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Will China Boycott Goods from the United States of America?
September 11 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
Commentary Views: 3636
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: 4806
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: 3380
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

Bangladesh's quest for Sufi and Liberal Space
September 10 , 2018 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Commentary Views: 4314
Sufis are accepted as a moderate strain of Islam and often being described as the ‘Mystic Muslim’ too. Historian Richard Eaton has identified several strands and references to Sufis and Pirs during 16th Century in the documented Muslim folk traditions and literatures of Bengal.

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Confronting Fanaticism , Sufi tradition in Bangladesh

Pakistan: An Analysis of the Participation of Religious Parties in Elections, 2018
September 7 , 2018 Shruti Punia Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Article Views: 4373
Elections 2018 in Pakistan would no doubt be remembered for the victory of Imran Khan. They were essentially a contest between the ‘naya Pakistan’ and ‘tabdeeli’ narrative of Imran Khan, and the ‘vote ko izzat do’and development narrative of the Sharifs.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Electoral gains of religious parties , Pakistan Elections

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