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Japan’s Economic and Geo-Strategic Interests in Myanmar
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Japan and Myanmar established diplomatic relations in 1954. The Japan-Burma Peace Treaty and Agreement on Reparations and Economic Cooperation, 1954 laid the foundations for economic cooperation. The two countries refer to the historical friendly rel....

August 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Myanmar , Article , democracy , Myanmar , sanctions , Japanin , MilitaryCoup , Economicinterest , Geostrategicinterests , mixedresponses , grantsandaid , nationalreconciliation
अफगानिस्तान से अमेरिका एवं नाटो की वापसी और अफगानिस्तान वायु सेना तथा युद्ध पर इसका प्रभाव
Naval Jagota Article

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अमेरिका और गठबंधन सेना 20 साल बाद अफगानिस्तान से वापस लौट रही है। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति �....

August 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Afghanistan , Article , नवल जगोता , वरिष्ठ अध्येता , वीआईएफ
Blinken’s India Visit: Taking Strategic Partnership to the “Next Level”
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

The just concluded visit of the US Secretary of State Blinken to India merits keen scrutiny coming as it has on the cusps of regional developments in Afghanistan, global pandemic management, forthcoming meetings on the Indo Pacific and a host of ongo....

August 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , QUAD , Afghanistan , Indo Pacific , Covid , Human Rights , Blinken , Jaishankar
VIF Virtual talk on ‘India-Tajikistan Relations’ by Amb. Viraj Singh, Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan

India and Tajikistan are traditional partners. They share deep historical and cultural relations. Tajikistan was a part of the Kushana and Persian Empire, which had close cultural linkages with India. Subsequently, during the Islamic rule in India, t....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India-Tajikistan Relations , Tajikistan , inetraction , Dushanbe , Kushana
Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Tibet , TAR , Sichuan-Tibet railway , Lhasa , Nyingchi , WTC , Yarlung Tsangpo
Foreign Secretary’s Vimarsh Talk on "Global Rebalancing and India's Foreign Policy"

In the series of Vimarsh public lectures delivered by eminent personalities, the VIF hosted an online talk by India’s Foreign Secretary, Shri Harsh V. Shringla on 30 June 2021. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, in his welcome address outlined how the ....

July 28, 2021 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Financial crisis , Global Rebalancing
Deepening Democracy in Taiwan under Democratic Progressive Party
Rup Narayan Das Commentary

The consolidation and deepening of democracy in Taiwan as evident from the regular and periodic elections and peaceful transfer of political baton from one political party to another speak volume of the democratic culture and tradition of Taiwan. The....

July 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , democracy , Taiwan , DPP , KMT , G-7
Biden as a Liberal Crusader: Assessing the Obama-Biden Human Rights Legacy
Sarada Subhash, Research Assistant, VIF

… the hope is that Biden would have learnt from the Obama era mistakes and hence follow a non-interventionist policy to avoid another ‘humanitarian’ war … at the end of his Presidential term, Biden may emerge a ‘liberal crusader’ or be an....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , President Trump , Obama , UNHRC , NATO , Biden , Liberalism , US President , Realpolitik of foreign intervention , Human Rights Legacy , Human Rights Watch
IPIS-VIF Dialogue on Bilateral, Regional and International Issues

India and Iran share close historical and cultural links dating back to ancient times. In contemporary times, this relationship is multi-faceted and includes cooperation in political, trade-economic, security and multiple other sectors. In order to a....

July 27, 2021 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , JCPOA , South Asia , Joe Biden , Gulf , Doha Agreement
Tunisia- Ghost of Bouazizi Walks Again
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Tunisia, from where the Arab Spring started in 2010, has remained in churn ever since. But it has held out the hope that democracy and constitution can be relied upon by the people. It was a partial yet a success story as several governments have had....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Arab Spring , Tunisia , Covid , President Kais Saied
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