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Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma

(This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why any such outreach will take us nowhere.) ....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Deep State , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Abdul Ghani Baradar , Doha deal

ईरान में राष्ट्रपति चुनाव

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ईरान में हुए राष्ट्रपति चुनाव में श्री इब्राहिम रायसी को 62 प्रतिशत मतों से जीत मिली है। जिस समय �....

July 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ईरान , अफगानिस्तान , राष्ट्रपति चुनाव , मुजाहिदीन , आईएऩएसटीसी

Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Tibet , TAR , Sichuan-Tibet railway , Lhasa , Nyingchi , WTC , Yarlung Tsangpo

विश्लेषण : बाइडेन-मून शिखर वार्ता का नतीजा क्या रहा?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

जापान के प्रधानमंत्री के पद-चिह्नों पर चलते हुए दक्षिणी कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति मून जे ने अमेरिकी....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , किम जांग उन। टोक्यो ओलंपिक। जो बाइडेन। मून जे-इन। सिक्स पार्टी टॉक्स। थाड (THAAD)। मिसाइल पर लगी पाबंदी हटाना। अंतरराष्ट्रीय नीति एवं कूटनीति। शिखर बैठक। वैक्सीन पार्टनरशिप। विक्टर चा

War, Olympics and Nationalism

Dr Anil Rawat Article

Finally the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are off to a grand start with a spectacular show of opening ceremony that lasted for three hours as the grandest show on earth that the human history has ever seen. Since then the event has been a centerpiece of televi....

July 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Japan , COVID-19 , Tokyo Olympics , Kyokujitsu-ki , Waka , Chinese

Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.” —Professor R. B. J. Walker Despite the current intern....

July 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , BRI , war on terror , PMCs , UNPKOs , Montreux Document , Clinton , Executive Outcomes , DynCorp , Frontier Services Group , SADAT

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The ....

July 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , COVID-19 , Taiwan Strait , Abe Shinzo , One-China policy , Senkaku , Suga Yoshihide , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , Self Defense Forces , Baushuan Ger

The Unsettling Issue of Tigray

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in June¹ provided a resounding victory for the Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This was preceded by a wit....

July 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Ethiopia , Military situation , Tigray , TPLF , Afar , ENDF , Omora , Oromia , PM Abiy Ahmed

Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The conference was proposed by the Uzbek Presi....

July 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Pakistan , Central Asia , South Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , S Jaishankar , President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

20 वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के पहले शी जिनपिंग-सीसीपी नेतृत्व “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” को लेकर सजग

Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन में “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” की आशंका को लेकर चाइनिज कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व में चिं�....

July 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। पीएलए। 20वीं कॉंग्रेस। कलर रिवोल्यूशन। सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा मंत्रालय।