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मालदीव: लोकतंत्र की जीत
November 16 , 2018 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Article Views: 17184
चुनाव अचंभे में डालते ही हैं। मालदीव में 23 सितंबर, 2018 को हुए राष्ट्रपति चुनाव इतिहास में ऐसे चुनावों के रूप में दर्ज हो जाएंगे, जिन्होंने बड़े अचंभे में ही नहीं डाला बल्कि ऐसा जबरदस्त उलटफेर भी कर दिय...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , मालदीव में साजिश , मालदीव राष्ट्रपति चुनाव

Public Call for Independence - What it Means for Taiwan
November 15 , 2018 Dr Gunjan Singh
Commentary Views: 4147
It would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened and is happening across the Taiwan Straits. The relationship between Taiwan and China has been strained since the election of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen as the President in May 2016 and her refusal to acknowledge the 1992 consensus.

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese hard-line on Taiwan , Taiwan-China relations

Pakistan: The Aasia Bibi Case and its Aftermath
November 13 , 2018 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Article Views: 20408
The controversy surrounding the blasphemy case of Pakistani citizen Aasia Noreen, better known as Aasia Bibi of village Ikkawali in Sheikhpura, Punjab, has drawn attention to the culture of extremism i...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Blasphemy law in Pakistan , Pakistan’s Aasia Bibi

The Middle East and the Israeli Gains – Bridging the Diplomatic Divide
November 13 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 21367
Gloom in Middle East
The Middle East has been wrenching and reeling under an unprecedented pressure during the last decade. In recent times, this has been further accentuated by self-inflicted goals and self-defeating regional diplomatic outreach and senseless military interventions.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Israel-Qatar Diplomacy , Khashoggi Affair , Saudi Regime

Relevance of India's Nuclear Triad
November 12 , 2018 Ajit Kumar
Commentary Views: 5760
It may be recalled that India's 1999 Draft Nuclear Doctrine had stated that its nuclear forces would be based on a triad of aircraft, mobile land-based missiles and sea-based assets. The summary of the official Nuclear Doctrine of 2003 also mentioned about maintaining a credible minimum deterrence, a posture of 'No First Use' and that any nuclear retaliation would be massive.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : INS Arihant SSBN , Nuclear Triad

Moscow Regional Consultations on Afghanistan: Can India Play a Role?
November 10 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 2637
On 9 November 2018, Moscow organised regional consultations on Afghanistan which were attended by the Taliban’s Qatar office and the representatives of the Afghan High Peace Council. This was the first ...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Russia’s Afghanistan initiative , Taliban-Afghan meeting

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