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The India and France bonhomie has potential for expansion with the Gulf
The India–France dynamic has moved forward at a rapid pace over the past few years, finding common goals on global issues — including the Indo-Pacific.
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COVID-19 has Boosted Civil Society Participation in International Meetings Despite Technical Glitches
An obvious consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sharp reduction in global air travel and postponement of nearly all face-to-face global meetings and conferences. All sectors experienced an “events lockdown”, including international development organisations like the World Bank, which cancelled all in-person meetings beginning in March 2020.
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Tracing the roots of an American brand of extremism
With the attack on Capitol Hill by Trump supporters, some of whom wore QAnon shirts and brandished confederate flags, the far-Right’s threat to American liberal democracy is more visible than ever.
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What India should know about non-state actors, counterterrorism and asymmetric warfare
It is imperative for India to remember that fighting DIY and crude armed technologies could well be more difficult to achieve than traditional warfare.
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New Year rings in reconciliation in West Asia
Ties between Qatar and the three GCC members went downhill after uprisings in Arab countries that began in Tunisia, the beginning of the so-called “Arab Spring”.
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COVID19 & War? Do India and China only have two choices?
The relationship between India and China seems to have become very dangerous recently. Is this really what we want? COVID-19 threatens both India and China, but, perhaps, this is not the most critical threat. In their long histories, both India and China have rich experience in fighting plagues. I believe both countries will eventually be able to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not the most important thing at this juncture. The most critical question is, is it necessary to go to a border war while both countries encounter the COVID-19 crisis?
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Afghanistan: Aid-cuts stare at poverty-alleviation
The 2020 Afghanistan Conference, a ministerial-level pledging event, took place in Geneva on 23-24 November, with the participation of 66 countries and 32 international organisations. The conference was co-hosted by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Government of Finland and the United Nations. The Afghan delegation was headed by Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar.
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Decoding India’s latest diplomatic push in the West Asian theatre
While successfully balancing relations between Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia power blocks, New Delhi’s affinity for this Gulf outreach is rooted in geopolitical and geo-economic realities.
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The ball is in China’s court
With its strong response across spheres, India has shown that it has options and a willingness to exercise them.
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How is urban poverty different from rural?
The past practice of seeing all poverty in a rural light and applying rural solutions in urban conditions will not yield the expected results.
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