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A Befitting State Funeral for Abe but Fresh Challenges Confront Kishida
October 03, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

September 27, 2022 marked an important day in Japan’s history as Japan organised a state funeral to the slain former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo. It may be recalled that Japan’s longest-servicing leader in pos....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , collective self-defence , State funeral , insensitive China , Bukodan , Abenomics and Womenomics , Morimoto Gakuen , Kake Educational Institution , Shiugeru Yoshida
Energy: A New Dimension in India-Nepal Relations
September 27, 2022 Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal’s Energy Export to India
Recently, the Nepal Electricity Authority said in a statement that in the last four months, Nepal exported electricity worth US$ 56 million to India, estimated to reach the US $ 234 million in December 202....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , US , China , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Narendra Modi , Sher Bahadur Deuba , MCC , Hydropower , India-Nepal Trade , Special Relations
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Clash: An Analysis
September 23, 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background
On September 14, border guards from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan exchanged fire at a disputed border section. The violent confrontation escalated and lasted for two days, with drones, tanks, aircraft, and exchange of rocket fire. ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , SCO , Central Asia , nationalism , CSTO , Drones , border clash , enclaves , collar revolution
Tensions in Taiwan Strait must not be Allowed to Develop into a Regional/Global Crisis – Part I
September 13, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

The island nation of Taiwan is caught in the cross-fire between the US-China spat and navigating through turbulent waters after Beijing almost violently reacted by firing missiles into the Taiwanese waters in response to the US Speaker Nancy Pelosi�....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , One China policy , Nancy Pelosi , Daniel Kritenbrink , European lawmakers , Keiji Furuya , Marsha Blackburn , PLA aircraft
US Military Assistance Package to Pakistan will have a Direct Bearing on India’s National Security
September 12, 2022 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

On 7 September 2022, the US notified the US Congress that it had made a “determination” approving a possible “Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 for sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450 ....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , India , Afghanistan , counterterrorism , F-16
India’s Freedom: Subhas Bose and INA
September 08, 2022 Raghvendra Singh, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The British consistently endeavoured to black out all news concerning the Indian National army (INA) throughout the period of its existence. As a consequence, very little was known of the INA in India. The British called it ‘JIFs’, the Japanese I....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Japan , INA , Subhas Bose , India’s freedom struggle
The Iraqi Political Conundrum
September 06, 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Iraq’s problems do not seem to go away. Any effort for a domestic stabilization always meets with an unequal and more intense opposing force. Politico- religious leaders hold the sway. External powers play their own games in keeping their stables a....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Iran , Iraq , Ali Khamenei , Shia , Kurds , Sadr , Sunni
Sheikh Hasina India visit: Reiteration of Tested Ties
September 05, 2022 Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is arriving in India today (5 September 2022) on a 4 day visit. A much anticipated reciprocal visit possibly also a last one before Bangladesh holds its 12th Jatiya Sangsad (parliamentary ) election in 2023. W....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , India , South Asia , bilateral , Sheikh Hasina , Regionalism
वन चाइना पालिसी के परिप्रेक्ष्य में नेपाल से चीन चिंताएं
August 26, 2022 Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

हाल में संपन्न हुई अमेरिकी हाउस स्पीकर नैंसी पेलोसी की ताइवान यात्रा से चीन के आतंरिक शांति एव�....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , भारत , चीन , वन चाइना पॉलिसी , नेपाल , एम् सी सी , यूनाइटेड स्टेट्स
China’s Future Energy Resource: Hydrogen
August 23, 2022 Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta Commentary

Energy transition is a trend many countries adopt to address the climate change challenge in the 21st century. The measures undertaken by various governments are diverse based on their capabilities and resources. China, the world's largest emitter of....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , India , South Korea , China , Japan , NDRC , Li Keqiang , Xinjiang , Germany , Inner Mongolia , green hydrogen , FCV
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