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Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its regional consequences

December 02, 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Podcast

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its regional consequences" by assessing the critical dimensions of the historic deal and dissecting the impact of the said agreement in the Eastern M....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , US , Lebanon , Podcast , Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Longewala December 1971: If it Was Fought as a Unified Theatre Command Battle

December 02, 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak Article

Longewala- an Opportunity Lost On 4 December 1971 when Indian forces were advancing into erstwhile East Pakistan, the Pakistanis decided to advance into Rajasthan along Axis Ramgarh – Jaisalmerand beyond. It was past midnight when sixty....

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Defence , Bangladesh , Article , Longewala , War for Liberation of Bangladesh , Theatre command

Why is Early Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan Significant?

December 01, 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF Commentary

Background The incumbent President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won by a landslide in an early presidential election on November 20, 2022. He was reelected because the Kazakh people trusted him and supported a fair g....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kazakhstan , Tokayev , Snap Elections , January Protests , Constitutional reforms , Observers , Exit polls , political opposition

North Korea’s ICBM Launch Worrying – Part I

December 01, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 18 November 2022, North Korea successfully test-fired a Hwasong-17 (or Hwasongpho-17) intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM), adding further to the already existing tensions and security threats in the Korean Peninsula. This launch was th....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ICBM , UNSC , Kim Jong-un , Kim Yo Jong , Mike Pompeo , Hwasong-17 , Tae Yong-ho , Join statement , nuclear test preparations , inter-Korean summit

India and the South Caucasus

November 30, 2022 Amb Achal Malhotra Article

It is desirable to draw a pen -picture of South Caucasus before discussing India’s policy towards the region and its relations with the individual countries in the region. The collapse of the USSR in 1991 resulted in the emergence of 15 independ....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Russia , Azerbaijan , Armenia , Georgia

Pakistan: The Appointment of the New COAS and the End of the Long March

November 30, 2022 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan government announced the appointment of General Asim Munir as the new Army chief on Friday. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The army chief’s appointment is always watched with eno....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , economy , ISI , Imran Khan , PTI , Gen Bajwa , Long March , Shehbaz Sharif , Asim Munir

Pakistan: Appointment of New Army Chief

November 29, 2022 Rana Banerji Article

After much delay and deliberate attempts by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to make the issue controversial, Lt. Gen Syed Asim Munir Shah, Frontier Force Regiment, was appointed Pakistan’s new Army Chief on Nov 24. A lingering `technical issue’ ....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Taliban , Imran Khan , PTI , Gen Bajwa , TTP , Shahbaz Sharif , Asim Munir Shah

Welfare Schemes for Girl Child: Need for Convergence between the Centre and the States

November 29, 2022 Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee Article

Abstract: The ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme was launched for the protection and education of girl children. Its outcome remains sub-optimal with disproportionate amounts being spent on media advocacy rather than on health and educati....

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , Article , Mission Shakti , Media , Gender gap , CSR , BBBP , CAG , girl child , sex ratio at birth (SRB) , State Schemes

नेपाली चुनाव: लोकतंत्र का लंगड़ा नृत्य

November 28, 2022 Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

नेपाल में पिछले रविवार, 20 नवंबर को नेपाली संसद तथा सात राज्यों की विधानसभाओं के लिए चुनाव संपन्�....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , भारत , चीन , शेरबहादुर देउबा , नेपाली कांग्रेस , कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ऑफ़ नेपाल (यूनिफाइड माओइस्ट लेनिनिस्ट) , पुष्पकमल दहल

India's Healthcare Diplomacy with Africa

November 24, 2022 Gouri Sardesai Podcast

In this episode of VIF podcast, Ms Gouri Sardesai, CIO, Manorama Infosolutions pvt. ltd and Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss India’s healthcare diplomacy with Africa. Given the importance of....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , WHO , COVID19 , Podcast , African Union , India in Africa , Healthcare Diplomacy , India Africa Relations