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Xi Hajoor ! Old Wine in the ‘New Era’ for Myanmar
January 22 , 2020 Jaideep Chanda, Senior Fellow, VIF
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Myanmar effectively boarded the BRI when Aung San Suu Kyi attended the First Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in May 2017. President Xi Jinping even acknowledged Myanmar in the context of the BRI in his speech at the Forum.
Tags : Documents Signed , Hearts and Minds Investments , New Era , Xi Hajoor! , Xi Jinping visits Myanmar , Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies
Terrorism and Counter Terrorism: Review of Year 2019 and Projections for 2020
January 22 , 2020 Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1206
The year 2019 had significant developments in global terrorism. The review covers the important activities of terrorism and counter-terrorism (CT) around the globe. There have been ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen which includes terrorist activities at a large scale. These conflicts have, therefore, been kept out of this review. The 2019 Year review and Projections for 2020 are categorised into two sections: National (A), and International (B), with sub-grouping of the timeline of events quarterly. NATIONAL JANUARY-APRIL
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Afghanistan , al-Qaeda , al-Qaida , Counter-terrorism , India , IslamicState , national security , Pakistan , Srilanka , Terrorism , UnitedKingdom , Terrorism
Year Review: Pakistan in 2019
January 22 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF
Commentary Views: 1110
The year 2019 brought optimism as well as trials for Pakistan in equal measure. In 2019, Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan was occupied in confronting numerable challenges at the domestic as well as international levels. At the domestic front, the situation remained grim for Pakistan as the government under Prime Minister Imran Khan struggled to live up to the promises it made during its election campaign.
Tags : Afghanistan , Army , economy , foreign policy , India , Pakistan , Saudi , US , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
Constitutional Changes in Russia! What is Cooking?
January 21 , 2020 Rajesh Soami
Commentary Views: 1528
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his entire government resigned on January 15th after a televised speech by President Putin to the federal assembly wherein he proposed sweeping changes to the constitution. These changes will modify the equation of power-centres in Russia. Currently, power is concentrated around the presidency in Moscow. Vladimir Putin has been holding the post since 2000, barring a 4 year hiatus, when he held the position of the Prime Minister while Medvedev was the President.
Tags : democracy , Medvedev , Putin , Yeltsin , Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy
Key Developments in Africa in 2019
January 21 , 2020 Dr Neha Sinha
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The year 2019 bore witness to multiple developments which dotted the continent and may lead to not only an impact in the immediate times but also have far-reaching impact on the society and polity of African nations. Peaceful Transition of Power
Tags : Africa , Cooperation , election , India , Power , Terrorism , Visits , Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy
सुलेमानी की हत्या: आगे क्या?
January 21 , 2020 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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चूंकि कासिम सुलेमानी गुप्त तरीके से काम करने के लिए बनाई गई रणनीतिक सेना के कमांडर होने के नाते सार्वजनिक मंच से दूर ही रहते थे, इसलिए ज्यादातर लोगों को इस बात का भान तक नहीं था कि ईरान के पदक्रम में वह एक तरह से नंबर 2 थे। यही वजह है कि लोग यह सुनकर हैरत में हैं कि उनकी हत्या अमेरिका की बहुत बड़ी गलती है और इसका बदला जरूर लिया जाएगा। ईरान में सुलेमानी को अक्सर ‘जीता-जागता शहीद’ कहा जाता था क्योंकि ईरान के सामरिक और रणनीतिक उद्देश्य पूरे करने के लिए उन्होंने कई बार निजी तौर पर खतरे लिए थे। इस्लामिक रिवॉल्यूशनरी गार्ड कोर के दबदबे के कारण शायद वह पूरे ईरान में लोकप्रिय नहीं होंगे, लेकिन उनकी मौत
Tags : Hindi , अमेरिका , आईएसआईएस , ईरान , सुलेमानी , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy
Geopolitics of Trans–Caspian Gas Pipeline
January 20 , 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF
Article Views: 1507
Introduction Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) is designed to export natural gas from resource-rich Turkmenistan and to a certain amount from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan by putting an underwater pipeline in the Caspian seabed. From Baku, Azerbaijan through Georgia, Turkmen gas export will get linked with the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) in Turkey which ultimately reaches Europe. This pipeline is proposed in a way that it circumvents two littoral states of the Caspian Sea; Russia and Iran which has become bone of contention in realizing this project.
Tags : Azerbaijan , Caspian Sea , Central Asia , European Union , Geopolitics , Iran , Natural Gas , Pipeline , Russia , Turkmenistan , International Relations and Diplomacy
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