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The emergence of Samia Sulu Hassan as the President of Tanzania has gone quietly unnoticed.¹ She was the incumbent Vice President, who has succeeded to the presidency, following the demise of President Magfuli,² who had won an e....

April 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Ethiopia , Africa , Magfuli , President Samia Sulu Hassan , Tanzania , Zanzibar

Re-calibrating Strategies to Combat Maoists’ Violence

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia PVSM, AVSM**, YSM, VSM (Retd.) Article

The recent dreadful attack by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), Maoists in short, on the joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) including elite elements of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), District Reserve Guard (DRG) a....

April 07, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Internal Security , Naxalism , Military Doctrine & Strategy , Military Strategy

ALL Roads Lead to Tehran

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Overturning the Obama era JCPOA nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) in 2018, President Trump brought back the Iranian issue to centre stage of global and middle eastern politics. He firmly endorsed the Israeli and Saudi assessment that....

April 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Iran , JCPOA , Trump , Saudi Arabia , Houthis , Hezbollah , Biden , Hamas , Ayatollah Khamenei

The Democracy Conundrum in Hong Kong

Rup Narayan Das Article

The National People’s Congress of China earlier this year, passed sweeping legislative measures which increases, among others, the composition of the Election Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSR) to 1500 from existing 1200 an....

April 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Shenzhen , Carrie Lam , Legislative Council , District Council election , Umbrella Movement , Chris Patten , one country , two systems

Lessons for the World from the Suez Canal Crisis

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The Suez Canal has never lost its newsworthiness because of its strategic location and significance in the realm of maritime trade. The 193-kilometre (120 mile) long canal, one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries, was....

April 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Suez Canal , Mediterranean , MV Ever Given , Cape of Good Hope , waterway , Suez Canal Authority , Yom Kippur War , nationalization , Shoei Kisen , Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie , cargo

Tibet is Headed for Major Changes

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The People's Daily on March 25, 2021, published a lengthy 3975-character article authored by Che Dalha (in Chinese: Qi Zala), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Che Dalha’s important article, which included nine mentions of Xi Jinping, ....

April 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , NPC , CCP , Dalai Lama , Tibetans , Mandarin , Border Defence villages , Hans , Putonghua , Sinicisation , Sichuan-Tibet railway

SEBI’s Prudence & Finance Ministry’s Concerns on AT-1 bonds

Praveen Menon Article

Back in March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India proposed an SBI-led restructuring package for the struggling Yes Bank by exercising a clause in a manner no one expected.¹ The proposed restructuring entailed writing down of over Rs.8400 crore....

April 01, 2021 Economic Studies , Article , RBI , AT-1 Bonds , Finance Ministry Mutual Funds , NAV , SEBI

China has just Raised the Level of Threat for India

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Capitals around the world have undoubtedly carefully monitored the recently concluded plenary sessions (March 4 - 11, 2021) of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), popularl....

March 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , LAC , TAR , Brahmaputra , the Great Bend , 14th Five Year Plan , Long Range Objectives 2035 , Shigatse

Solution to the North Korean Conundrum Unlikely

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Not exactly in a clear departure from his predecessor Donald Trump’s Asian diplomacy but in a distinct style of his own, President Joe Biden broke out onto Asia’s diplomatic stage in a big way, first by joining Japan, India and Australia in the f....

March 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Kim yo-jong , Moon Jae-in , 2+2 talks , Denuclearisation , Six-Party Talks , Kim un-jong , Japan and South Korea going nuclear , Mun Chol Myong , Choe Son Hui , Antony J Blinken , Chung Eui-yong and Minister of National Defense Suh Wook , Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III

सीपीईसी : पाकिस्तान के ‘टेंट’ में चीनी ‘ड्रैगन’

Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

चीन-पाकिस्तान इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर पर पाकिस्तान की कैबिनेट कमेटी (सीसीओसीपीईसी) ने सोमवार, 22 फरवरी ....

March 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , चीन। सीपीईसी। ग्वादर। पाकिस्तान। नौसेना। बीआरआई। पिशकुआन