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Sheikh Hasina Visit to India: Fostering Development, Connectivity and Security
October 18 , 2019 Alakh Ranjan
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India and Bangladesh are emerging economies with a combined GDP of 3000 US billion dollars (2018).1 These two big economies have forged a very strong relationship in recent years and the ties between bo...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Bangladesh issues , Sheikh Hasina’s visit

Myanmar Round Up: September 2019
October 18 , 2019 Alakh Ranjan Jaideep Chanda
Article Views: 3342
“…it is clear that China will never be an honest broker capable of mediating a peace process that can bring lasting peace to Myanmar. Rather, China conducts a peace process guided by its own interests—o...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Myanmar constitution issues , Rohingya problem

India and China: Third Millennia of Culture and Commerce
October 16 , 2019 Dr Shashibala
Commentary Views: 4199
The Prime Minister of India, Sh. Narendra Modi and the President of China, Mr. Xi Jinping, meeting in Mahabalipuram exchanged mechanism for shaping future, unveiling dreams, deepening and strengthening ...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Ancient India-China relations , tradition of Buddhism in China

Radical Islam in the Maldives: Hotbed for al-Qa’ida and Islamic State
October 16 , 2019 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7415
In his address at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Male city, the Republic of Maldives (hereafter Maldives) on 04 September 20191, former Maldivian President—Mohamed Nasheed highlighted concerns ove...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : al-Qaeda , al-Qa’ida , India-Maldives Counter-Terrorism cooperation , ISIL , ISIS , Islamic State , Radical Islam in Maldives , Radicalisation

अस्थायी अनुच्छेद 370 और ज़बरन लाए गए अनुच्छेद 35ए का ख़ात्मा
October 16 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Article Views: 2234
जो लोग अटकलें लगा रहे थे कि मोदी सरकार अनुच्छेद 370 और अनुच्छेद 35A पर मुश्किल भरा फैसला कर पाएगी या नहीं, उन्हें 5 अगस्त को जवाब मिल गया। सरकार ने न केवल दोनों प्रावधानों, जिनमें पहला अस्थायी था और दूस...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi

West Asia Round Up: September, 2019
October 15 , 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
Article Views: 2213
The Middle East continued to worry the world especially in the wake of drone attacks on the two Saudi oil facilities that reduced the Saudi oil output by almost half. It displayed the vulnerability of crucial Saudi assets and the vital installations, as well as the limitations of the American shield and the latest arms and equipment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran’s regional actions , Saudi-Iran initiative , West Asia

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