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Constitutional Amendment - Responses from West Asia
August 28, 2019 Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Responses of individual West Asian States on India’s decision to annul to revoke Article 370 and Article 35A has been multi-faceted and mostly focused on controlling the situation rather than any direct criticism for change in India’s policy. Sau....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Article 370 , India’s constitutional amendment , West Asia on Kashmir
Solving the Huawei Conundrum, the Middle Path
August 27, 2019 Rajesh Soami Commentary

Officials in the Indian government have stated that the Chinese overbearing on the Hua....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India’s 5G dilemma , 5G options , middle path in 5G
India and France Join Hands to Deliver ‘Public Goods at Sea’
August 26, 2019 Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Among the many facets of India-France bilateral relations, cooperation in the maritime domain has been high on the agenda. Maritime security with strong constabulary elements, exchange of information on White Shipping, Varuna series of naval exercise....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , Maritime cooperation , PM’s France visit , Indian Ocean issues
CDS Appointment: An Opportunity to Streamline Defence Acquisitions
August 26, 2019 Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement from the ramparts of Red Fort to create Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) constitutes a major milestone in the history of India’s defence reforms1. The appointment of CDS was one....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Appointment of CDS , Military jointmanship , Military modernization
Is it Time for India to Up its Game in West Asia?
August 22, 2019 Rajesh Soami Commentary

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and France this week to boost bilateral ties with these states. The visit comes in the wake of support that India has received from these countries after New Delhi deci....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , West Asian relations , PM’s West Asian visit , India and West Asian countries
Repeal of Article 370 - Pakistan’s Reaction
August 19, 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Articles 370 and 35 A, which gave special status to J&K were part of Indian Constitution. Their repeal does not violate any international agreement. These ensured that the people of J&K enjoyed democratic rights within the Indian Union, which the peo....

Keywords : Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Pakistan , POK , Repeal of Article 370 , Pakistan’s Kashmir rhetoric
Three Cheers - Jammu and Kashmir is Truly Integrated with India
August 10, 2019 General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM Commentary

Lightening strike, surgical operations and surprise are the terminologies most used and practiced in military operations. But here in Jammu and Kashmir, Government of India has done one better and in one step resolved the 70 years old legacy of a pr....

Keywords : Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Repeal of Articles 370 & 35A , Roots of Kashmir separatism , Pakistan’s antics over Kashmir
Is there a trade war in East Asia?
August 05, 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

On the margins of the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, Japan and South Korea are also involved in a similar tiff. As in any economic conflict, one country tries to strong-arm the other, Japan has been using its leverage to asser....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Featured , Commentary , Japan-South Korea tensions , Japan-South Korea economic rift
US-Pakistan Relations after Imran Khan’s Visit
August 02, 2019 Husain Haqqani Commentary

Media attention and domestic praise aside, Imran Khan’s visit to the US has not really changed Pakistan’s fundamental challenges; its coffers remain depleted and economy stagnant, the country still remains on the UN Financial Action Task Force (F....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Imran Khan in US , Trump-Khan meeting , Pakistan’s policy difficulties
Recurring Clashes on Tajik-Kyrgyz Border over Raising of National Flags
July 29, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 22 July 2019, the border authorities of Tajikistan informed that a skirmish took place on the border with Kyrgyzstan which resulted in killing of one local resident and several others wounded. According to the Tajik media, this violent conflict is....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Tajik-Kyrgyz spat , Border tension in Fergana Valley , border disputes in Central Asia
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