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The Fifth World Nomad Games in Kazakhstan: Embracing Tradition Through Sports
September 20 , 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 422
Introduction
Kazakhstan hosted the Fifth World Nomad Games (WNG) from September 7–13, 2024, in its capital city Astana. Since its inception in 2012, the World Nomad Games (WNG) have expanded into a notable platform showcasing the traditional sports of many nomadic cultures worldwide.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , ethnosports , Keywords- Nomadic Culture , Soft Power , Tourism , Traditional Sports

The First India-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue -Outcomes and Assessment
September 20 , 2024 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 429
On 9th September, India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held the first ever meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, thereby institutionalizing the much-awaited dialogue and format which also ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : GCC , I2U2 , IMEEC , India , Joint Action Plan

The Importance of Being Brunei
September 17 , 2024 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 462
The Sultanate of Brunei is among the smallest countries of ASEAN with a high GDP. It follows a quiet diplomatic style. Brunei is different from other ASEAN countries in that it is a sultanate where all ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Act East Policy , ASEAN , Brunei , India , PM Modi , Sultan

US Project 2025: Policies for Trump’s probable next term
September 17 , 2024 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 452
If Donald Trump wins in the 2025 elections, if personnel appointments are sound, and if there is coherence of policy coordination, his agenda could have far-reaching consequences As the US Presidential ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Donald Trump , Energy dominance , Global isation , Project 2025 , US Elections 2024

Armed Forces Need to be Prepared for War in Order to Preserve Peace
September 13 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 510
(Title of the article is taken from the Statement made by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Joint Commanders Conference in Lucknow, on 05 Sep 2024.)

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Battlefield transparency , C4ISR , China , combat military capabilities , India , Kill Web , Pakistan

On Road to Integrated Theatre Commands
September 10 , 2024 Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 575
Reports emanating from the Joint Commanders Conference (JCC) held at Lucknow on 04-05 September 2024 suggest that a blueprint for the proposed Integrated Theatre Commands (ITC) has been formulated by th...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Integrated Theatre Commands , Joint Commanders Conference , Joint Logistics Nodes , PLA , Raksha Mantri , Theatrisation

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