Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

A career diplomat, Satish Chandra served as India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in Geneva and later as High Commissioner to Pakistan. He, subsequently, went on to head the National Security Council Secretariat and was Deputy National Security Advisor.

Contributions

An Overview: Modi Government’s Approach to its SAARC Neighbours (2014-2024)

April 25, 2024 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Indian foreign policy under the Modi government has been characterised by unparalleled energy, informed by great vision and maturity, and infused by a refreshing firmness. It has, above all, been guided by a non-hegemonistic approach firmly rooted in...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, India, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, PM Modi, Bangladesh, South Asia, SAARC, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy

Modi government’s foreign policy has been transformative

May 30, 2023 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Timidity has given way to self-confidence, lassitude to vigour, and confusion to clarity that India’s actions, governed by its civilizational values, will be taken independently and not under anyone’s pressure. As a result of the Narendra Modi...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, foreign policy, QUAD, Indian foreign policy, Modi Government

India Launches World’s First Intranasal Anti-Covid Vaccine

February 20, 2023 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

On 26th January 27, 2023, Bharat Biotech launched the world’s first intranasal vaccine against Covid 19 in New Delhi. The vaccine uses a modified chimpanzee adenovirus to carry the Covid spike protein and cannot replicate in the body. It was develo...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Covid 19, Bharat Biotech, Covishield, Covaxin, Positive Bharat, intranasal vaccine

Satinder Kumar Lambah: Diplomat Par Excellence

July 05, 2022 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Satinder Kumar Lambah, or Sati, as known to his associates, was undoubtedly not only one of India’s most accomplished diplomats but also a wonderful human being inspiring both respect and affection. It is a tribute to him that while his friends, fr...

Tags: Commentary, Pakistan, Special Envoy, Sati Lambah, Diplomat, Professional

अफगानिस्तान; भारत की उससे संबंधित नीतियां और भारत पर उसके प्रभाव

September 08, 2021 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

दिनानुदिन इस बात के बढ़ते साक्ष्य के बावजूद कि मौजूदा तालिबान 2.0 तालिबान 1.0 में थोड़ा ही अलग है, क�...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Hindi, Article, भारत। पाकिस्तान। अमेरिका। तालिबान। आतंकवाद।

Monographs/Compendiums

India's Relations with its SAARC Neighbours

July 23, 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India's relations with its SAARC neighbours have, over the decades, oscillated from very good to stressed barring Pakistan and Bhutan. With the former they have generally been very bad and with the latter very good. With the rest, notably Afghanistan...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, SAARC neighbours, neighbours, Srilanka, Maps, India Relations with its SAARC Neighbours, SAARC, Monograph

Outreach

India-Pak: Calls for de-escalation and dialogue smack of defeatism

March 09, 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Published in The Sunday Guardian on 9th March 2019....

The Trinity Of Power

November 19, 2018 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Published in The Indian Express on 19th November 2018....