. Since June, torrential rain in Ch...
West Asia Round Up: July 2020
ABSTRACT:
China-Iran deal announced earlier this month continued to reverberate through the continent and elsewhere that has been dictated by the enhanced US-China and US-Iran rivalry. The proposed 25 years Agreement , which has been in the offing since 2016 visit of Xi Jinping to Tehran, Riyadh and Cairo) that encompasses trade, energy supplies, infrastructure, telecommunications and wide ranging defence cooperation involving nearly $400 bn in investments through the BRI corridor.
Modi Heralds a New Narrative for India
Prime Minster Modi’s seminal speech on the occasion of Ram Mandir Bhumi Poojan at Ayodhya on 5 August 2020 had several messages which need to be understood and analysed. The start of the construction of...
परमाणु हथियार की ईरान की चाहत पर लगा ग्रहण
ईरान के नतंज़ परमाणु केंद्र पर पिछले 2 जुलाई को हुए विस्फोट से ऐसा लगता है कि उसके महत्त्वपूर्ण सेंट्रिफ़्यूजों को भारी नुक़सान पहुँचा है जिसकी वजह से उसके परमाणु कार्यक्रम में दो वर्ष की देरी हो सकती ह...
Now the Blasts in Beirut
On 04 August twin blasts rocked the Beirut skyline shattering the buildings and property around. The sound of the blasts was heard in Cyprus some 200 Kms away. According to the Lebanese authorities 78 p...
Indonesia and the Growing Influence of Islam
Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country but is not an Islamic State. It is governed by its doctrine of Pancasila enshrined in the Constitution1. Besides its belief in One God, the Constitution a...
VIF News Digests
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January 17, 2025
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Internal Security Monitor
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The last fortnight of 2024 concluded rather largely peacefully. Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the Maoists to lay...

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Africa Now
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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
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Economic China Unveils $1.4 Trillion Debt Swap, Saves Stimulus for Trump China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion...

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Science and Technology
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US Insights
June 6, 2024
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Culture & Civilisation
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