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The Arab Spring Reborn
April 25 , 2019 Amb K P Fabian
Commentary Views: 2516
When it was generally assumed that the Arab Spring that began by felling dictators one by one in 2011 (Ben Ali in Tunisia, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Muhammed Ghaddafi in Libya, followed by Ali Saleh in Y...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : A new Arab Spring , Algeria and democracy , revolt in Algeria

5G - Deliberating the Pros and Cons
April 25 , 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5183
Major telecom companies of the world are working feverishly to roll-out 5G or 5th Generation technology based advanced wireless systems. This will increase the speed of data transmission, will have faster response time and allow larger number of devices to be connected.

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : 5G , Internet Security , IOT in India

A Tale of two UN Resolutions on Cyber-security
April 24 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 9331
In December 2018, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted two important resolutions: 73/271 on ‘Developments in the Field of Information And Telecommunications in The Context of International Security’; ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : Cyber-security , UN Resolution on cyber-space

Threats to Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
April 24 , 2019 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
Commentary Views: 3345
“Only the terrorist and the Taliban forbid education to the women. Only the terrorist and the Taliban threaten to pull out women’s fingernails for wearing nail polish….the fight against terrorism is als...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghan women’s rights , Taliban talks , Talibani fanaticsm

Putin’s recent Visit to Kyrgyzstan: Major Takeaways
April 23 , 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2599
The Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan is considered to be significant at a time when there is a strong anti-Chinese sentiments arising within the local Kyrgyz population regarding the arrest of ethnic Kyrgyz in Xinjiang by Chinese authority and holding them into internment camps. A large protest in December 2018 was staged outside the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek in this regard.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China-Kyrgyzstan-Russia dimensions , Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan

An End to Bashir’s Three Decades of Rule in Sudan
April 23 , 2019 Dr Neha Sinha
Commentary Views: 4191
Sudan, the largest country on the African continent, lies in the northeast region of Africa. Chad, the Central Africa Republic, Egypt, Libya, Ethiopic, Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo are its neighboring countries. It is one of the poorest countries of the world where most of the people live under hard conditions.

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Ouster of Sudan president , Political developments in Sudan

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