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President’s Visit Rekindles Ties with Africa
October 24 , 2024 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 367
In a welcome continuation of India's attention to Africa, President Droupadi Murmu, made a cross-continental visit to three African countries between 13-19 October. She visited old friend Algeria, large...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Algeria , Global South , IAFS IV , International Solar Alliance , Malawi , Mauritania , President Murmu

Tourism or Strategy? China's Geopolitical Play with 'Visit Nepal Year 2025'
October 23 , 2024 Nikhil Sahu
Commentary Views: 380
In the sixteenth meeting of the Nepal-China diplomatic consultation mechanism meeting, Chinese officials announced that they would celebrate the year 2025 as

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BRI in Nepal , Chinese loan , KP Sharma Oli. , Kyirong to Kathmandu , Nepal , Nepal Railway , Nepal-China relation , Trans-Himalayan Railway

Earth Sciences Ministry : Not ‘Glamorous’, but Critical to Lives and Livelihood
October 22 , 2024 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 356
What does the Finance Ministry do? What role does the Home Ministry perform? What are the functions of the External Affairs Ministry? What is the purpose of the Defence Ministry? Put these questions to ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Antarctic , Arctic , Earth Sciences Ministry , INCOIS , polar diplomacy , Tsunami

Maldives and India: Better Late Than Never
October 18 , 2024 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 468
The President of Maldives Mohammed Muizzu, accompanied by his wife, landed at New Delhi on Sunday,6th October on a four-day state visit on the invitation of his Indian counterpart. This was his first state visit to India after he won the election in January this year riding on the “India out” campaign.

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , India , Maldives , Maritime Security , Muizzu , Neighbourhood First

Islamic Radical Preacher Zakir Naik’s Visit to Pakistan
October 16 , 2024 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 435
On the invitation of the Government of Pakistan, an Islamic fundamentalist preacher and proscribed individual— Zakir Naik, arrived in Islamabad, along with his son— Shaikh Fariq Naik, for almost a month’s visit, from 01 to 28 October 2024.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Bangladesh , Bharat , Crime , India , Islam , Malaysia , Pakistan , PeaceTV , Radicalisation , Terrorism , ZakirNaik

A Decade of Economic Destruction
October 14 , 2024 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 473
After watching the relentless fall of the Indian rupee for 18 months with saintly restraint, Finance Minister P Chidambaram declared on August 12 that he would cut the Current Account Deficit (CAD) — th...

Economic Studies

Tags : China , Economic Destruction , economy , GDP , Indian market , Indian rupee , UPA government

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