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Should Certain Technological Applications of China be Emulated?
March 11 , 2020 Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.)
Article Views: 4536
For many centuries, China was credited with four inventions - papermaking, compass, gunpowder, and printing. Since its formation in 1949, the PRC has endeavoured to imbibe and improve on modern technologies and in some cases, transcended achievements of the western world.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 5G , AI , China's S & T , Facial digital data , Quantum computers , R & D , Robotics , Satellites , Space systems

West Asia Roundup– February 2020
March 11 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
Article Views: 3863
After a weeklong trial halt in violence by Taliban against US or Afghan targets the Peace Agreement was signed between US and Taliban in Doha that seeks to end the 19 years old war and presence of US forces in Afghanistan and to promote a dialogue between various Afghan stakeholders.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hosni Mubarak’s death , Idlib conflict , India , Iranian elections , Israel , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Qatar hosts peace agreement , Saudi , Taliban , US

Turkey using refugees as a leverage
March 9 , 2020 Rajesh Soami
Commentary Views: 4601
Turkey has aided all shades of Syrian rebels (except the Kurds) with arms and other kinds of support in the Syrian civil war since it began in 2011. The Turkish army has also launched incursions across ...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Assad regime , Erdogan , EU policy , Greece , Islamic radicals , Migrants , Moscow , refugees , Syrian civil war

Myanmar Economy: Current Trends and Issues
March 6 , 2020 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 9739
According to a recent World Bank Report (15 January 2020) the Myanmar economy is growing at a steady pace; it grew at 6.3 percent in 2018/2019 which is slightly higher compared to 6.2 percent growth in...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : COVID-19 , economic sanctions , India , Myanmar GDP , Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) , State Owned Enterprises , World Bank

भारत-अमेरिका संबंध – कितने रणनीतिक!
March 6 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5477
अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप 24-25 फरवरी को 36 घंटे की अपनी पहली भारत यात्रा के लिए आ रहे हैं, इसलिए दो दिन तक मीडिया और भाषणों में “नमस्ते ट्रंप जी” ही गूंजता रहेगा। अपने पसंदीदा नेता प्रधानमंत्र...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Energy Security , Hindi , India developed country , King of Tariffs , LEMOA , Namaste Trump , अहमदाबाद , ताजमहल , भारत-अमेरिका संबंध , राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप , सरदार पटेल स्टेडियम

Coronavirus: Role of the Chinese Government
March 4 , 2020 Dr Teshu Singh
Commentary Views: 5118
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has praised China for its handling of the crisis and for “protecting the rest of the world”. The outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the bigges...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , Cambodia , China , COVID-19 , the Wall Street Journal , two-sessions , virus , WHO , Wuhan , Xi Jinping

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