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Review of Japan 2019 and Outlook for 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

2019 was an eventful year for Japan in both national and international domains. From an imperial transition to being the G20 Chair, to major trade agreements and the deadly Typhoon Hagibis, the year was filled with its share of ups and downs for Japa....

February 03, 2020 EU , G20 , Reiwa Era , US , China , India , Iran , South Korea , Northeast India , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
Year Review: Pakistan in 2019
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The year 2019 brought optimism as well as trials for Pakistan in equal measure. In 2019, Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan was occupied in confronting numerable challenges at the domestic as well as international levels. At the domestic front,....

January 22, 2020 Pakistan , economy , Army , foreign policy , US , Afghanistan , Saudi , India , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
West Asia Roundup - December 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Abstract:
Year 2019, in keeping with the ongoing trend of conflicts and hotspots in the region, ended in heightening tensions between US and Iran which does not portend well for 2020. Iraq has been facing series of demonstrations and co....

January 16, 2020 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , Qatar , Islamic Ummah , Iran , Developments in Algeria , Attack on Southern
Complicated 2019 for the International Oil Market and Trade
Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
The effects of the United States of America’s (U.S) pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in early 2018 had an impact on the global oil trade, which continued in 2019. The renewed unilateral sanction....

January 13, 2020 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , Oil , Iran , energy
Developments in the Indo-Pacific in 2019
Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Indo-Pacific as a geo-political idea has been in the currency since the last couple of years. In the year 2019 the idea seems to have gained more acceptance. In some measures, the stakeholders are working towards giving shape to this idea. Some ....

January 07, 2020 Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , South China Sea , Geo-political , Bay of Bengal
The Belt and Road Initiative: Is it Viable?
Dr Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, VIF Commentary

Recently, the US diplomat Alice Wells speaking at the Wilson Center at Washington D.C., criticised the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and questioned the economic feasibility of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).1 She reiterated that ....

December 09, 2019 CPEC , US , China , Belt and Road Initiative , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , China
The ‘Trumpeachment’ Clouds
Amb K P Fabian Commentary

The clouds are thickening, and we do not know whether there will be thunder and lightning that can cause peril to the occupant of the White House. But, we do know that it will get worse before it gets better, if it ever does, and we see a cloudless b....

November 14, 2019 Impeaching US President , Trump’s Ukraine episode , American election , US , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , US
US-China Trade War: Analyses of Deeper Nuances and Wider Implications
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF

… China is unsatisfied with the degree of accommodation offered by the US and the US is uncomfortable with the strategic demands made by China … US wants China to reduce its trade deficit … an unrealistic request given the time it would take to....

September 17, 2018 US-China Trade War , Chian , US , India , trade
म्यांमार से आने वाले शरणार्थियों की बढ़त को लेकर मिज़ोरम ने जताई चिंता
Gautam Sen

हाल ही में मिज़ोरम सरकार ने म्यांमार में शरणार्थियों की समस्या को लेकर चेतावनी जारी की है। पिछल....

March 22, 2018 Refugee , Mizoram Contends , Myanmar , Border , India , BJP , US , मिज़ोरम की आंतरिक स्थिति , बौद्ध शरणार्थि , Governance and Political Studies
Commentary: North Korea Takes Advantage of Flags of Convenience Regime
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Amid high decibel ‘verbal exchanges’ between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over latter’s nuclear ambition, the United Nations Security Council announced on 22 December 2017 new economic sanctions against Democrat....

January 12, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , United Nations Security Council , UN sanctions , South Korea , Russia , Regime , North Korea , International shipping , China , Indo-Pacific
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