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Narendra Modi’s visit to UAE and Bahrain
September 4 , 2019 Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 23-24 August 2019 and Bahrain on 24-25 August 2019. The visit by the Indian Prime Minister marks the first visit to the UAE ...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : UAE and Bahrain’s gestures , UAE and Bahrain’s solidarity

Potential Paradigms of Connectivity: The Vladivostok Summit
September 3 , 2019 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5740
The annual Summit mechanism between India and Russia, established during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to India in October 2000, marks its 20th anniversary on 4-5 September 2019 in Vlad...

Economic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indo-Russia economic cooperation , Vladivostok Summit

Centre-State Synergy shall Defeat Maoist Challenge
September 3 , 2019 Dr P V Ramana
Commentary Views: 5057
At long last, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the governments in the various affected States seem to have come on to the same page in addressing the challenge thrown-up by Naxalites of Communist ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Leftwing Extremism

Tags : Maoist funding , Maoist situation , Naxal surrender policy

दबाव के बावजूद चीनी राष्ट्रपति के शी जिनपिंग की दखलकारी नीतियों में कोई बदलाव नहीं
September 3 , 2019 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 1792
चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग और चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) पिछले 18 महीनों से अमेरिका के साथ जारी व्यापार युद्ध को लेकर बढ़ते दबाव में रहे हैं। इसलिए भी कि वाशिंगटन बेल्ट एंड रोड इनिशिएटिव (बीआरआइ) क...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , चीन की आक्रमणकारी भंगिमाएं , चीन की हठधर्मी नीतियां

Pakistan: Developing Narrative
August 31 , 2019 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Commentary Views: 3834
Since the 05 August 2019 revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), several strands have emerged in the developing Pakistani narrative that Prime Minister Imran Khan is spearheadin...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Pakistan’s false rhetoric , Pakistan’s Muslim card , Pakistan’s reaction on J&K

Constitutional Amendment - Responses from West Asia
August 28 , 2019 Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
Commentary Views: 3500
Responses of individual West Asian States on India’s decision to annul to revoke Article 370 and Article 35A has been multi-faceted and mostly focused on controlling the situation rather than any direct...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article 370 , India’s constitutional amendment , West Asia on Kashmir

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