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Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: December 2020
Naval Jagota

In December four expert group discussions and one conference on Taiwan were organized by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics extending from India’s neighbourhood to West Asia to China. Each of the members o....

January 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , China , Indo-Pacific , West Asia , Afghanistan peace process , COVID-19 pandemic , Neighbourhood , India-Taiwan Relations , Biden Administration , Pakistan in West Asia , Biden Presidency
2021: The Year Ahead for Japan
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Although 2020 remained a challenging year for Japan due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 offers no alleviation from the existent troubles. The year started with a second month-long emergency, albeit a soft lockdown limited to the nation's capital an....

January 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Australia , Climate Change , Japan , Vietnam , Tokyo Olympics , Biden , Yoshihide Suga , Lower House Elections , Digital Agency , Senkakus
Trends in West Asia in 2020
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

COVID-19 in West Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic has a devastating impact on human lives and the economic situation in the West Asian and North African region. The UAE was the first state in the region to report a positive case on 29 January....

January 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , COVID-19; Abraham Accords; Israel-Palestine conflict; JCPOA
Xi Jinping Further Strengthens Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Magic Weapon’-The United Front Work Department
Jayadeva Ranade Article

China is making efforts to arrest the slide in US-China relations and lower temperatures after Joe Biden takes over as President on January 20. In addition to Chinese Politburo member and former Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s plans for visiting Was....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , rejuvenation of Chinese nation , United Front Work Department , UFWD
Russia Joins the Race for AI
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the connected emerging technologies are shaping the economies, militaries as well as the geopolitics of the world. It is no surprise, therefore, that country after country is joining the race to produce, acquire, deve....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Putin , Supercomputers , AI technologies , Digital transformation , National Strategy for the Development of Intelligence Through 2030
किस तरह सुगा जापान की नीतियों को रूस की तरफ मोड़ रहे हैं ?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

शिंजो अबे के प्रधानमंत्री पद से सहसा इस्तीफा देने के बाद योशिहिदे सुगा जापान के प्रधानमंत्री ब....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , नार्दन टेरिटोरिज। शिंजो अबे। योशिहिदे सुगा। व्लादिमीर पुतिन। होक्काइडो। 1956 संयुक्त घोषणापत्र। टेरिटोरियल डिस्पुट। क्रीमिया। इतरूप। कुनाशीर। शिकोतन और हबोमाई
Implications of Migration of the Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

19 January 2021 "Started in January 1989, the forceful exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, also referred to Kashmiri Pandits, from Kashmir was an “evil strategy” of Pakistan's “thousand cuts” doctrine against India. Join Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain and....

January 19, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Podcast
China-Pakistan Nexus
Amb G. Parthasarthy

19 January 2021 Join Amb G. Parthasarthy and Dr Teshu Singh for an extensive discussion on the China-Pakistan Nexus.