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September 18, 2019 Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 371

In a dramatic turn of events, the US President announced in a tweet on September 7 that he has called-off the secret meeting with the Taliban leaders at Camp David, and ended the peace talks with the armed group.1 Further, keeping alive the whimsical....

Keywords : Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban intransigence , Afghanistan violence

Visit of Indian Prime Minister to Vladivostok

September 17, 2019 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article View: 581

Indian Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi, visited Vladivostok in Far East of Russia for two days; 04-05 Sep 2019. The PM had two main agenda points: First, to attend 20th Summit Level talk with the Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin; and second, ....

Keywords : Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , PM’s Vladivostok agreements , New vistas of India-Russia cooperation

Inner-Party Differences on Hong Kong Issue Pose Problems for Xi Jinping

September 16, 2019 Jayadeva Ranade Article View: 435

China’s leadership will have been incensed by the photographs and videos of protestors in Hong Kong carrying American flags and chanting “America please take over Hong Kong” on September 9, in apparent escalation of the protests against Chinese....

Keywords : Hong Kong protests , Chinese leadership’s Hong Kong dilemma , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China

Boris Johnson and the Irish Backstop: Obduracy will only Work against the British and Irish Peoples` Interests

September 16, 2019 Gautam Sen Article View: 272

Britain is in a political crisis situation. Conservative Party premier, Boris Johnson has threatened to leave the European Union (EU) without a re-negotiated deal on Britain`s withdrawal arrangements with that multilateral body. The withdrawal arrang....

Keywords : Brexit complexities , Irish factor in Brexit , British parliamentary concerns on Brexit , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe

Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy

September 16, 2019 Raymond Lam Article View: 310

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means “dialogue”) conference in Ulaanbaatar over last Friday and the weekend. As reported in BDG’s ne....

Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , vifindia , Ulaanbaatar , South Korea , Samvad , religion , Myanmar , mongolia , military , Japan , China , buddhist diplomacy , Buddhism , Asia , A New India

What the US-Led Naval Buildup in the Persian Gulf Tells Us!

September 13, 2019 Rajesh Soami Commentary View: 352

Australia has joined the United States of America (US) led maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf. It is one of the three countries to have become part of the mission, the other two being the United Kingdom (UK) and Bahrain. All three countrie....

Keywords : Persian Gulf security mission , European’s role in Gulf , American unilateralism , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Implementation of the Decision on the Chief of Defence Staff for Indian Armed Forces

September 13, 2019 VIF Study Group Report Article View: 1166

Composition of the Study Group The long awaited decision of the government to appoint a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Indian Armed Forces has finally been taken and is a welcome move. This reform would definitely bring better integration an....

Keywords : Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , MoD reforms , Guidelines on CDS function , Govt CDS initiative

Institutional Vulnerability in Handling Disaster

September 13, 2019 Dr. Swati Mitra Commentary View: 468

Abstract: The recent Mumbai floods, now Kerala, Karnataka and children dying in Muzaffarpur raises questions that is it lack of resources or preparedness or institutional vulnerability that has led to loss of lives in all these places. Mumbai hav....

Keywords : Dealing with calamities , Disaster management institutions , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management

Third Samvad Conclave Unites Buddhist Leaders Across Asia in Ulaanbaatar

September 11, 2019 Raymond Lam Article View: 325

International delegates from Asia and Europe gathered in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar for the third Samvad conference from 6–8 September. Organized jointly by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Gandan Tegchenling, Ulaanbaatar’s ....

Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Vivekananda International Foundation , Ulaanbaatar , shinzo abe , Samvad III , Peaceful coexistence , Narendra Modi , Buddhism in mongolia Dalai Lama , Buddhism and politics , Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace , Ambassador

India and Russia – Two decades of Strategic Dialogue and Partnership

September 11, 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article View: 1206

In the middle of 1999, Vladimir Putin, the then Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) was appointed the Prime Minister by the ailing and drinking Boris Yeltsin- maverick of the Russian history. Within six months, before the year ended, Putin....

Keywords : Modi-Putin meetings , Indo-Russian partnership , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia