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Livelihood Alternatives: Enhancing rural development by supporting small farmers
February 6 , 2024 Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 931
In Odisha, the rural landscape is dotted with examples of individual excellence in the agri- development space. However, when it comes to collective efforts at economic transformation, the success has not been very encouraging.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Capacity Building , cooperatives , IRMA , Livelihood Alternatives , NABARD , Positive Bharat , small farmers , StartUps , Sustainability , “One Block One Product”

Maldives: Paying for the Wrong Choices
February 6 , 2024 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 811
The Maldives has been gathering news headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , Impeachment , Indian Army , Maldives , SLOCs , Tourism

Indication of Disarray in PLA and Imminent ‘Rectification’ Campaign
February 5 , 2024 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 816
The senior echelons of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appear to be in disarray. The unexplained long absences of Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman General Zhang Youxia and sudden r...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CMC , Corruption , Gen He Weidong , ideological risks , Li Yuchao , PLA , PLARF , PLASSF , Xi Jinping , Xu Zhonbo

A Quantum Leap in Nepal-India Relations
February 2 , 2024 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Commentary Views: 914
Recently, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Kathmandu on January 4-5 and co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission, the highest bilateral mechanism between the two countries.

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : dAHAL , earthquake support , HICDPs , Kathmandu , power purchase , PSLV , SDPs

China’s Poaching Style of Conducting Diplomacy
February 1 , 2024 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 818
Beijing seems to be determined to strangulate Taiwan as barely 48 hours after the presidential elections in which the pro-sovereignty leaning returned the Democratic Progressive Party candidate William Lai Ching-te, whose stance has irked Beijing.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese elements , cross-strait relations , DPP , KMT , New Southbound Policy , One-China policy , poaching of allies , switching allegiance

Uncertain Winds: Trends in West Asia in 2024
January 31 , 2024 Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 848
Israel-Hamas Conflict
On 7 October, Hamas’ military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades backed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) Al-Quds Brigades executed a multi-domain ‘shock and awe campaign’, ‘Operation Al Aqsa Flood’ in southern Israel through simultaneous land and sea infiltration and rocket barrages.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Civil wars , Iran , Israel , Palestine , Russia , US

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