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Iran’s Domestic Political Situation: Implication on Relations with India
November 7 , 2023 Sakshi Chaudhari
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The coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, facilitated by the United States (US), put Reza Shah Pahlavi into power, and the people in Iran lost hope of establishing democratic rule. Although pr...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Sheetal Devi: An Epitome of Perseverance
November 7 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 4707
अप्राप्यं नाम नेहास्ति धीरस्य व्यवसायिनः ॥ (there is nothing unattainable in this world for the steadfast and determined.’)

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Archery , China , Indian Army , J&K , Para Asian games , PM Modi , Positive Bharat , Sheetal Devi

A talk on India’s National Security Challenges in a Turbulent World at Rashtriya Raksha University on 31 Oct 2023
November 6 , 2023 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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External environment has become deeply uncertain. The balance of power is shifting. US centred hegemonic order has come under stress. Multilateralism is dysfunctional. Global south is asserting for its...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Kautilya , national security , Talk

The Nagorno-Karabakh Seesaw – an Unstable Equilibrium
November 6 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 4535
Setting the Stage
This little area of a mere 1700 square miles nestled in the South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and forming the south eastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range has seen war, destruction and bloodshed far disproportionate to its size

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Armenia Azerbaijan conflict , Arsakh , Karabakh , Nagorno

Turbulence in South China Sea: Need to Enforce UNCLOS
November 3 , 2023 Rup Narayan Das
Article Views: 4776
The expansive South China Sea, covering an area of more than 3.5 million square kilometres consisting of atolls, reefs is arguably the most contested waters of Asia. The reserve of hydro carbons and its...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , China , Code of Conduct , India , Nine Dash Line , PCA

Women’s Entrepreneurship: A Catalyst for Development in India and G20
November 2 , 2023 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
Positive Bharat Views: 3783
During India's G20 Presidency, there was a focus on women empowerment through women-led development. At the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment in August 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : G20 , MSME , Positive Bharat , SDG 5 , Women Entrepreneurship

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