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Indian Epics Potential Bridge: India and Indonesia
September 6 , 2023 Prof Gautam Kumar Jha
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Abstract
This article examines the often overlooked yet profound connection between India and Indonesia, grounded in the shared heritage of Indian epics. The article explores how the resonance of Indian epics serves as a potent bridge, fostering understanding, collaboration, and appreciation between the two nations by highlighting the historical interactions and cultural exchanges.

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Goto-Royong , Indian Epics , Islam , Shared Legacy , Soft Diplomacy

Analysing China - Russia Naval Exercises
September 5 , 2023 Commodore Gopal Suri, Senior Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1460
China has the fastest growing navy amongst the major powers of the world with a current strength of about 340 ships including 125 major combatants and submarines[1]. This growth has come about in the la...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , East China Sea , Guangdong , Joint Exercises , joint patrols , Joint Sea , Maritime Interaction , Maritime Silk Route , military alliance , Navy , no-limits friendship , Peace Blue Shield , Peter the Great Bay , PLAN , Russia , South China Sea , Vostok

Changing Dynamics of India-Myanmar Relations
September 5 , 2023 Amb Preet Mallik
Podcast Views: 711
The VIF has published the book titled “Revisiting Myanmar: Present Through Past,'' which is coedited by Brig Vinod Anand and myself, Cchavi Vasisht. The initiative to collaborate with various ambassado...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Armed forces , Constitution , India-Myanmar , Military Takeover , Northeast India

Paris Mastermind: Abu Oud or Ibn Taymiyyah?
September 5 , 2023 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 1600
French intelligence has named Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, a Belgian national, as the mastermind behind the Paris carnage. He was killed later. Four of the seven attackers who perished in the process are French...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Al-Baghdadi , Islamic State , Jihad , Muslim world , Paris

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