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Commentary: Forging a ‘Korean Nuclear Deal’: The Beginning of a Long Road
March 23, 2018 Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

In an unprecedented development last week, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the acceptance of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s invitation to hold a summit meeting and discuss the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.1 Mr. K....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , US Summit , De-nuclearisation of North Korea , Korean Nuclear Deal , Donald Trump
Commentary: The Neela Hauz Constructed Wetland System
March 22, 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

22nd March is commemorated as ‘World Water Day’. Only two percent of the water on the globe is fresh water. Of this nearly 70 percent is locked in the polar ice sheets and the rest is distributed unevenly. Recycling of waste water is a....

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , India , World Water Day , Neela Hauz , Constructed Wetland System , CWS , Delhi , Water , Delhi University , Prof CR Babu , The Neela Hauz
Commentary: International Solar Alliance - India’s Radiant Multilateralism
March 22, 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On March 11 ,2018 India led the world into a new era of mutually beneficial multilateral effort, so necessary for the survival of the humanity, through the inauguration of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra....

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , International Solar Alliance , Solar Mission , Climate Change
Commentary: Vietnam-Australia Relationship Upgraded to Strategic Partnership: Adds to Regional Stability
March 20, 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, after his visit to New Zealand and Australia in mid-March also attended the Australian-ASEAN Summit, the first ever such exercise being undertaken by Canberra. The Vietnamese leader’s visit took place af....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , ASEAN , Vietnam PM in Australia , Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership , Australia , Vietnam PM , Relation , embassy , Defence Minister , Dai Quang
Commentary: Ethiopia under State of Emergency - Prospects to Strengthen India-Ethiopia Ties
March 19, 2018 Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Background Hailemariam Desalegn submitted his resignation as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia following years of unrest and crises in the country. His sudden withdrawal from the post of the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Ethiop....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Ethiopia emergency , Ethiopia unrest , Ethiopia , Significance of India
Commentary: Pre-eminent Issues of Governance in Arunachal Pradesh
March 14, 2018 Gautam Sen Commentary

Arunachal Pradesh (AP) is the 29th state of India, with a large area of 14 lakh sq. km. and population of only 14 lakh, placing it in 15th and 27th position, respectively on a national basis. However, the geopolitical significance of the p....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Arunachal Pradesh economy , AP internal security , AP inter-tribe trust
Commentary: Kazakhstan Concludes UNSC Presidency
March 13, 2018 Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kazakhstan has recently concluded the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for one month. It had assumed the Non-Permanent Membership (NPM) of the UNSC in 2017 for the tenure of two years. As a matter of fact, Kazakhstan is the fi....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kazakhstan , UNSC , Non-Permanent Membership , Security Council
Commentary: Sri Lanka-Pakistan Relations: Visit of Gen. Bajwa
March 09, 2018 Akash Sahu Commentary

Pakistan has been traditionally working on enhancing mutual cooperation and strengthening of bilateral relationship, especially focusing on defense ties, with Sri Lanka. On more than one occasion, Sri Lanka has expressed gratitude for Pakistan’s he....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , Pakistan-Sri Lanka relationship , Pakistan Army Chief’s visit to Sri Lanka
Commentary: China and Philippines Rapprochement: Implications for India
March 06, 2018 Asha Sundaramurthy Commentary

With the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Philippines conducting the second Bilateral Consultation Meeting on the South China Sea, there’s been a range of views on what this could mean for regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. While the USA....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Philippines-China
Commentary: Quad Plus - Time for New Stakeholders
March 05, 2018 Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

China’s rapid march westward through the Indo-Pacific region appears to be running into rough weather. Australia, India, Japan and the United States, the members of the ‘Quad’, an ‘association of like-minded nations’, have established a Qua....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , China’s assertiveness
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