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Demilitarising the South China Sea: Concerted Efforts Needed
May 30 , 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2796
Two of the most important topics during last year’s Shangri La Dialogue were ‘Upholding the rules-based regional order’ and demilitarisation of the South China Sea in the shape of a discussion on practi...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Shangri La Dialogue , South China Sea

India and North Korea: Future Directions
May 29 , 2018 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3576
India has always maintained a good working relationship with North Korea. Our bilateral trade, in recent years at best has been in the range of US$ 200-250 million but North Korea has always valued Indian food aid which was made available at regular intervals until recently.

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula , India-North Korea relations

Rise of Regional Parties and Coalition Politics and its Pitfalls
May 28 , 2018 RNP Singh
Views: 19931
India has a multi-party system. It is estimated that over 2100 registered political parties have appeared in India since the Independence. Now, only six national political parties and 30 regional politi...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Coalition Politics , national security , Regional Parties

Fifty-Fourth Death Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the First Prime Minister of India
May 25 , 2018 RNP Singh
Commentary Views: 3559
It is over fifty years that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru passed away and his ashes, as he had wished, were flown and scattered all over the lands and heights of Himalayas and immersed in the Ganges to mingle...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Nehru’s policies , Nehru’s role and legacy

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