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Sino Indian Faceoff: An Inflection Point in Relations
June 23 , 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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The ongoing Sino-Indian faceoff at several points in Ladakh as well as at Naku La in Sikkim have brought the relationship to an inflexion point. While examining the extraordinary gravity of this face of...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Fingers area , Galwan valley , India , LAC , Ladakh , UN Human Rights Council

A Brief Assessment of China’s 3rd Session of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference - May 2020
June 23 , 2020 Jayadeva Ranade
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As usual China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held its annual plenary session in Beijing along with the National People’s Congress (NPC)....

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , COVID-19 , CPCC , critics of Xi , Deputies , Hong Kong Deputies , Li Keqiang , National security Law , PAP , PLA , Politburo , TAR , Xinjiang

India- Nepal and the issue of Lipulekh
June 22 , 2020 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal
Article Views: 9692
Who owns Lipulekh pass and Kalapani? From where does the river Mahakali originate? What is the strategic importance of Kalapani? These are certain questions that have come to the forefront since Nepal r...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India Nepal border , Lipulekh pass , Mahakaliriver

India-China Standoff and Stability in the Indo-Pacific
June 22 , 2020 Vice Admiral Girish Luthra (retd.)
Article Views: 5044
Recent violent clashes near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between Indian and Chinese army units, resulting in large number of casualties in the Galwan region, has caused significant alarm in the wide...

China, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : COC , Galwan , Indian Navy , Indo-Pacific , IOR , PLA Navy , South China Sea

Hydroxychloroquine: Pandemic, Parasites and Politics
June 22 , 2020 Radhika Daga
Commentary Views: 6028
In this six month long mercurial quest for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, winners are far from declared. Among the various antiviral treatments tested or deployed to inhibit the viral gr...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : artificial intelligence , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Donald Trump , Hydroxychloroquine , ICMR , Science , Vaccines

The Islamic Reception of Yoga
June 20 , 2020 Dr Arpita Mitra
Article Views: 6479
The history of the Muslim world’s engagement with Yoga spans at least about a millennium. The purpose of this essay is to briefly recount some high points in this history, which will help put in perspec...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Abul Fazl , Ain-i-Akbari , Alberuni , Amritakunda , Arab World , Arabic & Persian translation , cultural translation , Hatha Yoga , India , Islam , Patanjali , Sufism , Tahqiq-i-Hind , Yoga , Yogasutra

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