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Bangladesh’s Upcoming Election: Regional & Global Response
December 21 , 2023 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 2963
The last date for the submission of nomination forms for the upcoming Bangladesh’s parliamentary election known as ‘Jatiyo Sangsad Nirbasan’ ended on 30 November confirming that Bangladesh Nationalist P...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Awami League , Bangladesh Election , Bangladesh Nationalist Party , China , India , US

India’s Chess Prodigies: A Sister-Brother Grandmaster Duo
December 20 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 2965
India's image as a country of prodigies is cemented as it continues to foster and recognise the extraordinary abilities of its young minds. Many prodigies from India have demonstrated outstanding abilit...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Chess , FIDE , Grand Slam , International Chess Tournament , Olympic Games , Positive Bharat , Prodigy

Radicalisation in Bharat: Case Studies of Kashmir and Kerala
December 20 , 2023 Dhvani Samir Joshi
Article Views: 3960
Introduction
Bharat has been facing terrorism ever since it became independent in 1947. Post-invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan-sponsored militants in October 1948 and followed by the defeat in the Indo-Pak war in 1965, Pakistan realised that it was impossible to defeat Bharat in conventional warfare.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Afghanistan , Bharat , HM , India , Iraq , JeM , Kashmir , Kerala , LeT , NIA , Pakistan , PFI , Radicalisation , Sri Lanka , Syria , Terrorism

COP 28: A Breakthrough or a Stalemate?
December 19 , 2023 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2647
The climate summit hosted by the UAE produced the first global stocktaking. This was a review of the progress made by member states in moving towards the agreed goals for emissions’ reduction. The repor...

Climate Change

Tags : 1.5 degrees limit , cop 28 , Emissions Gap , Paris Agreement , UN Secretary General

From Plastic to Petrol: Justman Synram’s Green Triumph
December 19 , 2023 Aarushi Gupta
Positive Bharat Views: 2241
Justman Synrem, widely recognized as Petrol man, is an innovative entrepreneur hailing from Sohra, a small town in Meghalaya, India. Renowned for his visionary approach, he gained fame for introducing a...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Circular Economy , Green Future , innovation , Justman Synrem , Petrol , Plastic Waste , Positive Bharat , Sustainable

A Victory for Democracy in Liberia
December 18 , 2023 Samir Bhattacharya
Article Views: 5293
In a knife-edge election, Joseph Boakai made a stunning comeback and is set to become Liberia’s new leader.

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Africa , Civil war , coup , democracy , election , Liberia , Nigeria , Sirileaf , UN

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