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A Brief Evaluation of Maldives Presidential Elections
October 19 , 2023 Amb Rajiv Bhatia
Podcast Views: 3928
The recent presidential elections in Maldives saw the victory of Dr Mohamed Muizzu as their president, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff. Muizzu received 54% of the ball...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Debt , democracy , elections , India and China , India Ocean

Mandakini Ki Awaaz : Saving Lives, One Radio Broadcast at a Time
October 19 , 2023 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 4698
India’s Himalayan region encompasses 13 states/ Union Territories (UTs) including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Climate adaptation , Community Radio , Garhwali , Mandakini Ki Awaaz , Positive Bharat , Rudraprayag District , Uttarakhand Flood 2013

मालदीव में राष्ट्रपति चुनाव का भारत पर प्रभाव
October 18 , 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta
Commentary Views: 4943
राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
मध्य हिंद महासागर में रणनीतिक रूप से स्थित मालदीव में 30 सितंबर को राष्ट्रपति चुनाव हुए। प्रोग्रेसिव पार्टी ऑफ मालदीव (पीपीएम) के विपक्षी उम्मीदवार मोहम्मद मुइज्जू ने अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी उम्मीदवार और वर्तमान राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद इब्राहिम सोलिह के खिलाफ 54 प्रतिशत वोटों के साथ जीत हासिल की।

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , India-Maldives , Maldives , Maldives Presidential elections , Maldives-China

Malaise in China’s Political System
October 17 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5580
Not everything seems to be going well in Xi Jinping’s government in China. There have been reports, though unsubstantiated under an authoritarian system, about the intense economic inequality in the soc...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ADIZ , Flawed political system , high-level military communications , Lack of transparency , Li Shangfu , Qin Gang , Security forum dialogue , Su-35 combat Aircraft , Taiwan factor , Xi Jinping

Shri S Gurumurthy highlights the Importance of India’s Traditional Practices for Conservation and Sustainability at a NITI Aayog Event
October 16 , 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 5919
On 9th October, 2023, NITI Aayog organized its eleventh NITI In-House lecture at NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi. Shri S Gurumurthy, Chairman, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), was invited t...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Indian traditional practices , NITI Aayog , Sustainability

New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa
October 16 , 2023 Samir Bhattacharya
Article Views: 6084
On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. On 2nd October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a n...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Africa , COVID-19 , Global Health , India , India in Africa , Malaria , Serum Institute , Vaccine Diplomacy , WHO

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