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Nepal in 2024: Political Instability, Geopolitical Contest, and Economic Growth
January 31 , 2025 Dr Rishi Gupta
Article Views: 30
The year 2024 was marred by political instability in Nepal, which has remained constant in Kathmandu’s politics in the past seven decades. However, the dawn of democracy in 2008 generated hopes towards ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Nepal , Nepal Economy , Nepal politics , Nepal-China , Nepal-India

IMEC, a Possibility Put on Hold
January 30 , 2025 Ritwik Prijit
Article Views: 44
Introduction
India’s G20 presidency culminated in an ambitious transcontinental dream when New Delhi hosted the country’s first G20 summit in 2023. True to its theme, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or “One Earth One Family One Future”,

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , China , economic strategy , Europe , IMEC , India , India-EU FTA , Israel , Quantum Technology , trade , Trump , Trump administration , West Asia

China’s 2024 Review and Outlook for 2025
January 29 , 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 73
In 2024, China commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from July 15 to 18, 2024, emphasized...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AI , ASEAN , BRICS , Corruption , CPC Third Plenum , GDI , India , military , Russia , Xi

The ‘Rarest of Rare’ Conundrum
January 28 , 2025 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 84
A trial court’s verdict in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rape-murder case has once again brought to the fore the concept of ‘rarest of rare’. The court sentenced the convict to a life term instead of giving...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab , Dharma Bhagare versus the State of Maharashtra , Machhi Singh vs State of Punjab , mitigating circumstances , RG Kar hospital , ‘rarest of rare’

The Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile and What it Means in Our Scenario
January 28 , 2025 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 77
This article analyses how the use of Oreshnik missile by Russia is an event significant enough for us to take note and relate the same in our scenario. Oreshnik Makes a Debut On 21 Nov 2024, the news br...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : hypersonic missile , Oreshnik missile , Russian attack on Dnipro

Russia and India: The Need for a New Agenda for Cooperation
January 27 , 2025 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 102
The global situation is likely to become even more uncertain and complex as President Trump begins to unfold and implement his radical policies. His repeated threats during the campaign for about the im...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , India , Russia , US , World Order

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