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Jordan’s Royal Challenge
April 14 , 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2532
Palace Intrigues are an integral part of the Royalty and history is replete with it. One hundered years old Hashemite Kingdom is no exception. Discontentment, embedded ambitions, unsolicited external interests, and interference add to the spice especially when due to extraneous conditions a country’s economy and employment situation as well as its security place a question mark on the governance structures. Normally in monarchies King can do no wrong. But in the modern-day Middle East public has at least heard of, if not tasted the fruits of the Arab Spring.
Tags : ISIS , Jordan , King Abdullah , PM Modi , Prince Hamzah , Saudi Arabia , International Relations and Diplomacy
New Leadership Takes Charge in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects
April 13 , 2021 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2735
On 05 April Vietnam’s National Assembly officially elected Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, member of the Politburo as the Prime Minister of Vietnam replacing the erstwhile Prime Minister Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The National Assembly resolution was passed with the support of an overwhelming majority of the legislators (462 out of 466) voting for Mr. Chinh.
Tags : India , National Assembly , Nguyen Phu Trong , PM Pham Minh Chinh , President Xuan Phuc , Quang Ninh , South China Sea , UNSC , Vietnam , International Relations and Diplomacy
अफगानिस्तान: दोहा समझौते की स्थिति और आगे का मार्ग
April 13 , 2021 Amb Amar Sinha
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अमेरिका और तालिबान के बीच 29 फरवरी 2020 को दोहा में हुए समझौते के एक साल होने के मौके पर विवेकानंद इंटरनेशनल फाउंडेशन ने काबुल स्थित प्रमुख थिंक टैंक अफगान्स इंस्टीट्यूट फॉर स्ट्रैटेजिक स्टडीज (एआईएसएस) के सहयोग से एक संवाद का आयोजन किया था। 27 फरवरी 2021 को हुए इस आयोजन में अफगानिस्तान और भारत के जानकार और सूचनाओं से लैस विद्वानों ने अपने-अपने विचार रखे थे। इस संवाद का मकसद अफगानिस्तान के हर एक क्षेत्र-राजनीतिक, आर्थिक और सुरक्षा-में दोहा समझौते के जरिए अफगानिस्तान की वार्ताकार टीम द्वारा तालिबान को सीधे सीधे-सीधे संबद्ध किए जाने के बाद, तालिबान के रुख और उसकी चालों, अमेरिका के नए प्रशासन
Tags : Afghanistan , भारत।पाकिस्तान। अफगानिस्तान। काबुल। नाटो। शिया। एएनडीएसएफ। दोहा समझौता। हनाफी। अमेरिकी विकल्पों । , Neighbourhood Studies
Transformation in Indian Armed Forces to Exploit Modern Information Systems
April 12 , 2021 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
Article Views: 3648
Need for Adapting Modern Information Systems in Military Operations
The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) today are capable of revolutionizing military operations. Since early 90’s Indian Armed Forces have gained immensely from using the modern ICT. A lot still needs to be done in terms of structural and cultural changes.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , AI Systems , Chhamb Sector , Command & Control , Decision making , Indo-Pak wars , Information systems , Military operations , Network Centricity , sensor integration , Defence
The Rising Terrorist Threat in Northern Mozambique
April 9 , 2021 Dr Neha Sinha
Article Views: 4223
The Republic of Mozambique since 2017 has witnessed a rise in terrorist attacks. The country witnessed its first attack on 5th October 2017 in a small town of Mocimboa da Praia - which lies in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique1. Since then there have been several attacks by insurgent groups linked to Islamic State (IS) that have also spread to other districts posing a major security threat to the country and the region. The fight is mainly between the militants to establish an Islamic state in the region, and the targets have mainly been the civilians.
Tags : Cabo Delgado , Insurgents , Mozambique , Terrorism , Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy
रूसी विदेश मंत्री की भारत यात्रा: क्या और कितना हासिल
April 8 , 2021 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 3267
रूस के विदेश मंत्री सेर्गेई लावरोव भारतीय विदेश मंत्री के आमंत्रण पर अपनी दो दिवसीय यात्रा पर 5 अप्रैल को भारत आए। विदेश मंत्री डॉ. एस. जयशंकर ने मुलाकात के बाद प्रेस को सम्बोधित करते हुए द्विपक्षीय वार्ता को विस्तृत तथा फलप्रद बताया। उन्होंने बताया की वार्ता के काफी भाग में रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादीमिर पुतिन की आगामी भारत यात्रा पर चर्चा हुई। अतिथि मंत्री की प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से भी मुलाक़ात होनी थी किन्तु मोदी जी के दिल्ली से बहार होने के कारण यह संभव न हो सका।
Tags : Hindi , अफ़ग़ानिस्तान , इंडो-पैसिफिक , एस-400 मिसाइल प्रणाली , कोरोना के टीके , चेन्नई- व्लादिवोस्तोक ट्रांसपोर्ट कॉरिडोर , पाकिस्तान , सेर्गेई लावरोव , स्पुतनिक V वैक्सीन , Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy
A Woman President Emerges in Africa
April 7 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 2485
The emergence of Samia Sulu Hassan as the President of Tanzania has gone quietly unnoticed.1 She was the incumbent Vice President, who has succeeded to the presidency, following the demise of President Magfuli,2 who had won an election last year. However, the more important fact is that Samia Sulu is a lady politician, who has been the Vice President since 2015, and is now the only executive female president in Africa. This is truly a laudable achievement which deserves greater recognition. The only other lady president in Africa today is Sahlework Zewdie in Ethiopia.
Tags : Africa , Ethiopia , Magfuli , President Samia Sulu Hassan , Tanzania , Zanzibar , Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy
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