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The US and NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Effect on the Afghanistan Air Force and the War
June 30 , 2021 Naval Jagota , Senior Fellow, VIF
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Introduction
The US and coalition military forces are withdrawing from Afghanistan after 20 years. The decision was announced by the US president and the withdrawal completion date has been set as 11 Sept 2021. There were many actors which played a part in the intervention by the US and its allies and military was the biggest such actor.
Tags : Afghanistan , Afghanistan Air Force , air asset. Training , Air Power , Aircraft , Maintenance , Pilots , TAAC-Air , Taliban , US , US , International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies
चीनी आक्रमण का एक वर्ष: ऐसे नतीजे जिनकी उम्मीद नहीं थी
June 30 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.)
Article Views: 1910
हमला चाहे कितना ही सोच-विचार कर किया जाए, कोई भी व्यक्ति कभी भी हमले की हार-जीत या परिणामों का सटीक अनुमान नहीं लगा सकता। हमले के कारण ऐसी कई घटनाएं होंगी जो अनचाही होंगी और कई बार इसमें ऐसे नुकसान उठाने पड़ सकते हैं जो समझ से परे और अप्रत्याशित होंगे। आक्रमण झेलने वाले पक्ष को हमले से कई बार ऐसे अप्रत्याशित लाभ मिल सकते हैं जिन्हें कर्मों का ही फल समझा जा सकता है!
Tags : Hindi , China , International Relations and Diplomacy
The Importance of Ethiopian Elections
June 29 , 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh
Article Views: 2094
The Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia held on 21 June 2021 come at a very important time for the future of Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. With 120 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populous African country. It was economically growing rapidly with 8.4% (2019) falling to 6.1% (2020)1. It provided stability in the region.
Tags : Abiy Ahmed , elections , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Oromo , Tigray , TPLF , Africa , International Relations and Diplomacy
Xi Jinping is Taking Steps to Avoid any Surprise by the Opposition
June 29 , 2021 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 2062
It would be unwise today to discount reports of opposition to Chinese President Xi Jinping. This especially since opposition to him burst into the open first in 2017-2018 when Xi Jinping abolished term limits for the top Party posts at the 18th Party Congress. Dissatisfaction with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Xi Jinping personally, surfaced again in 2020, when the authorities mishandled the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. The period leading to the 20th Party Congress, crucial for Xi Jinping if he wants to continue to lead China, is sensitive.
Tags : 20th Party Congress , CCP , Colour Revolution , PLA , Politburo , political security , princelings , Xi Jinping , China , International Relations and Diplomacy
Fore-warning that could not be Heeded
June 29 , 2021 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Article Views: 2031
In mid-April of 2013, with Xi Jinping regime in saddle, the PLA set up a camp nearly 19 kilometres west of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the Raki Nala in India’s strategically sensitive Depsang Plains part of Eastern Ladakh. The intrusion came to the countrymen’s notice after some ten days, and that led to much consternation among the people and their representatives in the Parliament, besides, of course, our active television media.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , China’s territorial aspirations , Eastern Ladakh , LAC , PLA intrusions , Raki Nala face-off , Border and Coastal Security
Political Initiatives and Peace Building in J & K: The external and Internal Dimensions
June 28 , 2021 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2181
India’s political community and leadership has always been bold in experimentation, especially when it comes to J&K. Instances come to mind of past events such as the decision to conduct elections in 1996 when the externally sponsored campaign of terror was almost at its height. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s initiatives always spelt an element of hope, even if they were against the grain of the events of the time. After the path breaking constitutional decisions taken on 5 Aug 2019 many aspects of the handling of the contentious J&K issue also took a turn.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , All party Meet , APHC , Article 370 , DDC elections , Hearts and Minds , J&K , Pakistan , Jammu & Kashmir
Iran’s Presidential Elections
June 28 , 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2004
The Presidential election in Iran has resulted in Mr. Ebrahim Raisi’s victory by 62 percent of the votes. The election coincided with the talks in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal. Both the events came at a time when the situation in Afghanistan is worsening. A protracted civil war or a Taliban takeover in Kabul will have implications for the security of the region. The mujahedin victory in Afghanistan presaged trouble in J&K. There does not appear to be any change in Talibans’ behaviour. They have not accepted Afghanistan’s constitution or the plural civil society in that country.
Tags : Chabahar Port , Ebrahim Raisi , Hazaras , Iran elections , Nuclear Deal , Taliban , International Relations and Diplomacy
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