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Chinese Foreign Minister Highlights Main Features of China’s Foreign Policy
June 6 , 2023 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 5172
The latest (May 16) issue of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s leading theoretical fortnightly magazine ‘Qiu Shi’ (Seeking Truth) included a lengthy article by Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Min...

China, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Global Development Initiative , Global Security Initiative , Qin Gang , Taiwan , Xi Jinping

“Professors of Practice” (PoP) for India’s Educational Institutions; UGC Launches Portal
June 5 , 2023 Rohith Krishna
Positive Bharat Views: 3691
UGC has launched an online portal to facilitate the recruitment of industry experts as “Professors of Practice” (PoP) for India's education institutions. This move is expected to reduce the gap between ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : NEP , Positive Bharat , Professor , UGC , university

Erdogan Consolidates Power in Turkey with Third Win: India needs to be Watchful
June 5 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 3911
The unprecedented third term that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won during the second round of presidential elections has attracted considerable media attention in India and Europe. Before the ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Bosporus Strait , Erdogan , G-20 , Kilicdaroglu , missile defence system , NATO , OIC , strategic location , Ukraine War

Panjwar’s Killing in Pakistan and Future of the KCF
June 2 , 2023 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5452
दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः। सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥ [Verse from Chanakya Neeti 3.4] [1] (English Translation: “Of a Crook and a Snake, the Snake is the better of the two, fo...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Bharat , Extremism Terrorism , India , ISI , KCF , Khalistan , Lahore , Panjwa , Punjab , r Pakistan

Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’
June 1 , 2023 Dr Chayanika Saxena
Commentary Views: 4717
Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultra-conservative regime and ...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Al Qaeda , Taliban , UN

India-US relations: Rescuing reality from expectations
June 1 , 2023 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 3809
While wanting US technological and security support to facilitate its rise, India does not acknowledge reciprocal obligations, even on a common challenge like China.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India , US Ties , USA Indo

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