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किर्गिज़स्तान में जारी सियासी उठापटक : कौन है इसका जवाबदेह?
November 21 , 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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मध्य एशिया में बसा किर्गिज़स्तान एक छोटा-सा गणराज्य है। यह सोवियत संघ के 1991 में ऐतिहासिक विघटन होने के बाद अपने स्वतंत्र अस्तित्व में आया। तब से ही यह लगातार राजनीतिक झंझावातों से गुजरता रहा है। इन सब...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , Kyrgyz politicspolitical violence in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz presidency rivalry

Myanmar Round Up: October 2019
November 21 , 2019 Aakriti Vinayak Alakh Ranjan Jaideep Chanda
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The irony of the democratic process in the ‘imperfect’ democracy that is Myanmar, is the military attempting to use the democratic mechanisms to elbow out the modicum of civilian control that exists!

Myanmar, Indian Ocean Region

Tags : democracy in Myanmar , ethnic armed groups in Myanmar , Rohingiya problem

Rohingya Refugee Children : Que Sara Sara?
November 18 , 2019 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Commentary Views: 3692
A recent visit to a Rohingya camp near Cox bazar at Samlapore in Bangladesh revealed a reality that had been known about but not quite understood nor realised its full implications till the prevailing ...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Rohingiya refugees

Political Unrest in Hong Kong: Where is it Headed?
November 18 , 2019 Dr Teshu Singh
Article Views: 3400
Introduction The current protests in Hong Kong doesn’t seem to be ending. The protestors are working on the weekdays and staging protests on the weekends. Recently, the clash between the police and the ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s autarkical policies , Freedom in Hong Kong , Situation in Hong Kong

Islamic State’s Attack on Border Outpost in Tajikistan
November 15 , 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3130
In the night of 6 November 2019, a deadly attack on a Tajik outpost near to Uzbekistan’s border took place. According to the Tajik authorities, the clash between the attackers and security forces claime...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : IS threat in Central Asia , Terror attack in Tajikistan

भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना के चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ पर फैसले का क्रियान्वयन
November 15 , 2019 VIF Study Group Report
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स्टडी ग्रुप का गठन भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना का चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ (सीडीएस) नियुक्त करने का बहुतप्रतीक्षित निर्णय सरकार ने आखिरकार ले ही लिया है और यह स्वागत योग्य कदम है। निश्चित रूप से इस सुधार से विभिन्न ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Hindi , डिफेंस सुधार , सीडीएस की भूमिका , सेना में एकल नियंत्रण’

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