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Developments in West Asia, August 2018
September 12 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3843
Jordan-Palestine Confederation President Trump had spoken about his “ Deal of the Century” for resolving the Palestinian issue.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran-US , Jordan- Palestine , Yemen

Visit of the Chinese Defence Minister: A Missed Opportunity to Establish Hot Line between the Two Armies?
September 12 , 2018 Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM
Commentary Views: 4321
The Chinese Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Wei Fenghe, visited India for four days, from 21 to 24 Aug 18. This visit was significant from more than one perspective.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Chinese defence minister’s visit , India-China Boundary Hot Line

Will China Boycott Goods from the United States of America?
September 11 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
Commentary Views: 3531
The United States of America (U.S.) and the People’s Republic of China (China), are locked in a fierce trade tussle. Both countries have imposed tariffs which threaten to de-stabilise the integrated global economic order.

Economic Studies

Tags : China’s boycott diplomacy , US China trade war

Indus Commissioners Meeting at Lahore: Need for a New Approach to Indus Waters Treaty
September 11 , 2018 Gautam Sen
Commentary Views: 4655
India and Pakistan have just concluded their 115th Indus Commissioners` meeting at Lahore. The meeting involving technical discussions, was successful to the extent that the structured dialogue

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Indus Commissioners` meeting Lahore , Indus Water Treaty

संवाद – टोक्यो में संपन्न चौथी संगोष्ठी – रिपोर्ट
September 11 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और जापान के प्रधानमंत्री शिंजो आबे ने टकराव दूर रखने और एशियाई क्षेत्र के प्रमुख धर्मों हिंदू धर्म तथा बौद्ध धर्म की दार्शनिक एवं सांस्कृतिक विरासत पर चर्चा करने के लिए 2015 में एशियाई देशों के बीच नियमित वार्ता ‘संवाद’ आयोजित करने का अनूठा विचार दिया था।

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , एशियाई देशों के सांस्कृतिक विरासत , टोक्यो में संगोष्ठी

BIMSTEC – The Rubik’s Cube
September 10 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 3287
On September 30-31, the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held its 4th Summit at Kathmandu within a span of over two decades.

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 4th Kathmandu Summit , Asian regional cooperation , BIMSTEC

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