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Blinken’s India Visit: Taking Strategic Partnership to the “Next Level”
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

The just concluded visit of the US Secretary of State Blinken to India merits keen scrutiny coming as it has on the cusps of regional developments in Afghanistan, global pandemic management, forthcoming meetings on the Indo Pacific and a host of ongo....

August 02, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, QUAD, Afghanistan, Indo Pacific, Covid, Human Rights, Blinken, Jaishankar
Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma
Amb Amar Sinha Article

(This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why any such outreach will take us nowhere.) Pres....

July 30, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Taliban, Imran Khan, Deep State, President Ghani, Spin Boldak, Abdul Ghani Baradar, Doha deal
Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

July 29, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, Xi Jinping, CMC, PLA, Tibet, TAR, Sichuan-Tibet railway, Lhasa, Nyingchi, WTC, Yarlung Tsangpo
विश्लेषण : बाइडेन-मून शिखर वार्ता का नतीजा क्या रहा?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

जापान के प्रधानमंत्री के पद-चिह्नों पर चलते हुए दक्षिणी कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति मून जे ने अमेरिकी....

July 27, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, किम जांग उन। टोक्यो ओलंपिक। जो बाइडेन। मून जे-इन। सिक्स पार्टी टॉक्स। थाड (THAAD)। मिसाइल पर लगी पाबंदी हटाना। अंतरराष्ट्रीय नीति एवं कूटनीति। शिखर बैठक। वैक्सीन पार्टनरशिप। विक्टर चा
War, Olympics and Nationalism
Dr Anil Rawat Article

Finally the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are off to a grand start with a spectacular show of opening ceremony that lasted for three hours as the grandest show on earth that the human history has ever seen. Since then the event has been a centerpiece of televi....

July 26, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Japan, COVID-19, Tokyo Olympics, Kyokujitsu-ki, Waka, Chinese
Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.” —Professor R. B. J. Walker Despite the current international tensions and the narrative of multipolar....

July 23, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, BRI, war on terror, PMCs, UNPKOs, Montreux Document, Clinton, Executive Outcomes, DynCorp, Frontier Services Group, SADAT
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The ....

July 22, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, South China Sea, COVID-19, Taiwan Strait, Abe Shinzo, One-China policy, Senkaku, Suga Yoshihide, Defense White Paper, Kishi Nobuo, Self Defense Forces, Baushuan Ger
The Unsettling Issue of Tigray
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in June1 provided a resounding victory for the Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This was preceded by a withdrawal of ....

July 21, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Ethiopia, Military situation, Tigray, TPLF, Afar, ENDF, Omora, Oromia, PM Abiy Ahmed
Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The conference was proposed by the Uzbek Presi....

July 20, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, Pakistan, Central Asia, South Asia, Taliban, Connectivity, S Jaishankar, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
20 वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के पहले शी जिनपिंग-सीसीपी नेतृत्व “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” को लेकर सजग
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन में “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” की आशंका को लेकर चाइनिज कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व में चिं....

July 20, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। पीएलए। 20वीं कॉंग्रेस। कलर रिवोल्यूशन। सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा मंत्रालय।
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