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Boris Johnson’s victory and Brexit
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Boris Johnson’s victory in last Thursday’s elections has secured an 80 member majority for the Conservative party, which won 365 seats as against 202 for the Labour party. This has given the Prime Minister free hand to negotiate Brexit with enhan....

December 19, 2019 Europe , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Trade deal , Scotland , labour party , EU , elections , Conservatives , Brexit
Role of Civilizational Dialogue in Countering Terrorism and Radicalisation
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Since the latter half of 20th century radicalisation and acts of terrorism have become a global challenge. Non-state actors often supported by “Evil” states cause an incalculable damage on the civilised and peace-loving societies. Political ends ....

December 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Featured , Radicalisation , ME Security Forum , Countering Terrorism , West Asia
The US-China Naval Balance in East Asia
Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

The United States of America and the People’s Republic of China are locked in what the Trump administration calls “strategic competition” in trade and technology, China’s diplomatic overtures to change the existing East Asian order, and milit....

December 10, 2019 Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US Naval Build-up , China’s naval ambitions , China-US naval concerns
‘Second Consultative Meeting’ of Central Asian Leaders in Tashkent: A Significant Feature of Regional Integration in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Commentary

Background
Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev’s efforts of re-channeling the regional cooperation among the Central Asian states seems to be fructifying lately. Since assuming power in December 2016, he garnered greater ambitions of get....

December 09, 2019 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Visions for Central Asian region , Central Asian consultative meetings
West Asia Round-up - November 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Overview
Efforts are underway to de-escalate tensions between Iran on the one side and the US and Saudi Arabia on the other. Oman’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi had met Secretary Pompeo in Washington and....

December 06, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , West Bank settlement , Iraq demonstrations , Iran protests , Gaza strikes
2019 जापान-दक्षिण कोरिया तनाव: ‘भविष्य’ पर क्यों हावी हुआ ‘अतीत’?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

पिछले साल से ही दक्षिण कोरिया और जापान के बीच बढ़ते तनाव के कारण पूर्वी एशिया में चिंता व्याप्त ह....

December 06, 2019 दक्षिण कोरिया-जापान के तनाव , जापान-दक्षिण कोरिया आर्थिक रिश्ते , जीसोमिया मिसाइल रक्षा प्रणाली , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy
किर्गिज़स्तान में जारी सियासी उठापटक : कौन है इसका जवाबदेह?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Commentary

मध्य एशिया में बसा किर्गिज़स्तान एक छोटा-सा गणराज्य है। यह सोवियत संघ के 1991 में ऐतिहासिक विघटन ह....

November 21, 2019 Kyrgyz politicspolitical violence in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz presidency rivalry , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
Islamic State’s Attack on Border Outpost in Tajikistan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Commentary

In the night of 6 November 2019, a deadly attack on a Tajik outpost near to Uzbekistan’s border took place. According to the Tajik authorities, the clash between the attackers and security forces claimed 17 lives. Tajik authorities also claimed tha....

November 15, 2019 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Terror attack in Tajikistan , IS threat in Central Asia
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
West Asia Round-Up: October 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract
Arab Spring 2.0 is in full view. The Middle East continued to reverberate with protests and demonstrations against regimes in several countries leading to the exit or resignations of the leaders in Lebanon and Iraq in the same....

November 13, 2019 Arab Spring 2.0 , leadership crisis in Arabia , Turkey’s attack on Kurds , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
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