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The Virus Effect on India-China Trade
February 14 , 2020 Naval Jagota
Commentary Views: 4347
Coronavirus (CoV) has caught China in its grip, China and the world are trying to grasp the effect of this virus on its population both medically as well as economically. The World Health Organisation (...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aviation , Carona virus , Import-Export , India-China trade , Tourism

पूर्वोत्तर में तस्वीर बदलने वाले समझौते
February 14 , 2020 Rajesh Singh
Article Views: 3440
पिछले दिनों दो अहम समझौते किए गए और उनसे पूर्वोत्तर में स्थायी शांति और समृद्धि आने की उम्मीद है। हैरत की बात नहीं है कि 2019 के नागरिकता (संशोधन) अधिनियम पर मचे बवाल के पीछे दौड़ रहे इलेक्ट्रॉनिक मीडिया...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Bodoland , Bodoland Territorial Council , Bru-Reang people , Hindi , Mizo

Creating an Effective CDS for India’s National Defence
February 13 , 2020 VIF Study Group Report
Article Views: 22029
Nearly two decades after submission of the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) report in 1999, the Group of Ministers (GOM) Report in 2001 and recommendations of the Naresh Chandra Task Force in 2012, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Indian armed forces has become a reality.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : CDS , Govt CDS initiative , Guidelines on CDS function , MoD reforms

West Asia Roundup - January 2020
February 13 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
Article Views: 3633
The year ended on a sombre note and 2020 woke up to more accentuated volatility in West Asia pursuant to the targeted killing of highly influential Iranian IRIGC General Qassem Soleimani by the US drone strikes in Iraq (Jan 3) while reportedly he was going to meet the Iraqi Prime Minister.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Berlin Conference , The Demise of Sultan Qaboos of Oman , US drone strikes in Iraq , US-Iran tensions

The United Kingdom Hit by another Islamist Extremism Inspired Terror Attack
February 13 , 2020 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4465
The knife terror attack on 02 February 2020 in Streatham High Road in London, United Kingdom (UK) brought back memories of a similar terror incident on the streets of London on 29 November 2019 in which...

Terrorism, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Islamic State , Islamist Extremism , London attack , London Sudesh Amman , Stabbing , Streatham terror attack , Terrorism , UK

Does The Trump Plan for Peace Make Sense?
February 12 , 2020 Amb K P Fabian
Commentary Views: 3517
Before answering the question, let us look at the highlights of the 180-page plan worked out over three years, between Israel and U.S., with marginal consultations with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and one or t...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arab League , Gaza , Jerusalem , OIC , Palestine , West Bank

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