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Xi Jinping and CCP Leadership Wary of Colour Revolution before 20th Party Congress
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Anxiety in the leadership echelons of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the possibility of a "colour revolution" in China has transparently risen in the past month or so. While Chinese cadres, including Xi Jinping, have harboured such apprehension....

June 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , 20th Congress , Colour Revolution , Ministry of Public Security
US-India Partnership: Crisis Management in the Pandemic Era and Future of the Relationship
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

It is widely accepted that India and the United States have transformed their relationship in the post Cold War era. In the years from the Clinton administration, both US and India found increasing congruence in the security, economic and politics of....

June 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indian Diaspora , WHO , COVID-19 , WTO , Biden , Defence production Act , Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme , UN Forums , Vaccine Alliance
A Case for Tokyo Olympics Cancellation
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

At the time of writing, the Tokyo Olympics are on but there is a strong case for its cancellation in view of the extraordinary situation before it is too late as lives are at stake. The ferocity of the rampaging pandemic shows no signs of ebbing out ....

June 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Tokyo Olympics , Yoshihide Suga , Seiko Hashimoto , IOA , super-spreader , Kosuke Takahashi , Taro Kono , Thomas Bach , Sir Keith Mills
Second China-Central Asia (C+C5) Foreign Ministers Meet: Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
China’s relations with its Central Asian neighbours have been complicated. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has been crucial for Chinese foreign policy for two reasons. First, the security of its nor....

June 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Kyrgyzstan , SCO , INSTC , Chabahar Port , Kazakhstan , Eurasian Economic Union , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , BRI , COVID-19 , China's Belligerence , C+C5 , Afghanistan. Uzbekistan
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das dissect the escalation between Israel and Hamas and India's potential role. ....

June 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Jerusalem , Israel , Gaza , Netanyahu , Hamas , Podcast , Benjamin , Israel Hamas Conflict
ASEAN’s Future
Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

Since the advent of the Indo-Pacific paradigm and the Quad, there has been a sense of pessimism from the ASEAN about these new developments. The overarching sense is that both the Indo-Pacific and the Quad will upset regional dynamics and ASEAN will....

June 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , South China Sea , Security , Southeast Asia
“India’s China Challenge: A Journey through China’s rise and what it means for India” by Ananth Krishnan, Harper Collins, 2021, pp.420, Price Rs. 599
Rup Narayan Das

No scholar following India-China relations in India or abroad can ever claim anonymity with Ananth Krishnan regarded as the most authentic interpreter of India-China relations for about decades as a correspondent filing despatches from mainland China....

June 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Book Reviews
The Hamas Factor
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nearly a century old Palestinian movement has its own kaleidoscope of internal dynamic, competition for power and legitimacy even if the sole object of their attention remains the Jewish state of Israel. While Palestinians want their own free soverei....

June 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Jerusalem , Israel , Palestine , US , Gaza , Hamas , Two State solution
Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities”1
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The recent IISS paper titled “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities” is something of a letdown. Though it contains some nuggets of value such as the assessment that, given the China factor, the conventional arm....

June 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , UK , nuclear deterrence
Dragon’s Space Arsenal: Dominating the Strategic High Ground
Pushpinder Bath Article

Abstract
(China has made spectacular progress in the domain of space, with particular reference to the utilisation of space for enhancing its military capabilities. China’s space developments are an integral component of its military....

May 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , BeiDou , Dong Fang Hong , Long March , Tiangong , Kuaizhou , Yuanwang , Yaogan , Gaofen , Jilin , Shijian , Ludikancha Weixing , Tongxin Jishu Shiyan , Fenghuo , Shentong , Tianlian and Hongyan.
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