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An Update on Political Situation in Myanmar
Amb Gautam Mukhopadhaya

It’s been a month since the Myanmar military seized control and in today’s episode, we will talk about the latest updates on the political situation in Myanmar and international reactions. Democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces addi....

March 05, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Podcast , Political Crises , Military Coup , International sanctions , Elections 2020 Political Situation in Myanmar
Mangal Within Reach: A Woman’s Perspective
Vandana M Kumar Commentary

In 1897, The War of the Worlds by HG Wells was published in instalments in the Pearson’s magazine in the UK and the Cosmopolitan in the US. It is a classic of the science fiction genre, about an unequal clash between us and invaders from Mar....

March 05, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Mangalyaan , Mars , Nandini Harinath , NASA , Perseverance , Ritu Karidhal
Afghanistan: Status of Doha Agreement and the Way Forward
Amb Amar Sinha Article

To mark one year of the Doha Agreement between the US and the Taliban, signed on 29 February 2020 in Doha, the Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with a prominent Kabul based think tank, Afghans Institute for Strategic St....

March 04, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , NATO , Shia , ANDSF , Doha Agreement , Hanafi , US options
Japan’s Dilemma in Dealing with the Junta in Myanmar
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
The military takeover of the democratically elected government and the dubious civilian-military power sharing agreement has been criticised by the global community. At a time when Myanmar was navigating through its nascent d....

March 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , sanctions , Abe Shinzo , Yoshihide Suga , Foreign Assistance Act , Chinese Coast Guard vessels , Yasuhide Nakayama , National Defense Academy , ODA.
बाइडेन की विदेश नीति की प्राथमिकताएं : भारत पर इनके प्रभाव
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जोए बाइडेन का चार फरवरी को विदेश मंत्रालय में दिया गया भाषण दो बातों को लक्�....

March 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , भारत। चीन। हिन्द-प्रशांत। विदेश मंत्रालय में बाइडेन का भाषण। प्रतिद्वंद्वियों। लोकतंत्रों का शिखर सम्मेलन।
CPEC: Chinese ‘Dragon’ in Pakistan’s ‘Tent'
Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

On Monday, 22 Feb 2021, Pakistan’s Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor [CCoCPEC] instructed Ministries of Defence and Interior to ensure that Pakistan Navy and the Coast Guards immediately vacate 116 acres of real estate in Gwadar....

March 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , China , CPEC , Gwadar , Pakistan Navy , BRI , Pishkuan
Developments in Xinjiang
Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Prof Srikanth Kondapalli and Dr Teshu Singh as they review the developments in Xinjiang