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Nepal: Year 2020 in Retrospect-Nepal Communist Party Causes a Political Storm
Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal Article

The intra-party feud within the ruling Nepal Communist Party has brought about a political crisis in the country. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the Parliament, declared the dates for next elections, and those opposing the dissolution have ap....

January 07, 2021 VIF Alerts, Nepal, Article, India, China, PM Oli, Nepali Communist Party, Madhav Nepal, Prachanda
West Asia – 2020 in Retrospect
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Year 2020 will go down in the history not only for the adverse impact of Covid-19 on global and regional economies, lower oil prices, budget deficits, health hazards but when the West Asia region nearly came to a catastrophic war between Iran and USA....

January 06, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, India, China, Russia, Trump, Saudi Arabia, Arab Spring, Turkey, Deal of the century, Netanyahu, Abraham Accords, Al Ula Summit
A Review of Atmanirbharta Policies
Aayush Mohanty Article

The year 2020 can be described as an extraordinary year. COVID-19 wreaked havoc in all policy arenas, severely affecting public, economic, international relations. The Government of India meanwhile, has taken significant steps to promote the ‘Atman....

January 04, 2021 VIF Alerts, Governance and Political Studies, Article, India, agriculture, Defence, Policy, Self-reliance, Manufacturing
भारत और वैक्सिन डिप्लोमेसी
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के प्रकोप के बाद वैश्विक विमर्श इसके दुष्प्रभावों और इसके परिणामों से �....

January 04, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, कोविड-19। सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य। डब्ल्यूटीओ। दक्षिण एशियाई पड़ोसी देश। भारत बायोटेक। कोवैक्स
New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 has accelerated the global political and economic rebalancing that had been underway for the last two decades. New power equations are emerging. China’s confidence has increased many folds while the West is struggling to find answers to it....

January 01, 2021 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, ASEAN, Act East, UNSC, QUAD, New Cold War, Indo Pacific, BRI, EU, COVID-19, Neighbourhood First, Multilateralism, LAC, Biden, Middle East, Xi's China
US-Taiwan Relations under Joe Biden Administration
Dr Teshu Singh Article

Amongst many of the sensitive issues that Joe Biden will inherit, the US-Taiwan relations is going to be of critical importance for the US, Indo-Pacific strategy. Tsai Ing-wen has already congratulated Joe Biden on Twitter, she wrote: “The values o....

December 31, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, China, Indo-Pacific, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, COVID-19, TAIPEI Act, Joe Biden, FTA, US-Taiwan, Alex Azar, Keith Krach, Summit of Democracy
China Debates Policy towards U.S. as Biden’s Administration Takes Over
Jayadeva Ranade Article

China’s leadership echelons have been very apprehensive about anti-China actions the Trump Administration might take in its last days. Zhou Li, a former career diplomat who is presently senior researcher at the Chongyang Institute of Financial Rese....

December 30, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Qiao Liang, Biden, Jake Sullivan, six scenarios, US China competition, Xi Jinping thought
एपीईसी सार्थक क्षेत्रीय फोरम के बजाए कोरी गप्पबाजी।
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

एशिया-प्रशांत आर्थिक सहयोग (एपीईसी) का शिखर सम्मेलन 20 नवम्बर को मलयेशिया में किया गया। इस फोरम क�....

December 29, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Economic Studies, Hindi, Article, आसियान। डोनाल्ड ट्रंप। वियतनाम। शिखर सम्मेलन। आरसीईपी। कोविड-19। महामारी। बहुपक्षवाद। टीटीपी। हनोई। सीएटीपीपी। कुआलालम्पुर। बराक ओबामा। मुक्त व्यापार। प्रशांत आइसलैंड सचिवालय
Yearend Assessment of Vietnam’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2020
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Vietnam took over the chairmanship of ASEAN in November 2019, and outlined that the objective of the next year of ASEAN meetings would be on ‘cohesiveness and responsive attitude’. This was meant to bring about better understanding within the ASE....

December 26, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, South China Sea, ASEAN Summit, Covid, COC, AOIP, community building, UNCLOS 1982
China: Path to Hi-Technology
Jayadeva Ranade Article

The world is on the threshold of major technology advances that will translate what has so far been in the realm of science fiction to everyday reality. There is clear promise of transformational changes, with the next couple of decades being witness....

December 24, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, CCP, Robotics, AI, Civil Military Integration, Digital Belt and Road, SOEs, Thousand Talents programme
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