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As Russia-Ukraine conflict reaches two year mark, it is advantage Putin
February 24 , 2024 Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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With the West locked into a semi-permanent conflict with Russia, and the fraying deterrence equations between the big powers, the consequent disequilibrium on the Eurasian continent is a matter of deep ...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : NATO , Putin , Russia , Ukraine Conflict

Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War 2022-2024: Battleground of Adaptations and Innovations
February 23 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 886
The war that commenced on 24 February 2022 between Ukraine and Russia, has limited parallels with the ongoing war! The sheer dynamism in adaptation, by initiative, ingenuity and vitality of the battlegr...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Decoys , Drones , End game , EW , HIMARS , Russia , Ukraine

Recent Developments and Trends in South East Asia-An Update
February 22 , 2024 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 859
In the intertwined world of today it is axiomatic the developments at the international level will have impact on regional responses and outcomes. The year 2023 saw recovery of the SE Asian nations from...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ASEAN , China , COC , Myanmar , Philippines , SCS , Vietnam

The Red Sea Crisis Revives the Importance of IMEC
February 21 , 2024 Tiziano Marino
Commentary Views: 916
Despite the initial perception that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could stall the implementation of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the recent developments see...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : EU , Houthis , IMEC , Indian Navy , Red Sea

A Full Circle by Second Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine Conflict
February 20 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 1018
Premise
The Russo-Ukraine war crossed its two-year mark on 22 Feb 2024. This work is based on the premise that in the two years gone by, the war has come a ‘full circle’. How? On 22 Feb 2022, Russia looked ‘strong and confident’ ready to do a Crimea; on 22 Feb 2024, Russia looks ‘strong and confident’ again.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Russian invasion of Ukraine , Russo-Ukraine war , Ukraine counteroffensive , Ukraine War

In Defence of Indonesian Democracy
February 17 , 2024 Satish Chandra Mishra
Commentary Views: 1158
In politics, as in life, context is everything. This is something on which almost everyone agrees and yet most of us ignore.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : democracy , elections , Indonesia , Probowo

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