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Afghanistan and Central Asia: The Canal Conundrum
September 22 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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In 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in an attempted military takeover that overthrew the country’s officially recognised government. The Taliban encountered little resistance in retaking c...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Amu Darya , Protocol 566 , Qosh Tepa Canal , Soviet Union , Taliban , Trilateral meeting , UNGA , Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan

A Waning Conventional Deterrence- A National Security Portent
September 22 , 2023 Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 435
The last decade has been awash with incidents of Chinese belligerence on India’s borders, in the North and North East. The long period of supposed peace and tranquility has actually worked to the strate...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , deterrence , IAF , LAC , multi domain , PLAAF , PLAN , Tibet

Nepal Remains Unconvinced by China's Expansionist Outlook
September 21 , 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta
Commentary Views: 329
The New Map Controversy
The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda is visiting China from 22 September. The visit comes in the backdrop of Nepal’s objections to the recently released “2023 edition of the standard map of China”, released on 28 August 2023 by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has noted that “Nepal unequivocally believes that this map must be respected by our neighbours as well as the international community.”

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , India , MCC , Millenium Challenge Corporation , Nepal , Nepal-China , Nepal-U.S. , Prachanda , Pushpa Kamal Dahal , Tibet

Bilateral Ties Through Various Political Changes in Myanmar
September 21 , 2023 Amb VS Seshadri
Podcast Views: 287
In this podcast, join Amb VS Seshadri and Cchavi Vasisht to discuss Amb Seshadri's chapter titled ‘Bilateral Ties Through Various Political Changes in Myanmar’ based on the edited book recently publishe...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : bilateral Relations , Independence , India-Myanmar , Military Takeover , Northeast India , Security

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