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Reflections and Roadmap: Maldives’ Journey Through 2024 and Prospects for 2025
January 22 , 2025 Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF
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At the outset of 2025, the archipelago nation of Maldives reflects on the previous year, which was defined by remarkable achievements, significant challenges, and pivotal transitions. Spread across 26 a...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Climate Change , Debt , economy , India Maldives Relations , Maldives China Relations , Maritime Security , Tourism

India and Indonesia: A Shared Heritage and the Legacy of King Airlangga
January 21 , 2025 Dr Gautam Kumar Jha
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On January 26, 2025, India is honoured to welcome the 8th President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, as the chief guest of the Republic Day celebrations. This important diplomatic occasion not only symbo...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Calcutta Stone , King Airlangga , Prabowo Subianto , Shared heritage

China Preparing for Trouble in Tibet
January 21 , 2025 Jayadeva Ranade
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Apparently apprehensive about the possibility of sudden untoward developments in Tibet, the Chinese authorities have accelerated measures to ensure stability and consolidate China’s occupation and claim...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Dalai Lama , Tibet , Xinjiang

Southeast Asia in 2024: Economic Growth, Political Developments, and Policy Recommendations for India in 2025
January 20 , 2025 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
Article Views: 791
National elections in Southeast Asia, namely in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, within the last year have brought about significant political and policy shifts. These elections were consequential, leadin...

International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : economy , India ASEAN relations , lections , South China Sea , US-China

Arctic Bridges: Are They Still an Option for Russia?
January 20 , 2025 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Sokolov N. Anton
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Over the past 1,000 days, the world has crossed an invisible yet critical threshold in the domain of mutually assured security. While the previous system was far from perfect, it maintained a relative b...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arctic , Arctic Bridges , International Maritime Organisation , NATO , Russia

Close Encounters or Smoke and Mirrors? Lights of Transparency and Shadows of Legitimacy in New Jersey's Sky
January 17 , 2025 Dr Julien Paret
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In recent weeks, public discourse about extraterrestrial politics within the broader framework of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs)—commonly referred to as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)—has sudd...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aliens , Extraterrestrials , ISRO , Russia , Star Trek , US

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