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The Expanding Chinese Smartphone Market in India
September 25 , 2019 Aayush Mohanty
Article Views: 17622
The recent news of ‘One Plus’ investing Rs.1,000 crore in Hyderabad for research and development which would focus India-centric features while also working on globally standard features1 is a testament...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Chinese manufacturing companies , Smartphone investments , Smartphone market

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov explains Russia’s World View
September 25 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 2526
Like other great powers, Russia is keenly watching the global developments and how they impact it. It is seeking a place for itself in the rapidly changing world order. The Americans are talking about a...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indo-Russian cooperation , Russian Foreign Minister’s views , views on new world order

Impact of Attack on Saudi Aramco Facilities on India
September 25 , 2019 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 14917
The Scenario On 14 September 2019, an attack by drones was launched on the Saudi Aramco oil pro-cessing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais in Eastern Saudi Arabia. The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed res...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Energy Security

Tags : Conflict in Middle East , petroleum prices , Saudi oil facilities attacked

China’s Xiaokang (well-off) Border Defence Villages in the Tibet Autonomous Region
September 24 , 2019 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 12365
Since the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping has signalled that extra attention would be paid by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership to building a more comprehens...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Way Forward in India-China Relations after the Amendment of Article 370
September 24 , 2019 Rajesh Soami
Article Views: 5127
News has emerged that the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will not be visiting India on the 22nd of this month as had previously been scheduled. The request for the change of dates has ostensibly been ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s India-averse policies , China’s meddling on Kashmir issue , Sino-India relations

इमरान खान की यात्रा के बाद अमेरिका-पाकिस्तान संबंध
September 24 , 2019 Husain Haqqani
Article Views: 2815
मीडिया की गहमागहमी और घर में मिली सराहना को किनारे रख दें तो इमरान खान की अमेरिका यात्रा से पाकिस्तान की बुनियादी चुनौतियां बिल्कुल नहीं बदली हैं; उसका ख़ज़ाना ख़स्ता ही है और अर्थव्यवस्था अब भी ठहरी हु...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

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