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Diplomatic Thaw between Japan and South Korea

Two significant developments in Northeast Asia escaped the attention of the Indian media because of its obsession to cover China’s aggressive policies on many regional issues. While the latter is too important to overlook and deserves critical...

Multilateralism Digest: March 2023 - Issue 3

Contents INDIA IN THE UN INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS PLURILATERAL DEVELOPMENTS PEACE AND SECURITY MISCELLANEOUS I. INDIA IN THE UN India participates in LDC5 The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least...

E-Commerce: Issues and Challenges

E-Commerce globally is on the rise. Relentless innovation in technology, endless consumer’s demand for variety of products and services, digitalization drive, advent of internet, OTT, and Covid-19 pandemic have propelled the world economy to witness...

Potentiality of India’s Services Sector: Current State of Play

The contribution of services sector[1] to the Indian economy is well-recognized. With a significant share of over 50% in gross domestic product (GDP) (Economic Survey, 2021-22, Ministry of Finance), and accounting for 36% of total exports (UNCTAD (...

China: Daily Scan, December 19, 2022

China's AG600M large amphibious aircraft secures new order: Xinhuanet December 16, 2022 China's independently-developed AG600M large amphibious aircraft has secured a new order for five aircraft, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)...

China Daily Scan, December 13, 2022

Senior Chinese official stresses national defense, military modernization: Xinhuanet December 12, 2022 A senior Chinese military official has stressed resolving major issues in theory and in reality and opening a new page in the modernization of...

China: Daily Scan, November 16, 2022

China's ex-senior provincial legislator prosecuted: Xinhuanet November 15, 2022 A public prosecution has been initiated against Sun Guoxiang, a former senior legislator of northeast China's Liaoning Province, over suspected bribe-taking. The...

WTO and India-Africa position on Fisheries subsidies

In this episode, David Vivas, Legal Officer at UNCTAD discusses with Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation various issues related to WTO, particularly where India and Africa can work together under the...

China: Daily Scan, September 26, 2022

Chinese FM expounds on right way for China, U.S. to develop relations in new era: Xinhuanet September 23, 2022 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, making a keynote speech here on Thursday at the headquarters of Asia Society,...

Interaction with Amb Mohan Kumar on “WTO and Global Trade”

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interaction with Ambassador Mohan Kumar (retd) on “WTO and Global Trade” on 18 July 2022. After Welcoming Remarks by Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney (Retd), Ambassador Mohan Kumar expounded on the history of...

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