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Modi-Xi and the Chennai Connect: From Home Town Diplomacy to Civilizational Diplomacy
Dr Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, VIF Commentary

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited India on the invitation of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second informal summit. The previous one was held at the Wuhan in 2018. It was the 19th meeting between the two leaders at various multilateral a....

October 22, 2019 China , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Modi-Xi Jinping talks , Mahabalipuram informal summit , India-China relations
Sectarian Divide in Islam and Fall Out in Pakistan
Col Harsh Vardhan Singh Article

Sectarian dissonance in Islam can be traced back to the death of Prophet Mohammad in 632 AD. The anointment of the successor to Prophet did set the stage for an eternal conflict which witnessed its violent calcification in 680 AD with the martyrdom o....

October 21, 2019 Islamization and sectarianism , Pakistan’s sectarian vulnerability , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Sheikh Hasina Visit to India: Fostering Development, Connectivity and Security
Alakh Ranjan, Young Professional, VIF Commentary

India and Bangladesh are emerging economies with a combined GDP of 3000 US billion dollars (2018).1 These two big economies have forged a very strong relationship in recent years and the ties between both the countries have been on an upsw....

October 18, 2019 Bangladesh , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Sheikh Hasina’s visit , India-Bangladesh issues
Myanmar Round Up: September 2019
Jaideep Chanda, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

“…it is clear that China will never be an honest broker capable of mediating a peace process that can bring lasting peace to Myanmar. Rather, China conducts a peace process guided by its own interests—one that goes nowhere.” - Joe Kumbun

October 18, 2019 Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Rohingya problem , Myanmar constitution issues
Radical Islam in the Maldives: Hotbed for al-Qa’ida and Islamic State
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

In his address at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Male city, the Republic of Maldives (hereafter Maldives) on 04 September 20191, former Maldivian President—Mohamed Nasheed highlighted concerns over the emerging threat posed by radi....

October 16, 2019 Radical Islam in Maldives , Radicalisation , al-Qa’ida , al-Qaeda , Islamic State , ISIS , ISIL , India-Maldives Counter-Terrorism cooperation , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives
Will DaMo help NaMo and Xi at Mahabalipuram?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

It is strategic civilisational diplomacy at its symbolic best. Narendra Modi found that his second informal summit with Xi Jinping at Mahabalipuram in 2019 had been fixed 1,500 years ago by a prince of the Pallava dynasty, which ruled Mahabalipuram f....

October 11, 2019 China , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Xi Jinping , Narendra Modi , Modi Xi summit , India China Relations
Chinese Investments in Nepal in the Context of BRI
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

Background
All countries, big or small, promote investment as it plays a crucial role in capital formation and in increasing production, generating employment opportunities and boosting exports. Foreign investment is required when the dom....

October 11, 2019 Nepal , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Nepal’s economic concerns , Nepal’s China policy , BRI in Nepal
पाकिस्तान: आतंकवादी हिंसा की पुनरावृत्ति
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

आतंकवादी और अलगाववादी धीरे-धीरे एक बार फिर पाकिस्तान में सिर उठा रहे हैं। जर्ब-ए-अज्ब और रद्द-उल....

October 11, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , बलूचिस्तान , पाकिस्तान , आतंकवादी , आतंकवाद की समस्या , अलगाववादी , अफगानिस्तान
Can the Second Xi-Modi Summit Tackle the Really Difficult Issues
Jayadeva Ranade Article

In just around a fortnight in mid-October, Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in India for his second ‘informal’ meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ancient coastal town of Mamallapuram near Chennai. Xi Jinpin....

October 04, 2019 Upcoming Indo-China informal summit , President Xi Jinping’s India visit , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China
Neighbourhood First: India’s Policy towards Nepal
Alakh Ranjan, Young Professional, VIF Commentary

The Mothihari-Amlekhgunj pipeline was jointly inaugurated on 10th September 2019 by Prime Ministers of both nations through a video link. The 69 km pipeline multiproduct pipeline is a government to government (G2G) project. It is built jointly by sta....

October 01, 2019 Nepal , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Indo-Nepal ties , India’s role in development of Nepal , China’s Nepal overtures
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