Articles

September 20, 2024 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Any projection of the trajectory of India’s role in the world in the coming times demands first, an understanding of the current state of the world, and second, an awareness of the factors that are likely to influence its role. The World To....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Climate Change , Indian foreign policy , Indian Diaspora , UNHRC , WTO , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Neighbourhood first policy , Ukraine Conflict , Global South Summit

The Fifth World Nomad Games in Kazakhstan: Embracing Tradition Through Sports

September 20, 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction Kazakhstan hosted the Fifth World Nomad Games (WNG) from September 7–13, 2024, in its capital city Astana. Since its inception in 2012, the World Nomad Games (WNG) have expanded into a notable platform showcasing the tradit....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , Central Asia , Soft Power , Tourism , Keywords- Nomadic Culture , Traditional Sports , ethnosports

The First India-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue -Outcomes and Assessment

September 20, 2024 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 9th September, India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held the first ever meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, thereby institutionalizing the much-awaited dialogue and format which also attests to both sides attaching high importance ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , India , GCC , I2U2 , IMEEC , Joint Action Plan

The Importance of Being Brunei

September 17, 2024 Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Sultanate of Brunei is among the smallest countries of ASEAN with a high GDP. It follows a quiet diplomatic style. Brunei is different from other ASEAN countries in that it is a sultanate where all decisions are made by the Sultan who is also the....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , India , ASEAN , PM Modi , Act East Policy , Brunei , Sultan

US Project 2025: Policies for Trump’s probable next term

September 17, 2024 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

If Donald Trump wins in the 2025 elections, if personnel appointments are sound, and if there is coherence of policy coordination, his agenda could have far-reaching consequences As the US Presidential election campaigns heat up, ‘Project 2025�....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Donald Trump , Global isation , US Elections 2024 , Project 2025 , Energy dominance

Armed Forces Need to be Prepared for War in Order to Preserve Peace

September 13, 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

(Title of the article is taken from the Statement made by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Joint Commanders Conference in Lucknow, on 05 Sep 2024.) Wars have remained ageless, timeless and a dynamic paradox, though they are messy, w....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , India , Pakistan , China , C4ISR , Battlefield transparency , combat military capabilities , Kill Web

On Road to Integrated Theatre Commands

September 10, 2024 Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Reports emanating from the Joint Commanders Conference (JCC) held at Lucknow on 04-05 September 2024 suggest that a blueprint for the proposed Integrated Theatre Commands (ITC) has been formulated by the services and presented to the Raksha Mantri (R....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , PLA , Raksha Mantri , Integrated Theatre Commands , Joint Commanders Conference , Joint Logistics Nodes , Theatrisation

Nepal's Trans-Himalayan Dream: A Journey Through High Costs and Higher Stakes

September 09, 2024 Nikhil Sahu Commentary

The Nepal-China ....

Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Tags : Commentary , KP Sharma Oli , BRI in Nepal , Trans Himalayan Railway , Nepal China relation , Nepal Railway , Kyirong to Kathmandu , Chinese loan

Three Years of Taliban Governance: Evaluating Changes and Challenges in Afghanistan

September 06, 2024 Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF Article

Unanticipated but the Taliban have completed their three years in power in Afghanistan since the United States' chaotic withdrawal in August 2021, ending twenty years of conflict in the country. After grand celebrations marked at Kabul’s former US ....

Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan

Tags : Article , Afghanistan , Islamic Emirate , Three Years in Power

Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: The Presidential Election 2024

September 05, 2024 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction Sri Lanka is gearing up for its first Presidential election after the Island nation was hit by massive economic/political turmoil in 2022. On July 26, the Independent Election Commission of Sri Lanka, after months of sp....

Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka

Tags : Article , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , NPP , SLPP , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Aragalaya , ITAK