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Chinese President Jiang Zemin’s Demise Reveals Extent of Discontent in China
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Recent events have confirmed the considerable subterranean discontent in China. The death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who was handpicked by the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to steer the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the country ....

December 22, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Protests, CCP, Covid, Tiananmen Square, Jiang Zemin
US-China Tech Rivalry: Pentagon Report on China’s Emerging Technology Strategy
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

On 29 November 2022, the US Department of Defence released the 2022 annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” in which “China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies” figure prominent....

December 21, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, India, US, China, artificial intelligence, Indo-Pacific, Internet of Things, PLA, Big Data, semiconductors, Quantum Technologies, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technology, Informatised Wars, Made in China 2025
A Possibility of Fractured Democracy in Myanmar - 2023
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

The Myanmar military has started its preparations for conducting the next general election in 2023. A pertinent question for the current political crisis is what will be the future of Myanmar’s political system in 2023 and thereafter? Since the mil....

December 16, 2022 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, India, China, Russia, ASEAN, UN, EAOs, Military Coup, NUG, Fractured Democracy, Balkanisation
The world according to Washington
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

US’ drive for a global order in economy and trade comes up against China’s economic interlinkages with the West. At his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, US President Joe Biden told him that the United States will compe....

December 15, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Chinese President
विश्व समुदाय का चीन पर बढ़ता संदेह
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने मंगलवार को संसद में एक बयान दिया, जिसमें उन्होंने तवांग (अरुणाचल प्�....

December 15, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, चीन, एलएसी, अरुणाचल प्रदेश, तवांग, रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह
20वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के बाद पी एल ए "युद्ध लड़ने और जीतने के युद्ध की तैयारी"
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

बहुप्रतीक्षित चीनी 20वीं राष्ट्रीय पार्टी कांग्रेस हमारे पीछे है और राष्ट्रीय पीपुल्स कांग्र�....

December 14, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, चीन, कांग्रेस, तिब्बत, पी एल ए, राष्ट्रपति जिनपिंग
Inapt ‘Perceptions’ and Elusive ‘Peace and Tranquillity’
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Dai Bingguo, then State Councillor, Director of the General Offices of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Group of the CCP’s Central Committee and Special Representative (SR) for boundary negotiations with India from 2003 to 2013 had stated ....

December 14, 2022 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, China, Article, Indian Army, PLA, LAC, WTC, Dai Bingguo, Tawang, Yangtse, Xiaokong
Likely Impact of Local Elections’ Outcome in Taiwan on DPP’s Presidential Elections Prospects in 2024
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Most of the recent writings on Taiwan have focussed on President Tsai Ing-wen of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) and her defiance on China’s pressure to toe Beijing’s line on Taiwan’s status. The frequent threats from Beijing to u....

December 13, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, One China policy, KMT, strategic ambiguity, Nancy Pelosi, China threat, appeasement policy, threat to use of force, Tsai Ing- wen, lame duck president.
AIIMS Cyber-Incident— An ‘e-epidemic’ Situation for Digital Bharat
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

तावद्भयेषु भेतव्यं यावद्भयमनागतम् । आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य प्रहर्तव्यमशङ्कया ॥ “A thing may be dreaded as long as it ....

December 12, 2022 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, Article, India, China, Cyber Security, Malware, Personal data, Bharat, crypto currency, AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS, Cyber Incident, CNI, Ransom ware, OCG, Crypto virology
India’s Healthcare Diplomacy with Africa reflects Southern Solidarity
Samir Bhattacharya Article

The tiny African nation Gambia has recently been in the news due to the unfortunate deaths of 70 children from July to September, reportedly connected to four paediatric cough syrups made in India.[1]In September, Gambia's Government opened an invest....

December 08, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Gambia, Adama Barrow, India Gambia Relations, India Africa, Pharmaceutical, Maiden Pharmaceuticals
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