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Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors
July 23, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.” —Professor R. B. J. Walker Despite the current intern....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , BRI , war on terror , PMCs , UNPKOs , Montreux Document , Clinton , Executive Outcomes , DynCorp , Frontier Services Group , SADAT
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
July 22, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The ....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , COVID-19 , Taiwan Strait , Abe Shinzo , One-China policy , Senkaku , Suga Yoshihide , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , Self Defense Forces , Baushuan Ger
The Unsettling Issue of Tigray
July 21, 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh Article

July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in June1 provided a resounding victory for the Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This was preceded by a wit....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Ethiopia , Military situation , Tigray , TPLF , Afar , ENDF , Omora , Oromia , PM Abiy Ahmed
Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle
July 20, 2021 Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The conference was proposed by the Uzbek Presi....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Pakistan , Central Asia , South Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , S Jaishankar , President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
20 वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के पहले शी जिनपिंग-सीसीपी नेतृत्व “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” को लेकर सजग
July 20, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन में “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” की आशंका को लेकर चाइनिज कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व में चिं....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Hindi , Article , शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। पीएलए। 20वीं कॉंग्रेस। कलर रिवोल्यूशन। सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा मंत्रालय।
Pakistan’s Support to Taliban is Behind the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan
July 19, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

At the initiative of Uzbek President Shavket Miriziev, a high-level conference was held in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021 to discuss connectivity between Central Asia and South Asia. The conference was attended by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan,....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Central Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Zalmay Khalizad
Eastern Ladakh – In Focus Again!
July 19, 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.) Article

With a meeting of the EAM Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Eastern Ladakh has come in focus again. Most information and analysis of the events in Eastern Ladakh of 2020 and the first half of 2021 have been analysed in fine detail, an....

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , PLA , LAC , Ladakh , Galwan , Pangong Tso , Kailash Range , media centre
Relevance of Water in India’s Economic Growth: Need for a Diplomatic Outreach
July 19, 2021 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction Water is essential for the life in more than one ways. Besides the drinking purpose its centrality for the agriculture, in an agrarian society, is highly established. In this connection, it is important to note that water, pa....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Economic Studies , Article , River Water Management , India’s water concerns , multi-national rivers , sharing water resources
Recent Developments in Iran
July 17, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das discuss the recent political developments in Iran and evaluate it's implications on regional security and India's West Asia Policy.....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , JCPOA , India-Iran relations , Podcast , Ebrahim Raisi , Persian Gulf
अमेरिका और रूस फिर आए एक साथ
July 17, 2021 Amb PS Raghavan Article

16 जून को जिनेवा में अमेरिका-रूस शिखर-सम्मलेन बैठक के बाद सार्वजनिक रूप से बताए गए "निष्कर्षों" के....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Hindi , Article , पुतिन , नाटो , साइबर सुरक्षा , बाइडेन , शीत युद्ध के बाद , सामरिक स्थिरता
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