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India’s Foray into the South Pacific
May 29 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 139
As the world’s geopolitics violently swings, contending parties are jostling for their own space in this geostrategic contestation. In this matrix of great power game, the South Pacific islands north of...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 12- step Action Plan , AEP , FIPIC , Great Power Game , highest civilian award , PICs , PNG , South Pacific

The ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ and India’s ‘Adivasi’
May 26 , 2023 Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF
Explainer Views: 481
The Vatican recently disowned the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ that it was associated with for several centuries. This comes a year after the much-discussed apology of the Pope to the indigenous Canadian pop...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Adivasi , Doctrine of Discovery , Explainer , Scheduled Tribes , UN , UNDRIP , Vanavasi , Vatican

Atmanirbharta in Defence: Approval of 4th Positive Indigenisation List
May 26 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
India Positive Views: 609
The Hindi term "Atmanirbharta" means "self-reliance" or "self-sufficiency." In the defence domain, "Atmanirbharta" refers to India's objective of becoming self-sufficient in defence capabilities, reduci...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Atmanirbharta in Defence , Defence Industrial Corridors , DRDO , India Positive , Indigenisation , Line Replacement Units , Make in India , Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA)

What does China-Central Asia Bonhomie Mean to the World?
May 25 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 792
When the G-7 leaders were meeting in Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping was hosting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmen...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , Central Asia , comprehensive strategic partnership , Energy Security , energy trade , G-7 summit , Uyghurs

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