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Functioning of Judiciary in Nepal
December 8 , 2021 Rishi Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF
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The Crisis
For more than one month now, Nepal’s judicial system has come to a partial halt. The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) is protesting against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and demanding his unconditional resignation. Other than the NBA, several lawyers’ associations, former judges of the Supreme Court have held sit-in protests demanding the resignation.
Tags : Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana , Constitution of Nepal. , Gajendra Hamal , Government of Nepal , Impeachment , Judiciary , NBA , Nepal Bar Association , Nepali Congress , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Supreme Court of Nepal , Nepal , Neighbourhood Studies
सीमा प्रबंधन: चुनौतियां और अवसर
December 6 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 3729
(यह निम्नलिखित आलेख 26 अक्टूबर 2021 को सुरक्षा और नीति पहल (एसएपीआइ/सापी) सम्मेलन में वाइईएफ के निदेशक द्वारा दिए गए मुख्य भाषण का अद्यतन संस्करण है।) सीमावर्त्ती क्षेत्र विविध प्रभावों के अधीन हैं। किसी देश की परिधि अत्यंत संवेदनशील होती है। हमें उन पर विशेष ध्यान देने की जरूरत है। ऐसा करने में चूक का नतीजा देश की सुरक्षा और समृद्धि के लिए गंभीर हो सकता है।
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Hindi , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा एवं रणनीतिक अध्ययन। पाकिस्तान। उत्तर-पूर्व। सीमाएं।तिब्बत। कनेक्टिविटी। तटवर्त्ती सीमाएं। उग्रवाद। पलायन , Border and Coastal Security
Climate Finance and Climate Justice: The Twin Anchors of India’s Climate Commitments at COP 26
December 4 , 2021 Heena Samant, Research Assistant, VIF
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Background
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26), one of the most anticipated dialogues in the sphere of climate change was held from 31st October till 12th November. This anticipation can be attributed to several factors
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , clean energy , Climate Change , climate finance , climate justice , energy transition , fossil-fuels , global-superpower , net-zero emissions
Nepal, India expedite Connectivity Projects
December 3 , 2021 Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Article Views: 4038
On October 22, India handed over Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail line to Nepal. This is expected to further facilitate the movements of goods, services, and people between two countries. The railway line comes into operation oncethe Nepal government removes legal hurdles and manages necessary logistics.
Tags : bus service , Connectivity , Kathmandu , pipe line , rail line , Raxaul , Terai roads , Nepal , Neighbourhood Studies
Vietnam PM in Japan: Major Take Aways
December 3 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 3821
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a 4-day official visit from 22 to 25 November to Japan to have discussion with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on furthering economic and security cooperation between Japan and Vietnam. Chinh was the first foreign leader to be invited to Japan since the Kishida administration came to power on 4 October 2021.
Tags : Coronavirus , Cyber-security , East China Sea , Fumio Kishida , ODA , Pham Minh Chinh , Senkaku Islands , South China Sea , Supply chains , International Relations and Diplomacy
COP 26: NET POSITIVE & Corporate Social Responsibility
December 1 , 2021 Dr Swati Mitra
Commentary Views: 3994
The empathetic appeal by the extinct dinosaur on “how bad it is to be extinct” during COP 26 conference at Glasgow caught attention of every decision maker, civil society, corporate academia to internalise & make realistic commitment towards Climate Change & Sustainability as the world grapples with the un-ending woes unleashed by the unpredictable virus.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , COP26 , CSR , Net Positive , Tulsi Gowda , UNSDGs
Europe Might be more Vulnerable than Most to Omicron
November 30 , 2021 Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4126
At 8:19 PM, on another day of incessant drizzle in Chennai, I clicked on Bloomberg.com only to see the following headlines captioned boldly on the landing page:
Tags : Covid , ECB , Eurozone , Germany , Omicron , International Relations and Diplomacy
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