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Xi’s visit to North Korea: what did it achieve?
June 27 , 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh
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The visit by Xi Jinping to North Korea on June 20-21, 2019 is significant because a Chinese President reached Pyongyang after 14 years. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations ...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Korea’s missile and nuclear agenda , Peace and development on Korea , Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit

Changing Paradigm in India-Bhutan Relations
June 27 , 2019 Alakh Ranjan
Commentary Views: 5096
Bhutan is an important neighbour and recently appointed India’s External Minister S. Jaishankar chose to visit Bhutan for two days (7th-8th June) as his maiden bilateral visit. This visit facilitated th...

Bhutan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bhutan economics , China-Bhutan engagement , Indo-Bhutan relations

Moreh-Tamu: An Unfulfilled Potential
June 26 , 2019 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Article Views: 5481
For India, Myanmar is a vital neighbour, located at a cusp connecting the region of South Asia to Southeast Asia. In the wake of India’s increasing engagement with the Southeast Asian neighours includin...

Myanmar, Economic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Indo-Myanmar border trade , Moreh-Tamu , Organising border trade with Myanmar

Deepening Challenges for the Ghani Government
June 26 , 2019 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
Article Views: 2287
The second round of intra-Afghan talks was concluded on 29 May 2019 in Moscow on the centenary of Russia-Afghanistan diplomatic relations during which the Taliban has once again refused the demand for a...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan peace talks , Fanatics vs Afghan government , Taliban’s terror ransom

What does recent sentencing of its officials tell about the Pakistan Army redefining the contours of ‘nationalism’?
June 25 , 2019 Dr Kapil Patil Prateek Joshi
Commentary Views: 2990
Two former senior army officials and a civilian working for what the army termed as "sensitive organization" were awarded rigorous sentences under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secrets Act on charg...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : nuclear leaks from Pakistan , Pakistan Army’s accountability crackdown , Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation

भारत के लिए रूस अब भी इतना अहम क्यों है?
June 25 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 6175
भारत एक स्वतंत्र विदेश नीति का अनुसरण करता है। किंतु भू-राजनीतिक वास्तविकताओं के खिंचाव और दबाव को देखते हुए स्वतंत्र विदेश नीति पर चलना आसान काम नहीं है। भारत में प्राय: अमेरिका और जापान पर ही अपने को ...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , भारत का रक्षा एवं ऊर्जा-आवश्यकता , भारत-रूस रणनीतिक सम्बन्ध

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