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Significance of Nobuo Kishi’s Vietnam Visit in the Indo-Pacific
September 17, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In recent times, Vietnam has emerged as the darling of the world. Many important countries such as the US, Japan, India and many European countries are making special efforts to court Vietnam. Why is there this sudden recognition of Vietnam and why d....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , South China Sea , Military technology , COVID-19 , cybersecurity , Senkaku , Nobuo Kishi , Pham Ming Chinh , international politics and diplomacy
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: A Turning Point in Global Terrorism
September 15, 2021 Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”1 - George W Bush 43rd President o....

Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , Afghanistan , ISIS , United States , Intelligence , IslamicState , counterterrorism , 9/11 , September 11 attacks , AlQaida
अफगानिस्तान के पतन पर कैसी है मध्य एशिया की प्रतिक्रिया?
September 14, 2021 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय हाल के सप्ताहों में मध्य एशियाई गणराज्यों (सीएआर) में जो घटनाक्रम होता रहा है, उसके न�....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Hindi , Article , भारत। रूस। मध्य एशिया। अफगानिस्तान । पाकिस्तान उज़्बेकिस्तान। तालिबान। एयरक्राफ्ट। अफगान शांति प्रक्रिया। ताजिकिस्तान। तुर्कमेनिस्तान। निकासी। सीएसटीओ। नेशनल रेसिस्टेंट मूवमेंट ऑफ अफगानिस्तान। सैन्य अभ्यास।
Who after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga?
September 10, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

In an unexpected turn of events on Sept 03, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced to media that he intended to step down as Prime Minister and would withdraw his candidacy from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential elections due September....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , Taiwan , Abe , Suga , Kono , Kishida , Ishiba , Takaichi , LDP Factions , Lower House
Military Coup in Guinea and its Implications for Democratic Governance in Africa
September 09, 2021 Samir Bhattacharya Article

In the early morning of Sunday, heavy gunfire was heard near Guinea’s presidential palace, in capital Conakry, prompting fear of instability. This was followed by social media updates, where people of Guinea saw their President Mr. Condé being hel....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , democracy , governance , Power , coup , Military Takeover , military intervention , transition
Floodgates Open in Japanese Politics after Suga’s Exit
September 08, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In a surprise announcement on 3 September, days after Tokyo Olympics 2020 ended, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he will not run in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election scheduled for 29 September. This means ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Coronavirus , House of Representatives , Yoshihide Suga , Taro Kono , Fumio Kishida , Shigeru Ishiba , Yoshiro Mori , Sanae Takaichi , vaccination , revolving-door’ prime ministers , regicide
A Tale of Two Cities: Dacca March 12, 1972 and Kabul August 30, 2021
September 08, 2021 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Two Events Separated by Five Decades and One and half Thousands Miles Since the time the US decided to leave Afghanistan the media is full of its coverage and resultant reverberations across the world. Everyone agrees that it is too early....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan

Tags : Article , Taliban , ISI , Operation Dacca
Taliban Triumph in Afghanistan and India’s Counter-Terrorism Policy against Islamist Extremism in Africa
September 06, 2021 Samir Bhattacharya Article

On 15th August, 2021, in a dramatic turn of events, Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, was taken over by the Taliban insurgent groups. While the collapse of Afghanistan government and its national army was somewhat predictable once the US announ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , India , Counter-terrorism , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , Boko Haram , jihadist , Islamist Extremism
The QUAD Navies Exercise for the Second Time
September 04, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Article

In the 2021 edition of the Exercise Malabar, the navies of India, US, Japan and Australia came together during 26-29 August for the sea phase. This year makes the second year when Ex. Malabar was conducted in its expanded form. Nowhere is it being o....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Malabar , Indian Navy
China’s Future Road to Afghanistan
September 03, 2021 Soumya Awasthi Article

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, has enthralled the experts around the globe.1 There are lot of speculations that are taking place, on what went wrong and how even after twenty years of r....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China

Tags : Article , Pakistan , Terrorism , CPEC , Taliban , Geopolitics , US-China rivalry , CCWAEC
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