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China’s Xiaokang (well-off) Border Defence Villages in the Tibet Autonomous Region
September 24 , 2019 Jayadeva Ranade
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Since the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping has signalled that extra attention would be paid by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership to building a more comprehens...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Way Forward in India-China Relations after the Amendment of Article 370
September 24 , 2019 Rajesh Soami
Article Views: 5481
News has emerged that the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will not be visiting India on the 22nd of this month as had previously been scheduled. The request for the change of dates has ostensibly been ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s India-averse policies , China’s meddling on Kashmir issue , Sino-India relations

इमरान खान की यात्रा के बाद अमेरिका-पाकिस्तान संबंध
September 24 , 2019 Husain Haqqani
Article Views: 2962
मीडिया की गहमागहमी और घर में मिली सराहना को किनारे रख दें तो इमरान खान की अमेरिका यात्रा से पाकिस्तान की बुनियादी चुनौतियां बिल्कुल नहीं बदली हैं; उसका ख़ज़ाना ख़स्ता ही है और अर्थव्यवस्था अब भी ठहरी हु...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , खान की खोखली अमेरिका यात्रा , तालिबान- पाकिस्तान के रिश्ते , पाकिस्तान-अफगानिस्तान प्रासंगिक

Drone Attack on the Saudi Installation and Tensions in the Gulf
September 20 , 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2517
The attack on Saudi oil field in Khurais and refinery in Abqaiq on Sunday has knocked out 5.7 million barrel per day of oil supplies. This is half of Saudi daily oil production; it amounts to 5 percent ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India’s energy requirements , Saudi oil supply , tension in Middle East

To the Moon and Beyond: Time for India to Strengthen its ‘Space’ Muscles
September 20 , 2019 Radhika Daga
Article Views: 5683
Lunar exploration missions date back to the very beginning of space exploration itself. In over a year’s time following Sputnik, the advances in aerospace technologies were made to enable forays into ou...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : celebrating Indian science , India to Moon , India’s space journey

China-Taiwan Conundrum
September 20 , 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh
Commentary Views: 5045
Chinese approach towards Taiwan has becoming increasingly assertive since Tsai Ing-wen became the President of Taiwan in 2016. Her position on not accepting the 1992 consensus has not gone down well wit...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s Taiwan policy , US-Taiwan relations

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