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The Difficulty with Diaspora
April 22 , 2024 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 844
India possibly can boast of having one of the largest (nearly 35 million) and most successful diaspora across the world from the blue collar to the whitest of the them all. They are mainly Non-Resident...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Conflict , diaspora , India , Israel , Libya , Workers

India’s Strategic Diplomacy: Navigating India’s Engagement with the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan
April 19 , 2024 Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 91
Following the visit of an Indian delegation to Afghanistan in March 2024, there was much speculation across academia as well as policy circles on India’s relations with the present government in Afghani...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , India , People-to-People connections , Relations , Strategic concerns , Taliban

China’s 14th National People’s Congress Session Gives New Direction to PLA
April 19 , 2024 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 81
The plenary sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, which ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CCP , civil military fusion , innovation , Intelligent Warfare , NPC , PLA Navy , Two Sessions , Xi Jinping

Indian Army Chief’s visit to Uzbekistan and prospects of Indo-Uzbek Defence Cooperation
April 16 , 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 153
Background
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande is on a three-day visit to Uzbekistan from 15-18 April.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Afghanistan , defence cooperation , Joint Production , Make in India , Military Exercise , military medicine , Missiles , terrorist attack

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The Down End of the See-Saw
April 15 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 147
Premise
This work attempts to analyse the following premise:- While much seems to be ‘advantage Russia’ at this point in time in the Russo-Ukraine war, the down under-belly of Black Sea is hurting them increasingly.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Black Sea fleet of Russia , Ukrainian attacks in Black Sea , USVs attack Russian Ships

The choice — the repeat of 2014-24 or throwback to 1989-98?
April 14 , 2024 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 140
Modi is the first and only Prime Minister to place before the people a long term vision for the nation and the world—that of a developed India by 2047.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : 2047 , Article 370 , Congress , INDI Alliance , Indian democracy , modi

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