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West Asia and North Africa Roundup 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

A Year of Protests
In 2019, protests emerged in Algeria against the decision of the 82-year-old incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to contest in the presidential election for a fifth term which was originally scheduled on 18 April

January 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Syria, West Asia, Libya, Yemen, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Election Review
As the Killing of Top Iran General marks a Tipping Point in the Crisis in the Middle East, Who has the Most to Fear
Col Rajeev Agarwal

In the early hours of 03 January, Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani was killed by an air strike at Baghdad airport in a precision strike carried out by the US. The attack, based on specific intelligence, was carried out

January 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, India, Iran, Trump, Kata'ib Hezbollah, Quds Force, Nancy Pelosy, Ali Khameini
2019 was a Challenging Year for Indian Foreign Policy, 2020 will be even more so
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Introduction
US-China trade war deepened in 2019 despite some signs of thaw towards the end. Unexpectedly, President Trump was impeached by the US congress on the charges of having misused his power and for not cooperating with the Cong

December 31, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean Region, Article, Indo-Pacific, Sino-Indian relations, Terrorism, trade, Indian Ocean, outlook 2020
भारतीय राजनय और हिन्द-प्रशांत महासागर
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

हिन्द-प्रशांत महासागर का भारत की कार्टोग्राफिक सीमा पश्चिमी प्रशांत महासागर से लेकर दक्षिण-प�

December 31, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Article, भारत का समुद्री ‘मंडल, हिन्द-प्रशांत भू-राजनीतिक प्राथमिकता, नौसेना की रणनीतिक सीमा
Should Europe Continue with a ‘Brain Dead NATO’
Brigadier V Mahalingam (Retd)

“What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO”, said the French President Emmanuel Macron in his interview to The Economist1. Explaining his remarks, he went on to say, “You have partners together in the same part of

December 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, US-NATO equation, EU as distinct entity, EU-Russia’s prospects
Recent Visit of a Multi-Think Tank Delegation to China
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

A multi-think delegation of Indian scholars (Gateway House, Jindal University, India Foundation, ORF, and FORE School of Business Management) visited and interacted with Chinese scholars, officials, corporate agencies and academics in different unive

December 27, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, South East Asia, Think Tank Delegation to China
एशियाई भूराजनीति में चीन का प्रभावः भारत के लिए निहितार्थ
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

शी चिनफिंग के शब्दों में चीन ‘बंधुत्व, परस्पर विश्वास एवं समावेशन’ के आधार पर प्रमुख देखों के स�

December 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, बीआरआई, चीन, एशिया प्रशांत क्षेत्र, बेल्ट एंड रोड इनिशिएटिव
भारत-मंगोलिया -आध्यात्मिक पड़ोसी
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

जब हम मंगोलिया की बात करते हैं तो हमें वहाँ हाड़ कंपानेवाली ठंड, इसकी भारत से दूरी और इसकी सुंदर�

December 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, भारत-मंगोलिया आध्यात्मिक-भौतिक सहयोग, भारत-मंगोलिया सम्बन्ध
Boris Johnson’s victory and Brexit
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Boris Johnson’s victory in last Thursday’s elections has secured an 80 member majority for the Conservative party, which won 365 seats as against 202 for the Labour party. This has given the Prime Minister free hand to negotiate Brexit with enhan

December 19, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, Commentary, elections, Brexit, labour party, Conservatives, Scotland, EU, Trade deal
China’s influence in Asian Geopolitics: Implications for India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

China, in Xi Jinping’s words, is a building a “new model” of major-country relations, and crafting a policy of building relations with neighbouring countries, based on “amity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness”. Geographically speaking, C

December 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, OBOR, Asia, Indian Ocean, BRI, India China Relations, China’s influence in Asian geopolitics
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