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Taiwan’s Evolving Security Concerns and Prospects of Cross-Strait Unification
Amit Kumar Article

The ‘Century of Humiliation’ occupies a special place in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ruled People’s Republic of China (PRC) in driving the ruling narrative in the country. It has gained a renewed emphasis under the leadership of General S....

September 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Afghanistan , Chinese Communist Party , China-Taiwan relations , Cross-Strait Reunification , Hong Kong Crisis , U.S. Withdrawal , Chinese Rejuvenation , Century of Humiliation
Significance of Nobuo Kishi’s Vietnam Visit in the Indo-Pacific
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In recent times, Vietnam has emerged as the darling of the world. Many important countries such as the US, Japan, India and many European countries are making special efforts to court Vietnam. Why is there this sudden recognition of Vietnam and why d....

September 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Military technology , COVID-19 , cybersecurity , Senkaku , Nobuo Kishi , Pham Ming Chinh , international politics and diplomacy
India Nepal Economic Dialogue: Unleashing Potentials

In the ongoing VIF series on India and Its Neighbours, an interaction programme was organised on “India-Nepal Economic Dialogue: Unleashing Potentials” on 9 September 2021 in association with the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Stu....

September 17, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , Upper Karnali , Vishakhapatnam Port , Buddhist Circuit
Metaphors of Reverence: A Tale of Two Civilisational Gestures
Rohith Krishna Article

Reverence to others comes out as what one has inherited and learned from their elders or ancestors. As Martin Heidegger puts it, “In giving thanks, the heart gives thought to what it has and what it is.”1 The praxis of revering would v....

September 16, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Tradition , Modernity , Inheritance , Progress
Tracking the Money Trail: Islamic Terror Groups in South Asia

South Asia has been plagued by Islamic terrorism for decades. An increasingly hostile political environment and the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir has enabled terror organisations to thrive because of the complicity o....

September 15, 2021 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bangladesh , Terror Financing , Neighbourhood studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Af-Pak region , International Security
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: A Turning Point in Global Terrorism
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”1
- George W Bush 43rd President o....

September 15, 2021 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Afghanistan , ISIS , United States , Intelligence , IslamicState , counterterrorism , 9/11 , September 11 attacks , AlQaida
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 August 2021

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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 06 September - 12 September 2021

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Global Economic Warfare Intensifies as Military Conflict Recedes
The last American soldier had barely left Afghanistan when President Biden pledged that pressure on the Taliban would continue through other means, in parti....

September 14, 2021 China , Afghanistan , Economic , Bangladesh , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , military conflict , Global Economic Warfare
अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की नई सरकार, पाकिस्तान और भारत
Amb JK Tripathi Article

7 सितम्बर को अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में नई सरकार की घोषणा हो गयी। तैतीस सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडल में तीस मंत्री ....

September 14, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , पाकिस्तान , तालिबान , अफ़ग़ानिस्तान , मुल्ला ग़नी बरादर , हक़्क़ानी नेटवर्क , आईएसआई
अफगानिस्तान के पतन पर कैसी है मध्य एशिया की प्रतिक्रिया?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

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हाल के सप्ताहों में मध्य एशियाई गणराज्यों (सीएआर) में जो घटनाक्रम होता रहा है, उसके न�....

September 14, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , भारत। रूस। मध्य एशिया। अफगानिस्तान । पाकिस्तान उज़्बेकिस्तान। तालिबान। एयरक्राफ्ट। अफगान शांति प्रक्रिया। ताजिकिस्तान। तुर्कमेनिस्तान। निकासी। सीएसटीओ। नेशनल रेसिस्टेंट मूवमेंट ऑफ अफगानिस्तान। सैन्य अभ्यास।
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