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Another Casualty of US-China Trade Tussle: Tourism
August 13 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
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The US-China trade dispute has now begun to hit some of the other sectors of the two economies. On June 15, 2018, President Trump said the US would impose tariffs worth 50 billion USD on Chinese imports.

Economic Studies

Tags : US-China Tourism , US-China trade

The NRC process: Both Complex and Necessary
August 10 , 2018 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 3906
If we disentangle politics from the ongoing process to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, we will better understand the ‘what, why and how’ of the exercise, its enormity, and its necessity from both the State and the national perspectives.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Assam Accord , Illegal immigration , NRC

Armed Forces of Vietnam
August 10 , 2018 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
Article Views: 4988
The Armed Forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is known as the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The PAVN was formed by Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap on 22 December 1944.

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : : Vietnam armed forces , Vietnam’s Strategy Document

कश्मीर में मानवाधिकारों पर पक्षपातपूर्ण रिपोर्ट
August 10 , 2018 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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संयुक्त राष्ट्र मानवाधिकार उच्चायुक्त (ओएचसीएचआर) की ‘कश्मीर में मानवाधिकारों की स्थिति’ पर आई हालिया रिपोर्ट बहुत ही निराशाजनक है। तमाम खामियों वाली यह रिपोर्ट भारत-विरोधी पूर्वाग्रह से ग्रस्त है।

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , कश्मीर मानवाधिकार तथ्यों का मखौल , बेहद दोषपूर्ण मानवाधिकार रिपोर्ट

Imran Khan: Political Inclinations
August 9 , 2018 Ankit Singh Prateek Joshi Shruti Punia
Article Views: 3504
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the largest party with 115 seats in the National Assembly, besides winning two-third seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KP) provincial assembly and emerging as the second largest party in the Punjab assembly with 123 seats, only six seats short of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) 129 seats.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : New government in Pakistan , Politician Imran Khan

Myanmar Peace Process Inches Forward: Key Issues Remain
August 9 , 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3256
The third session of 21st Century Panglong Conference to fast track the peace process was held in Nay Pyi Taw from 11 to 16 July 2018. When Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led democratic government had taken over ...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Myanmar Peace Process , Panglong conference

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