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Myanmar Round-Up: July 2022

On 25 July, the military carried out executions of four political prisoners, making it the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades. This led to widespread condemnation both domestically and internationally. The fighting continues withi....

August 12, 2022 ASEAN , UNSC , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Capital punishment , Amnesty International

Myanmar Round-Up: May 2022

The country is reeling under political and economic crisis. The military initiated peace talks during the month in its efforts to meet the Ethnic Armed Organisations, but most of the armed groups that have been active in the fight with the military s....

June 16, 2022 ASEAN , UNSC , Myanmar Round Up , MilitaryCoup , NUG , HumanRightsWatch , WhatshappeninginMyanmar , fuelcrisis , PDFs

Myanmar Round Up - December 2021

The ongoing conflict in the country between the military and opposition forces has resulted in a number of deaths and causalities and increasing human rights violations. The military forces are accused of killing around 1300 people and arresting more....

January 15, 2022 Protests , ASEAN , UNSC , COVID-19 , refugees , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , HumanRightsWatch , WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Myanmar Round Up - November 2021

08 November 2021 marked the anniversary of the November 2020 elections, which resulted in the landmark victory of the National League for Democracy party. However, the military coup in February 2021 led to a set-back in this democratic transition pro....

December 12, 2021 Protests , UNSC , COVID-19 , refugees , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Whats happening in Myanmar , HumanRightsWatch

Drone Terror in India: A Challenge to Deter

Saumya Joshi Article

Introduction

Presently, drones have become an integral part of military’s arsenal for superpowers, while for others it is just a work in progress. From Yemeni soil against the Saudi oil installations to eliminating a high-ranking servin....

July 16, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , UNSC , FATF , Indian Air Force , Jammu , DRDO , Counter terrorism , Drone Terror Attack , Kaluchak Massacre 2002 , Anti-Drone system , Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism

New Leadership Takes Charge in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 05 April Vietnam’s National Assembly officially elected Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, member of the Politburo as the Prime Minister of Vietnam replacing the erstwhile Prime Minister Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The National Assembly resolution was passed with t....

April 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , UNSC , South China Sea , Vietnam , Nguyen Phu Trong , National Assembly , PM Pham Minh Chinh , President Xuan Phuc , Quang Ninh

Syrian Unrest: A Decade of Misery for Syrians

Amb VP Haran Article

18th March 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the commencement of unrest in Syria. The arrest and ill treatment of 15 schoolboys in Darra, a town on the border with Jordan led to about 3000 people holding a demonstration after Friday prayers, demandi....

March 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , US , UNSC , Arab Spring , Turkey , Golan Heights , Bashar al Assad , Gulf States , Kurds

Vietnam’s Thirteenth National Party Congress: Agenda, Achievements and Expectations

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam is holding its 13th National Party Congress from January 25 to 02 February, 2021. While the party congress is going to decide about the new leadership and also look for possible future blueprint to evolve as a middle power and develop relatio....

January 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , ASEAN , UNSC , South China Sea , COVID-19 , UNCLOS 1982 , Doi Moi reforms , development plans

Expectations from India in the UN Security Council

Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

India starts her eighth two-year elected term in the UN Security Council from 1 January 2021. Three priorities have been identified by India when campaigning for elections to the Security Council. These are the countering of terrorism by enforcing Se....

January 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , UNSC , Countering Terrorism , Af-Pak region , P-5 , PM Modii , reformed multilateralism

New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 has accelerated the global political and economic rebalancing that had been underway for the last two decades. New power equations are emerging. China’s confidence has increased many folds while the West is struggling to find answers to it....

January 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Act East , UNSC , QUAD , New Cold War , Indo Pacific , BRI , EU , COVID-19 , Neighbourhood First , Multilateralism , LAC , Biden , Middle East , Xi's China