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China and the International Human Rights Regime
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction China’s rise marked by the combination of high economic development, swift modernisation and authoritarian political structure has been highly attractive for other developing states to imbibe and follow course. In reality however, t....

September 25, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, UNHRC, Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang
Chinese involvement in IUU Fishing
Amruta Karambelkar Article

Within the strategic community a less-spoken issue when it comes to China is its role in global fishing. Threat from China is often discussed in terms of its territorial aggression, military, its state-owned enterprises, its technology, hybrid warfar....

September 25, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, North Korea, China, Africa, UNCLOS, conservation, Maritime, Ecology, IUU, SDG, Ecuador, Fisheries, Sustainability, Environment
Xinjiang: China’s Playground for Repressing Uyghurs
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“Great crimes feed on great silences. And the Uyghur today have fallen into a kind of black hole”.1 - Dilnur Reyhan, President of the European Uyghur Institute The quote is a part of an open letter by Dilnur Reyhan and Raphael Glucksman (Memb....

September 24, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, Uyghur, United States, Xinjiang, Human Rights, Uighur, Han, Kashgar, Urumqi
The Twin Crises at America’s Doorstep
Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran Article

The article has been covered under the following para headings:- America’s moment of truth is here A bitterly divided American society Enter elites and exit class China sees a big opportunity The importance of the 20th Amendment The crash ris....

September 23, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, China, Congress, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, COVID-19, Cancel Culture, Democrats, Republicans, Bernie Sanders, Cassandras, Financial market, 3rd November, 20th Amendment, US Dollar, US Treasury Bonds, World Economic Outlook
China’s Expanding role in Afghanistan
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

As the United States plans to confront China in regions such as Indo-Pacific, it ingenuously is paving the way for Beijing’s rising influence at the heart of the Eurasian continent, i.e. Afghanistan. China’s primary aim in Afghanistan is to ensur....

September 23, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, China, Article, India, Pakistan, US, China, Afghanistan, Belt and Road, Taliban, Debt Trap, Terroism
Addressing the China Challenge
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

(This is a modified version of the talk delivered by Mr. Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF at the Panchnad Research Institute recently) I propose to dwell essentially on three issues namely the nature and gravity of this challenge, its interna....

September 22, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Pakistan, China, South China Sea, Taiwan, CPEC, PLA, COVID-19, WTO, LAC, Tibet, Galwan valley, CBMs, Pangong Tso, Wang Yi, data theft, Sino-US, Sinkiang
Libya: Turning a New Page?
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

After months of stalemate, a cease-fire in Libya was announced on 21st August in parallel statements by the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representative (HOR) based in Tobruk. General Haftar however, issued a dism....

September 22, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Egypt, Turkey, GNA, COVID-19, Greece, UAE, Gen Haftar, Mediterranean, Muslim Brotherhood Tobruk, UNSecurity Council
भारत के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों पर स्वामी विवेकानंद का प्रभाव
Dr Arpita Mitra Article

भारतीय इतिहासकारों ने देश के इतिहास में स्वामी विवेकानंद के सही स्थान और आधुनिक भारत के निर्मा....

September 22, 2020 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Hindi, Article, स्वामी विवेकानंद, स्वतंत्रता दिवस, स्वतंत्रता संग्राम, भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन, स्वतंत्रता सेनानी राष्ट्रवादी, महात्मा गांधी, क्रांतिकारी, हेमचंद्र घोष, अरबिंदो घोष, श्री औरबिंद
The Indus Water Treaty @ 60: Precariously Poised
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed by India and Pakistan in 1960 after nine years of tortuous negotiations, facilitated by the World Bank. Pakistan was extremely unhappy during the negotiations as it felt that the treaty was unfair to it. Event....

September 19, 2020 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, India, Pakistan, Eastern Rivers, World Bank, Arbitration, IWT, Neutral Expert, terorrism, Western Rivers
National Security Planning
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is an updated version of talk delivered by Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi to the National Defence College, New Delhi faculty and officers on 17 September 2020) India’s national security environment ha....

September 18, 2020 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Pakistan, China, NSA, CDS, Cyber Security, NSAB, Kargil Review Committee, NSCS, HADR, DIA, Spacee, IDS, SPG
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