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Moon Plans to Phase out Nuclear Energy in South Korea
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

As time runs out for South Korean President Moon Jae-in as his tenure ends in May 2022, two issues are confronting him that he wants to resolve. Both are tough. One is dealing with North Korea and working a path towards drawing North Korean leader Ki....

November 10, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Moon Jae-in, Nuclear energy, LNG, Janos Ader, phase-out plan, Fukushima, SMRs, reactors
Xi Jinping’s New Slogan of Common Prosperity is Worrying People
Jayadeva Ranade Article

‘Common Prosperity’ has become the new buzzword in the People's Republic of China since August 2021. The term provokes varying emotions ranging from fear and apprehension to a sense that the government is finally addressing the rising Gini coeffi....

November 09, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Cultural Revolution, common prosperity
Africa’s Quest for National Identity and Obsession over Owning a “National Flag Carrier”
Samir Bhattacharya Article

On 17th October 2021, the government of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced its plan to launch a newnational airline “Air Congo” [1] . The new airline will be developed in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines. In this arrangement, Et....

November 08, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Aircraft, Aviation, IATA, Ethiopian Airlines, Congo Airways, Air Congo, national airline, national carrier, Uganda Airlines, Air Tanzania, Kenya Airlines, Ghana International Airways, SAA, South African Airways, LAM, SATAM, Indian Airlines, Swissair, Airline nationalism, Sky Protectionism
Transcending Social Media: Facebook to Meta amid Controversies
Debopama Bhattacharya Article

October was not good news for the social media giant Facebook and family including WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. It came under serious criticism when on October 4, a whistleblower named Frances Haugen who had earlier leaked documents of Facebook....

November 03, 2021 VIF Alerts, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, artificial intelligence, technology, Social Media, Cyberspace, Facebook, cybersecurity, Metaverse, Data Privacy
Fumio Kishida, newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The 49th general election of members of the House of Representatives in Japan (Lower House) was held on 31 October 2021, as required by the Constitution of Japan. Voting took place in all Representatives constituencies including proportional blocks, ....

November 03, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, QUAD, shinzo abe, COVID-19, LDP, Yoshihide Suga, Diet, Fumio Kishida, CDPH, JCP, new capitalism, Shintaro Nishihara
"नए युग" में चीन का गहन रूपांतरण
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

चीनी विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता ने 22 सितंबर 2021 को एक हैरतअंगेज वक्तव्य दिया, जिसके मुताबिक "...गलव�....

November 02, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, एलएसी, पीएलए, क्वाड, नया युग, सीसीप, पार्टी कांग्रेस
Border Management: Challenges and Opportunites
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is the updated version of Keynote Address delivered by the Director VIF at Security and Policy Initiatves (SAPI)Conference on 26th October 2021) Borderlands are subject to diverse influences. The peripheries of a country are extrem....

October 28, 2021 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Border and Coastal Security, Article, Pakistan, North East, Borders, Tibet, Connectivity, coastal borders, Insurgencies, Migrations
A Welcome Reset in India-Nepal Relations Amidst Chinese Encroachment of Nepalese Territories
Dr Rishi Gupta Article

A New Beginning Amidst the gloom and pessimism in India-Nepal relations in the past five years, the two countries now seem to be moving towards a reset in bilateral ties. Since taking office in July 2021, the newly appointed Prime Minister Sher B....

October 27, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, Nepali Congress, KP Oli, S Jaishankar, Sher Bahadur Deuba, ndia-Nepal Relations, Bhartiya Janta Party, Chinese Enchrochment, Nepal-China border dispute, Prakash Mahat
सुगा के जाने के बाद जापानी राजनीति में खुले फ्लडगेट
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

जापान के प्रधानमंत्री योशीहिदे सुगा ने टोक्यो ओलंपिक 2020 के समापन के कुछ ही दिनों बाद, 3 सितंबर को ....

October 27, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, कोरोना वायरस, टीकाकरण, हाउस ऑफ रिप्रेजेंटेटिव्स, योशिहिदे सुगा, तारो कोनो, फुमियो किशिदा, शिगेरु इशिबा, योशिरो मोरी, साने ताकाइची, ‘रिवॉल्विंग डोर’ प्राइम मिनिस्टर, राज-हत्या
An Assessment of International Coalition Forces Intervention in Afghanistan
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Al Qaeda attack on the twin towers on 9 September 2001 turned America’s global war on terror into a crusade. The operation Enduring Freedom commenced in Afghanistan on 07 October 2001 followed by Desert Storm in Iraq (2003). Our focus in th....

October 21, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Taliban, Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan war
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