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ASEAN Summit at Singapore: Urgent Need for a Legally Binding Code of Conduct in South China Sea
May 11 , 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2504
The 32nd edition of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit took place in Singapore in from 25-28 April where the central theme of the meeting was envisioned as ‘Resilient and Innovative ...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s militarisation of SCS , South China Sea Code of Conduct

Iran Nuclear Deal
May 10 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2541
US President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal was partly expected in view of his campaign statements. It was nevertheless surprising. There were last minute attempts by the E-3 – France, Germany and the UK - to persuade Trump not to withdraw. After the announcement, E-3 leaders issued a joint statement that they will continue with the agreement.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran nuclear deal , Sanctions on Iran

Modi Xi-Summit: All About ‘Feel Good’!
May 10 , 2018 Gunjan Singh
Commentary Views: 2647
The informal meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 27-28, 2018, has raised a lot of hope that there may be a new policy direction to improve t...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Building Sino-India trust , Modi-Xi talks

President Kovind’s Visit: India -Africa Relations Reach New Heights
May 10 , 2018 Dr Neha Sinha
Commentary Views: 2883
India and Africa have nurtured a warm and strong relation through ages. After assuming office in July, 2017, Indian President Shri R N Kovind embarked his third foreign tour to Africa. He visited Equato...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Cooperation with Africa , President’s Africa tour

Kyrgyzstan in Political Turmoil
May 9 , 2018 Dr Rashmini Koparkar
Article Views: 3225
Kyrgyzstan, a small, landlocked and mountainous republic in Central Asia, is less known to the world because of its remote location and tiny population (about 6 million). The country borders China on th...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , Kyrgyzstan

हिन्द-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में अपनी बढ़त की आशा के साथ भारत ने सेय्चेल्लेस के साथ संधियों पर हस्ताक्षर किये
May 9 , 2018 Dr Neha Sinha
Article Views: 3450
सेय्चेल्लेस गणतंत्र, हिन्द महासागर का एक द्वीप समूह है। इस देश में 115 द्वीप है जिनकी राजधानी विक्टोरिया है। सेय्चेल्लेस के आसपास मॉरिशस, रीयूनियन, मेडागास्कर, कोमरोस जैसे कई द्वीप है। सेय्चेल्लेस की जन...

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Tags : Hindi

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