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2021: The Year Ahead for Japan
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Although 2020 remained a challenging year for Japan due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 offers no alleviation from the existent troubles. The year started with a second month-long emergency, albeit a soft lockdown limited to the nation's capital an....

January 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Australia , Climate Change , Japan , Vietnam , Tokyo Olympics , Biden , Yoshihide Suga , Lower House Elections , Digital Agency , Senkakus
Trends in West Asia in 2020
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

COVID-19 in West Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic has a devastating impact on human lives and the economic situation in the West Asian and North African region. The UAE was the first state in the region to report a positive case on 29 January....

January 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , COVID-19; Abraham Accords; Israel-Palestine conflict; JCPOA
Xi Jinping Further Strengthens Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Magic Weapon’-The United Front Work Department
Jayadeva Ranade Article

China is making efforts to arrest the slide in US-China relations and lower temperatures after Joe Biden takes over as President on January 20. In addition to Chinese Politburo member and former Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s plans for visiting Was....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , rejuvenation of Chinese nation , United Front Work Department , UFWD
Russia Joins the Race for AI
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the connected emerging technologies are shaping the economies, militaries as well as the geopolitics of the world. It is no surprise, therefore, that country after country is joining the race to produce, acquire, deve....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Putin , Supercomputers , AI technologies , Digital transformation , National Strategy for the Development of Intelligence Through 2030
किस तरह सुगा जापान की नीतियों को रूस की तरफ मोड़ रहे हैं ?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

शिंजो अबे के प्रधानमंत्री पद से सहसा इस्तीफा देने के बाद योशिहिदे सुगा जापान के प्रधानमंत्री ब....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , नार्दन टेरिटोरिज। शिंजो अबे। योशिहिदे सुगा। व्लादिमीर पुतिन। होक्काइडो। 1956 संयुक्त घोषणापत्र। टेरिटोरियल डिस्पुट। क्रीमिया। इतरूप। कुनाशीर। शिकोतन और हबोमाई
International Security: Review of 2020 & Projections for 2021
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2020 shall be recorded as an unprecedented year in the modern history of humankind. The outbreak of China-origin Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has eclipsed the events in global security. On one side, the spread of coronavirus enforced....

January 18, 2021 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , India , Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan , Islamic State , United States , al-Qaeda , International Security , Counter terrrosim , Review
India and the BIMSTEC FTA Proposal: Need for a Rethink
Pratim Ranjan Bose Commentary

Over the last two decades, the world economy has undergone a sea change. From technology to politics; very few things remain the same. But, BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to be where it was. Mooted in 1998, it is still under discussion.....

January 18, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , BBIN , Atmanirbhar Bharat , FTA , SAFTA
Pakistan: The Relentless Killings of the Hazaras1
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

The cold-blooded killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Geshtari area of Machh, Balochistan on 03 January 2021 by the Islamic State (IS) refocused attention on the brutal persecution of minorities in Pakistan in recent decades. However, even among the m....

January 15, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Islamic State , Balochistan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Hazaras , Lashkar e Jhangvi , Shia
All Eyes on the Horn of Africa and its Balancing Act
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The 38th Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) held in late December 2020, has been a focus of attention. This is unusual for the organisation. The IGAD is headquartered in Djibouti and was formed in 1986. The IGAD was revi....

January 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Eritrea , Sudan , UN , AMISOM , Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , IGAD , IGASOM , Kenya , Somalia
वेनेज़ुएला के संसदीय चुनाव: तिकड़मबाज़ी की जीत के बाद क्या?
Amb JK Tripathi Article

पिछले 5 दिसंबर को हुए वेनेज़ुएला की नेशनल असेंबली के चुनावों ने एक बार फिर से यह दिखा दिया कि किसी....

January 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , आर्थिक संकट , वेनेज़ुएला , राष्ट्रपति निकलस मादुरो , स्पीकर जुआन गाइडो , संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका , यूरोपीय संघ (EU) , आर्गेनाईजेशन ऑफ़ अमेरिकन स्टेट्स (OAS)
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