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US Presidential Election under Global Spotlight
April 12 , 2024 Prof Chintamani Mahapatra
Commentary Views: 1792
While more than sixty countries around the world will conduct democratic elections in 2024, currently it is the US Presidential election that is under the spotlight of the international community. Every...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Biden , China , Hamas , India , NATO , Presidential election , Russia , West Asia

China and IUU Fishing in IOR: Need for India to Lead Mitigation Efforts
April 11 , 2024 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2235
Introduction
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is a vital hub of global economic significance, with a significant portion of the world's oil and container traffic passing through it.

China, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , IOR , IUU fishing , Maritime Security

Sweden Joins NATO – Does it Contribute to Peace or Intensify Conflict?
April 10 , 2024 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 1497
On 7 March 2024, Sweden officially became NATO’s newest member, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC, thereb...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article 5 , containment strategy , defensive modernisation , Finnish War , NATO , Nordic countries , Ukraine War

Time for India to Reset its China Policy?
April 9 , 2024 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 1667
Once Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government return to power—as most observers believe it will—it should be more unequivocal in projecting the country’s policy...

Governance and Political Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aksai Chin , Arunachal Pradesh , Dalai Lama , Jawaharlal Nehru , Key words: Nancy Pelosi , Line of Actual Control , POK , Taiwan , Tibet.

India-China Relations: Envisioning the Long Haul!
April 8 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1926
Hu Xijin the former editor of Global Times on X (formerly Twitter) quoted a senior Colonel of PLA stating ‘Zangnan has been Chinese territory since ancient times. Where does Arunachal Pradesh come from?...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arunachal Pradesh , Border management , China , Corps Commander level talks , Indian Navy , Indian Ocean Region , Trade Deficit , US

Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World
April 5 , 2024 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 4289
Introduction
In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February 16 to 18, 2024

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , Bangladesh Election , democracy , Diplomacy , EU , Human Rights , Indo-Pacific Outlook , Munich Security Conference , Sheikh Hasina , US

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