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West Asia Round Up: August 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:
August witnessed monumental events in the region. US sponsored rapprochement between UAE and Israel; Pompeo’s visit to Khartoum; Beirut blasts; attempts to ceasefire in Libya; Iraqi PM’s visits to Iran and USA; Defeat....

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Iran , UNSC , Putin , Libya , Turkey , UAE , Saudi Foreign Minister , virtual summit
अनुच्छेद 370 निरस्तीकरण के भारत के निर्णय का मूल्यांकन और कश्मीर की आगे की यात्रा
Abhinav Pandya Article

केंद्र की नरेन्द्र मोदी सरकार ने 5 अगस्त, 2019 को भारतीय संविधान में वर्णित अनुच्छेद 370 को अमान्य कर ....

September 02, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , पाकिस्तान। कश्मीर। कट्टरता। शासन। आइएसआइएस। तुर्की। आइएसआइ। अनुच्छेद 370। एक्यूआइएस। यूनाटेड जेहाद कांउसिल।
Twin Bombings in the Philippines: Abu Sayyaf Group is “Back in Game”
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

In the 2019 Global Terrorism Index report published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Philippines moved up a rank at ninth (9th) position among top 10 countries impacted by the act of terrorism. However, the data depicts a decline of 1....

September 01, 2020 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Islamic State , Terrorism , Philippines , Al Qaeda , Abu Sayyaf Group , ASG , Mindanao , Jolo , Sulu , Islamist , Suicide Bombings
Where is India Nepal Political Connectivity?
Sangeeta Thapliyal Article

One wonders what happened to the close political connectivity between India and Nepal. There was a time when political leaders could pick up phone and call their counterparts without any formality. The relations that were forged with shared ideologic....

August 31, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , China , Nepali Congress , PM Oli , anti-Indianism , BP Koirala , CPN Singh , Indian leaders , Panchayat rule
Will RCEP Miss India?
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Vietnam has taken over from Thailand as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020. Its theme at its opening summit in June is ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’1. Thailand is the country coordinator for India and will be followed by Singapore from 2021 ....

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , ASEAN , Australia , Japan , RCEP , Covid , TPP , regional value chains , CEPAs , FTAs
जम्मू-कश्मीर – जंग कम, अमन ज्यादा: 5 अगस्त 2019 के फैसलों के बाद के साल पर नजर
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

भारत ने पूर्ववर्ती जम्मू-कश्मीर राज्य को संविधान से मिला विशेष दर्जा खत्म करने के 5 अगस्त 2019 के अ....

August 31, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , पाकिस्तान , COVID-19 , कश्मीर हाइब्रिड युद्ध , अलगाववाद , सूचना वारफेयर , अनुच्छेद 370 और 35 ए शिमला समझौता , ओवर ग्राउंड वर्कर्स , नेटवर्क ISPR
Denigrating Prime Minister Modi’s Policies in Foreign Journals to Serve Domestic Political Purpose
Amb Kanwal Sibal Article

The Modi government is under attack in influential international media by people of repute in India who ignore the consequences of this for the country’s image abroad. Playing politics at home is one thing, but playing politics abroad with a view t....

August 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , ASEAN , Act East , QUAD , International Solar Alliance , RCEP , COVID-19 , Neighbourhood First , Multilateralism , WTO , indopacific , Trumpian , Ultra nationalism
Designing a Foundation for Indian Innovative Ecosystem
Praveen Menon Article

Back in 2016, Elon Musk the billionaire Tesla & SpaceX CEO announced that Tesla’s Model 3 would be built in a new fully automated factory. In the most ambitious attempt at automation, Tesla floundered with severe bottlenecks and was plagued with ....

August 28, 2020 Media Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Economics , Education System , AI , innovation , Manufacturing , Science , Research , Technological progress , Ecosystem , Invention , Higher Education , Scientist , Innovator , New Education Policy , Science & Technology , IIT , IIM , Tech companies
Pakistan’s 14th Amendment Act: Forcible Annexation and Hidden Chinese Colonial Project
Abhinav Pandya Article

It seems that the Indian media is either completely oblivious of devastating developments happening in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, or they hardly seem to bother about it. As one can see, several mainstream media outlets of India ran fabricat....

August 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CPEC , Lashkar , Gilgit-Baltistan , 14th Amendment , POJK , Jaish , Jamaat-i-Islami proxies , Sunni-Jihadist groups
India’s Air Defence: What Needs to be Integrated?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The issue of creation of Air Defence Command is very much relevant in the current context with many subject matter experts (or otherwise) giving their special comments on what needs to be done and what must be avoided. While the author’s detaile....

August 24, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Army , Air Force , Air Defence Command , ADCRs , GB ADWs , IACCS , Integrated AD Systems , SAMs
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