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Japan Promotes Indo-Pacific in African Strategic Thinking
September 6 , 2019 Dr Vijay Sakhuja
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In his opening address at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Prime Minister Abe sought support from the African nations to join hands with Japan and work together to ...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Japan in African development , Japanese initiatives in Indo-Pacific , Yokohama Declaration

Recent Transgressions by China in the South China Sea
September 6 , 2019 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
Article Views: 2194
China along with Vietnam is the largest claimants of islands in the South China Sea. China has built military bases to include berthing sites for war ships, air strips for fighter and transport aircraft and is keen on optimising the resources of the region.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s latest territorial transgressions , South China Sea and Vietnam

Comments on Draft National Education Policy 2019
September 6 , 2019 Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2860
The Ministry of Higher Education has brought out the Country’s First Education Policy of this century, which is nearly after three and a half decades of the earlier policy. Looking to the rate of change...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : college education , Education Policy , Science and & technology education

The Radhakrishnan Commission’s Recommendations for the Inclusion of Comparative Religion1
September 5 , 2019 Dr Arpita Mitra
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On the occasion of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday on 5 September, let us revisit an almost forgotten contribution of his. The man, whose birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day, had also served as ...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : philosophy of religion , Radhakrishnan Commission on education , religious education

Sri Lanka-US military Ties in the Indo-Pacific
September 5 , 2019 Mayuri Mukherjee
Article Views: 7954
On August 18, Sri Lankan media reported that the United States had decided to suspend bilateral negotiations with Colombo on the controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) until after the president...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Sri Lanka-US force agreements , Sri Lanka-US-China relations

The Hong Kong Imbroglio
September 5 , 2019 Gautam Sen
Commentary Views: 1880
The present public upsurge in Hong Kong, administratively known as the Hong Kong Special Administered Region (HKSAR) of Peoples Republic of China (PRC), is now nearly three-month old. The latest trigger...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s domestic differences , China’s ‘two systems’ on test , Hong Kong protests

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