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US and Russia Engage Again
June 28, 2021 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The publicly-stated “outcomes” from the US-Russia summit meeting in Geneva on June 16 are well-known: return of their Ambassadors to their respective stations; foreign office discussions on restoration of diplomatic properties and staff strengths....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Putin , NATO , Cyber Security , Biden , Post Cold War , Strategic stability
निश्चित ही यह भूल नहीं है, क्वाड पर बांग्लादेश को चीन की चेतावनी
June 22, 2021 Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

यह बात अब जगजाहिर हो चुकी है और चीनी राजदूत ने बांग्लादेश को स्पष्ट रूप से यह बता दिया है कि चीन न....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Hindi , Commentary , क्वाड। विदेश मंत्रियों। कोविड। दक्षिण एशिया। चीनी राजदूत।
Takeaways from the Biden-Putin Summit
June 21, 2021 Dr Himani Pant Commentary

The downturn in the trajectory of US-Russia ties has become more pronounced since 2014. The differences over Ukraine, Middle East and others have been further exacerbated by charges of election meddling, cyber attacks levelled against Russia. At pres....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , US Foreign Policy , Cyber Security , Joe Biden , Vladimir Putin , US-Russia ties , Biden-Putin Summit , Geneva Summit , Russian Foreign policy
कोविड के काल में विवेकानंद
June 16, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

कोविड के इस संकट में आज चारों ओर विषाद और निराशा फैले हुए हैं। यह निराशा स्वाभाविक है। कई लोग मा�....

Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies , Hindi , Commentary , विवेकानंद , कोविड , सिविल सोसाइटी , सेवा , सिख संस्कृति
सोशल मीडिया डिलेमा : पूंजीवाद से राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा तक
June 11, 2021 Anushka Saraswat Commentary

प्रस्तावना
सोशल मीडिया के अभ्युदय ने आधुनिक लोकतंत्र को अनेक मोर्चों पर चुनौतियां दी है�....

Keywords : Hindi , Commentary , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा। सोशल मीडिया। पूंजीवाद। टिवटर। पाकिस्तान-चीन युग्म।
Nepalese Budget 2021-22: Whiter Madhesh?
June 10, 2021 Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

As the parliament in Nepal was dissolved by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 22 to pave the way for the mid-term elections in November, a week later, on May 29, in a televised address Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel presented the annual budget pl....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , COVID-19 , Budget , Terai
ASEAN’s Future
June 04, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

Since the advent of the Indo-Pacific paradigm and the Quad, there has been a sense of pessimism from the ASEAN about these new developments. The overarching sense is that both the Indo-Pacific and the Quad will upset regional dynamics and ASEAN will....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , South China Sea , Security , Southeast Asia
Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD
June 01, 2021 Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

It is out in the open and it took a Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh to say it straight. China does not want Bangladesh to join the QUAD. On 10 May 2021, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said Beijing-Dhaka ties would be “substantially dam....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , China , Commentary , QUAD , Foreign Minister , Covid , South Asian region , Chinese ambassador
Will US politics bury or expose truth?
May 28, 2021 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Respected science writer Nicholas Wade uncovers more. About how the guild of virology obfuscated, the World Health Organisation was suborned, the anti-Trump US media kept silent and the divided US polity let the culprit escape. Being a disciplined wr....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , PLA , Chinese Military , Media , WHO , COVID-19 , Biden Administration , Wuhan Institute , US-China politics
The Social Media Dilemma: From Capitalism to National Security
May 28, 2021 Anushka Saraswat Commentary

Introduction
The emergence of social media has challenged modern democracies on multiple fronts-be it enticing violence or communal hatred or concerns of privacy and fake news, making it a new playground of battle. Platforms like Facebook....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , national security , Social Media , capitalism , Twitter , Pakistan-China combine
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