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The Turkish Exception to India's Forays in West Asia
July 27 , 2023 Md. Muddassir Quamar
Commentary Views: 5110
The West Asia region is considered an “extended neighbourhood” in Indian foreign policy discourse. Since recalibrating its foreign policy in the 1990s, this important region has found a coveted place in...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AKP , I2U2 , OIC , Pakistan factor

Is the Sky the Limit for India-UAE Ties? Modi’s Fifth Visit to the Emirates
July 26 , 2023 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam
Article Views: 5212
It is undeniable that the emerging trajectory of relations between India and a few key Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have become one of the most successful stories of the current foreign policy ...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CEPA , India , renewable energy , Rupee-Dirham , UAE

Human Rights and America’s Immigration Politics - Part 2
July 24 , 2023 Rohith Krishna
Article Views: 5665
(Reading Part 1 of this article is a recommended prerequisite to gain proper understanding of the second part. The previous article took instances of Human Rights in PM Modi’s US visit and India’s resp...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : America , Cold War , Human Rights , UDHR

शंघाई सहयोग संगठन की बदलती गतिशीलता का मूल्यांकन
July 21 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4301
हाल ही में भारत की अध्यक्षता में शंघाई सहयोग संगठन (SCO) का 22वां शिखर सम्मेलन वर्चुअल प्रारूप में संपन्न हुआ। 2001 में इसकी स्थापना से लेकर अभी तक, SCO में बहुत सारे परिवर्तन देखने को मिले हैं। इसके पर...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : आतंकवादी आश्रय , चीन , मध्य एशिया , रूस , शंघाई सहयोग संगठन , शिखर सम्मेलन

Caste Bill in the California State Assembly
July 21 , 2023 Dr Prakash A Shah
Podcast Views: 4427
The California Senate approved Senate Bill No. 403, which would amend many existing laws on discrimination in California to add the protected characteristic of caste. The bill illustrates the travel of ...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : California State Assembly , Caste Bill

NATO’s Outreach into the Indo-Pacific – Part II
July 21 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 4537
When the Quad idea was floated for the first time by the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his address to the Indian Parliament in August 2007, popular for its title “Confluence of the two Se...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : : NATO’s eastern outreach , AUKUS , Malacca dilemma , maritime route , pleading peace , QUAD , submarine deal

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