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The QUAD Navies Exercise for the Second Time
Amruta Karambelkar Article

In the 2021 edition of the Exercise Malabar, the navies of India, US, Japan and Australia came together during 26-29 August for the sea phase. This year makes the second year when Ex. Malabar was conducted in its expanded form. Nowhere is it being o....

September 04, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Indo-Pacific, QUAD, South China Sea, Malabar, Indian Navy
China’s Future Road to Afghanistan
Soumya Awasthi Article

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, has enthralled the experts around the globe.1 There are lot of speculations that are taking place, on what went wrong and how even after twenty years of rigorous mil....

September 03, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, China, Article, Pakistan, Terrorism, CPEC, Taliban, Geopolitics, US-China rivalry, CCWAEC
The Two Tales of Pakistan’s Geography
Amit Kumar Article

Pakistan’s location, for long, has been a source of attraction in America’s foreign policy. However, Pakistan has leveraged its geography to continuously venture into strategic adventures that have endangered global peace and security. Before ....

September 02, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Article, US, geography, Terrorism, Soviet Union, Taliban, Cold War, Humanitarian Crisis, war on terror, Af-Pak region, Strategic Depth, Mujahideen, Nuclear Proliferation
Explained: What did Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore and Vietnam Reveal?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Even as the US President Joe Biden is facing another big challenge in Afghanistan following his decision to withdraw troops and takeover by the Taliban, Biden’s foreign policy challenge in the Indo-Pacific front has no less diminished. China remain....

September 01, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, QUAD, South China Sea, Maritime Security, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Kamala Harris, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Pham Minh Chinh, Halimah Yacob, Lee Hsien Loong
ताइवान की संप्रभुता की रक्षा के लिए चाहिए विश्व सहयोग
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

हिंद-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में, दक्षिणी चीन सागर के समान ही, ताइवान जलडमरूमध्य (स्ट्रेटस) विवाद का एक �....

September 01, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, दक्षिणी चीन सागर। बीआरआइ। जोए बाइडेन। माओत्से तुंग। ताइवान स्ट्रेट्स। टीएचएएडी। पीटर डटन। फ्लैश प्वाइंट। वन चाइना नीति। चांग काइ शेक। टीएईपीआइई एक्ट। A2/AD कैपबिलिटिज। प्रशांत कमान। एजिस एशोर।
CPPCC Chairman Wang Yang’s Visit to Tibet Autonomous Region is Important
Jayadeva Ranade Article

The 3-day (August 18-20, 2021) visit to Lhasa by Wang Yang, Politburo Standing Committee member and Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the head of a 22-member delegation is important. The visit follows th....

August 31, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, Dalai Lama, CPPCC, Wang Yang
Stray Thoughts Relating to Developments in Afghanistan; India’s Policies Relating thereto and Implications for India
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Despite increasing evidence that Taliban 2.0 is little different from Taliban 1.0 in terms of its being no more than a bunch of terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan, a horde of apologists have arisen in its favour in many parts of the world. This....

August 28, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, India, Pakistan, USA, Taliban
Rohingya Crises Enter Fifth Year
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

On 25 August 2017, Myanmar military led a crackdown against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State. The decades of minority suppression, economically, politically and socially culminated with military attacks on the Rohingya community. The attacks follow....

August 27, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Bangladesh, refugees, UN, Humanitarian Crisis, Extremism, Rohingyas, Myanmar military, UNHCR, Regionalism, Ethnic Cleansing, Drugs
शी जिनपिंग का तिब्बत दौरा अहम,भारत के लिए इसके खास मायने
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग बिना किसी पूर्व घोषणा के ही तिब्बत स्वायत्तशासी क्षेत्र (टार) के दो....

August 27, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, शी जिनपिंग। सीएमसी। पीएलए। तिब्बत। टार। सिचुआन-तिब्बत रेलवे। ल्हासा। न्यिंगची। डब्ल्यूटीसी। यारलुंग सांगपो
Taliban Takeover and Implications for Nepal
Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Nepalese in Afghanistan Amidst Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the leading global powers continue to repatriate their citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, geographically smaller countries are looking for international cooperation in repat....

August 26, 2021 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Nepal, Article, Pakistan, Border, Terrorism, Security, Taliban, ISI, Remittances, Government of Nepal, Nepalese Migrant Labourers, Repatriation, Emergency Response, Nepal Economy, Nepal-India Border, Nepal Earthquake 2015
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