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Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors
July 23 , 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 258
“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.” —Professor R. B. J. Walker
Tags : BRI , Clinton , DynCorp , Executive Outcomes , Frontier Services Group , Montreux Document , PMCs , SADAT , UNPKOs , war on terror , International Relations and Diplomacy
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
July 22 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 399
On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The White Paper observed: “China has further intensified military activities around Taiwan including Chinese aircrafts entering the south-western airspace of Taiwan. In the meantime, the United States has demonstrated a clear stance of supporting Taiwan in military aspects, such as transits by U.S. vessels through the Taiwan Strait and weapon sales.
Tags : Abe Shinzo , Baushuan Ger , COVID-19 , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , One-China policy , Self Defense Forces , Senkaku , South China Sea , Suga Yoshihide , Taiwan Strait , China , International Relations and Diplomacy
The Unsettling Issue of Tigray
July 21 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 500
July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in June1 provided a resounding victory for the Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This was preceded by a withdrawal of Ethiopian Defence Forces (ENDF) from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray and several parts of the Northern state. Eritrean forces which had helped ENDF subdue and chase away Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces moved towards their own borders.
Tags : Afar , ENDF , Ethiopia , Military situation , Omora , Oromia , PM Abiy Ahmed , Tigray , TPLF , International Relations and Diplomacy
Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle
July 20 , 2021 Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal
Article Views: 680
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The conference was proposed by the Uzbek President in his statement at the UNGA last September, but the weeks before the conference saw a rapid deterioration in the Afghan situation and the subtext of the informal discussions and the formal statements was the dangerous situation in Afghanistan.
Tags : Central Asia , Central Asia , Connectivity , Pakistan , President Shavkat Mirziyoyev , S Jaishankar , South Asia , Taliban , International Relations and Diplomacy
20 वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस के पहले शी जिनपिंग-सीसीपी नेतृत्व “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” को लेकर सजग
July 20 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
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चीन में “कलर रिवोल्यूशन” की आशंका को लेकर चाइनिज कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व में चिंताएं अप्रैल महीने से लेकर अब तक पारदर्शी रूप में काफी बढ़ गई हैं। हालांकि शी जिनपिंग सहित चीनी कैडर्स ने 1991 में कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ऑफ दि सोवियत यूनियन (CPSU) के 1991 में विघटन के बाद उन आशंकाओं को दूर कर दिया है, लेकिन अमेरिका के साथ संबंधों में हाल के वर्षों में तेजी से आई गिरावट के बाद इसकी चिंताओं में उल्लेखनीय वृद्धि हुई है। चीन में इस बात पर राय बनती जा रही है कि पेइचिंग और वाशिंगटन आने वाले भविष्य में सत्ता की प्रतियोगिता में शामिल नहीं, अमेरिका में हुए नेतृत्व परिवर्तन के बाद भी। पीकिंग यूनिवर
Tags : Hindi , शी जिनपिंग। सीसीपी। पीएलए। 20वीं कॉंग्रेस। कलर रिवोल्यूशन। सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा मंत्रालय। , China , International Relations and Diplomacy
Pakistan’s Support to Taliban is Behind the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan
July 19 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 806
At the initiative of Uzbek President Shavket Miriziev, a high-level conference was held in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021 to discuss connectivity between Central Asia and South Asia. The conference was attended by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and several Foreign Ministers of regional countries, including the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Tags : Afghanistan , Central Asia , Connectivity , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Taliban , Zalmay Khalizad , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
Eastern Ladakh – In Focus Again!
July 19 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.)
Article Views: 880
With a meeting of the EAM Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Eastern Ladakh has come in focus again. Most information and analysis of the events in Eastern Ladakh of 2020 and the first half of 2021 have been analysed in fine detail, and hence requires no repetition. There are three issues that of late have been at the fore and need examination – infrastructural push by China in Tibet, the state of disengagement and infringements, if any, in Eastern Ladakh and the prospects of the next military talks following the meeting of the two Foreign Ministers.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Galwan , Kailash Range , LAC , Ladakh , media centre , Pangong Tso , PLA , Defence
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