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India and Japan: “Lotus Waters in Chrysanthemum Lake”
Dr Anil Rawat Article

The conclusion of a defense deal between India and Japan marked a new high in the burgeoning relationship between the two countries. Had it not been for the constrains imposed by the COVID-19 and Prime minister Abe’s announcement to lay down his o....

October 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , QUAD , strategic partnership , PM Modi , Suzuki , ACSA , Confluence of Two Seas , Digital Arc , Justice Radha Binod Pal , Okakura , PM Abe
भारत-चीन में तनाव : क्या चीन ने भारी भूल कर दी?
Amb Kanwal Sibal Article

चीन ने भारत के लद्दाख में सैन्य मुठभेड़ कर भारी भूल कर दी है। उसने अपनी दादागीरी दिखाने की रणनीत....

October 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , चीन। शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपीपी। पीएलसी। एलएसी। लद्दाख। पैंनगोंग टीएसओ। वांग यी। आर्थिक मोर्चा। सैन्य संघर्ष। रक्षा मंत्रियों की बैठक।
VIF Webinar on “International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)”

India’s trade with Central Asia is much below its true potential, and the factor behind is the lack of direct connectivity. The Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) remain crucial in this regard. Vivekananda In....

October 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , China , Russia , INSTC , Central Asia , Iran , Europe , BRI , North-South Transport Corridor
Readying Up the Fourth Dimension, Quietly: A Status Report
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Last year in April and June respectively, it was reported in the media that the Government has taken two important decisions related to space domain. If this is true, the same will have far reaching strategic importance for the nation. This articl....

October 12, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Space Agency , Defence Space Research Organisation , DSA , DSRO , Defence Satellites
Local Perception of China's Growing Role in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
China's relation with its Central Asian neighbours has been complicated. Even though Beijing maintains good relations with most Central Asian governments, rising anti-Chinese sentiments among the local populace have proved ch....

October 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Article , Protests , Kazakhstan , Corruption , illegal immigrants , Debt Trap , Demonstrations , Anti-China , Leasing Land , Detention Camps , Sinophobia , Kyrgystan
Why China is an Economic Landmine
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

‘And China has deep pockets’ is a guaranteed statement one gets to hear in every seminar or discussion on China. But despite its moneyed and lucrative hues, many questions arise. How is China an economic behemoth, when economists and Chinese poli....

October 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Russia , NATO , BRI , State Owned Enterprises , WTO , Debt , Technology transfers , Cybersecurity Law , Bullet Trains
Myanmar Round Up: September 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Myanmar entered a second wave of COVID-19 as the active cases reported as on 30 September 2020 are 12,427, and deaths reported are 284. The outbreak intensified since mid-August, and the maximum cases are reported from Yangon, Mandalay and Rakhine st....

October 09, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Arakan army , Rohingya , Tatmadaw clashes , Unilateral Ceasefires , Keywords: COVID-19 , Amnesty , Elections2020 , India in Myanmar , China interventions
अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

रिपब्लिकन और डेमोक्रेटिक की भिन्न रीतियां उनके दलों के दर्शन और अमेरिका में राष्ट्रपति पद के च....

October 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , चीन। अर्थव्यवस्था। अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध। कोविड। कर। शीत-युद्ध। डेमोक्रेट्स। रिपब्लिकन्स। आव्रजन। नस्लीय संबंध।
US-China: Moving Towards War or Cut-Throat Competition?
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Rajesh Isser, AVSM,VM (G) Article

Abstract
This paper explores the realm of the brewing competition between the US and China, which can easily escalate to military confrontation. India has been forced to make choices away from its long-held belief in hedging and non-allia....

October 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , PLA , Sino-US War , Hi-tech race , Economies at War , Geopol games
Pakistan: Civil-Military Relations1
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

Whatever be the constitutional position, one thing is clear that in the final analysis, political sovereignty in Pakistan resides … where the coercive power resides… which is the ultimate authority in the decision-making process in Pakistan. T....

October 08, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Nawaz Sharif , Imran Khan , Gen Yaha Khan , JUI-F , Musharraf , PDM , PML-N , Quaid
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