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Commentary : Xi Secures his Wish List for the ‘New Era’
March 26, 2018 Gunjan Singh Commentary

The past month has witnessed significant political developments in China which have altered the structure of the Chinese domestic political system and may lead to an acute concentration of power and Mao-style personality cult. The developments have a....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Commentary , China’s 13th NPC , China’s CPPCC , New Era , political developments in China , NPC , Xi , CPC , Chinese Parliament
श्रीलंका-पाकिस्तान संबंध - जनरल बाजवा का दौरा
March 26, 2018 Akash Sahu

पाकिस्तान पारंपरिक रूप से श्रीलंका के साथ द्विपक्षीय समझौते, विशेष तौर पर रक्षा-सम्बन्धी समझौ�....

Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka

Tags : Hindi , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Gen. Bajwa , पाकिस्तान-श्रीलंका सहभागिता , पाकिस्तानी सेनाध्यक्ष का श्रीलंका दौरा
Commentary: The Tapi Pipeline: Economics vs Politics
March 23, 2018 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

In February 2018, leaders from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India inaugurated the 1700 km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. Functions were held in Serhetabat and Herat with the leaders expressing hope that trade and ....

Economic Studies

Tags : Commentary , India , Pakistan , TAPI , Tapi Pipeline , Afghanistan , Kabul , Internal Security , TAPI security
Commentary: Forging a ‘Korean Nuclear Deal’: The Beginning of a Long Road
March 23, 2018 Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

In an unprecedented development last week, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the acceptance of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s invitation to hold a summit meeting and discuss the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.1 Mr. K....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , US Summit , De-nuclearisation of North Korea , Korean Nuclear Deal , Donald Trump
Commentary: The Neela Hauz Constructed Wetland System
March 22, 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

22nd March is commemorated as ‘World Water Day’. Only two percent of the water on the globe is fresh water. Of this nearly 70 percent is locked in the polar ice sheets and the rest is distributed unevenly. Recycling of waste water is a....

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Commentary , India , World Water Day , Neela Hauz , Constructed Wetland System , CWS , Delhi , Water , Delhi University , Prof CR Babu , The Neela Hauz
म्यांमार से आने वाले शरणार्थियों की बढ़त को लेकर मिज़ोरम ने जताई चिंता
March 22, 2018 Gautam Sen

हाल ही में मिज़ोरम सरकार ने म्यांमार में शरणार्थियों की समस्या को लेकर चेतावनी जारी की है। पिछल�....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , India , US , BJP , Myanmar , Mizoram Contends , Refugee , Border , मिज़ोरम की आंतरिक स्थिति , बौद्ध शरणार्थि
Commentary: International Solar Alliance - India’s Radiant Multilateralism
March 22, 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On March 11 ,2018 India led the world into a new era of mutually beneficial multilateral effort, so necessary for the survival of the humanity, through the inauguration of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra....

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Commentary , International Solar Alliance , Solar Mission , Climate Change
Sister Nivedita on Aspects of Civic Nationalism
March 21, 2018 Dr Arpita Mitra

Sister Nivedita (1867-1911), one of the foremost disciples of Swami Vivekananda, is well-known for her contribution to the Indian national movement. That she inspired the Indian youth of her times to take up the national cause through her writings an....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Nivedita’s inspiration , Vivekananda , nationalism , Sister Nivedita on Aspects , Civic Nationalism , Arpita Mitra , Sister Nivedita
Commentary: Vietnam-Australia Relationship Upgraded to Strategic Partnership: Adds to Regional Stability
March 20, 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, after his visit to New Zealand and Australia in mid-March also attended the Australian-ASEAN Summit, the first ever such exercise being undertaken by Canberra. The Vietnamese leader’s visit took place af....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , ASEAN , Vietnam PM in Australia , Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership , Australia , Vietnam PM , Relation , embassy , Defence Minister , Dai Quang
Commentary: Ethiopia under State of Emergency - Prospects to Strengthen India-Ethiopia Ties
March 19, 2018 Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Background Hailemariam Desalegn submitted his resignation as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia following years of unrest and crises in the country. His sudden withdrawal from the post of the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Ethiop....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Commentary , Ethiopia emergency , Ethiopia unrest , Ethiopia , Significance of India
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