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Pakistan: the IMF Bailout Agreed, the Hard Part Begins Now
May 20 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4521
The IMF and the government of Pakistan have agreed on a structural adjustment program of USD 6 billion for three years to stabilise Pakistan’s crisis ridden economy. This will be the 13th such IMF packa...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : IMF bailout to Pakistan , Pakistan economic mess

Chinese Companies Marching to Lead in Digital Economy
May 19 , 2019 Dr Kamlesh Bajaj
Commentary Views: 4238
Byte-Dance, a Chinese company, is one of the most valued start-ups at $75 billion with investors that include Soft-Bank. It is reported to have been funded in its latest round by Soft-Bank, KKR & Co, and General Atlantic to the tune of $1.5 billion.

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : China’s digital Global reach , Madras HC order , Tik-Tok ban

Sabotage Acts outside the Port of Fujairah – Implications for India
May 17 , 2019 Rajesh Soami
Commentary Views: 4595
On the morning of the 12th of May 2019, commercial ships were attacked outside the port of Fujairah in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports of the incident first emerged in pro-Iranian media outlets in t...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Energy Security

Tags : Blasts in the Fujairah port , India’s oil import , Targeting maritime traffic

पाकिस्तान की परमाणु भभकी
May 17 , 2019 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
Article Views: 2403
मौजूदा तस्वीर 14 फरवरी 2019 को जम्मू-कश्मीर राजमार्ग पर वाहनों की आवाजाही के लिहाज से साफ दिन था। लंबे अरसे तक सड़क बंद रहने के बाद राजमार्ग खोला गया था। सड़कों का बार-बार बंद होना देखकर सेना को जम्मू से...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , पाकिस्तान की आतंकवादी मदद , पाकिस्तान के परमाणु धमकी , बालाकोट में जैश-ए-मोहम्मद प्रशिक्षण शिविर

Why Russia remains important for India?
May 13 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4061
India pursues an independent foreign policy. But given the pulls and pressures of geopolitical realities, it is not an easy task. There is often a tendency in India to focus on US and Japan while ignori...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : balancing US , Indo-Russian relations , Russia and China

The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation: An Assessment
May 13 , 2019 Dr Teshu Singh
Commentary Views: 6680
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), titled as ‘Working together to deliver a Brighter Future for Belt and Road Cooperation”, held in Beijing, China on 25-27th April 2019 ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI reforms , Second Belt and Road Forum , Xi Jinping’s speech

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