Articles

Drone Attack on the Saudi Installation and Tensions in the Gulf

September 20, 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary View: 205

The attack on Saudi oil field in Khurais and refinery in Abqaiq on Sunday has knocked out 5.7 million barrel per day of oil supplies. This is half of Saudi daily oil production; it amounts to 5 percent of global oil supply. There have been attacks on....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , tension in Middle East , Saudi oil supply , India’s energy requirements

To the Moon and Beyond: Time for India to Strengthen its ‘Space’ Muscles

September 20, 2019 Radhika Daga, Research Assistant, VIF Article View: 246

Lunar exploration missions date back to the very beginning of space exploration itself. In over a year’s time following Sputnik, the advances in aerospace technologies were made to enable forays into our closest neighbour in outer space. The desire....

Keywords : India to Moon , India’s space journey , celebrating Indian science , Article , Technological and Scientific Studies

China-Taiwan Conundrum

September 20, 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary View: 152

Chinese approach towards Taiwan has becoming increasingly assertive since Tsai Ing-wen became the President of Taiwan in 2016. Her position on not accepting the 1992 consensus has not gone down well with Beijing. She has adopted a very ‘independent....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US-Taiwan relations , China’s Taiwan policy

The ongoing Political Struggle in Kyrgyzstan: Who is Responsible?

September 20, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary View: 184

Kyrgyzstan is a small Central Asian Republic which has perceived political turmoil since it became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is the only Central Asian republic which has been practicing democracy; however, it has ....

Keywords : Kyrgyz politics , political violence in Kyrgyzstan , Kyrgyz presidency rivalry , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

भारतीय संघवाद की भावना

September 19, 2019 Rajesh Singh Article View: 170

भारत की संघीय प्रकृति की बात बार-बार की जाती रही है और यह सत्तारूढ़ पार्टी तथा विपक्ष के बीच टकरा�....

Keywords : संविधान में ‘यूनियन’ (संगठन) की प्रमुखता , सत्तारूढ़-विपक्ष के टकराव , संघवाद के विवाद , Hindi , Article , Governance and Political Studies

2019 Japan-South Korea Tensions: Why the ‘Past’ took Precedence over the ‘Future’?

September 18, 2019 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article View: 195

Since late last year, East Asia has been uneasy with wariness over the growing tensions between South Korea and Japan. Though, historical legacies and war memories of Imperial Japan continue to emerge as recurrent factors in the regional politics, th....

Keywords : Japan-Korea-US tangle , GSOMIA pact , Japan-Korea relations , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Deadlock in Afghanistan

September 18, 2019 Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article View: 212

In a dramatic turn of events, the US President announced in a tweet on September 7 that he has called-off the secret meeting with the Taliban leaders at Camp David, and ended the peace talks with the armed group.1 Further, keeping alive the whimsical....

Keywords : Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban intransigence , Afghanistan violence

Visit of Indian Prime Minister to Vladivostok

September 17, 2019 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article View: 245

Indian Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi, visited Vladivostok in Far East of Russia for two days; 04-05 Sep 2019. The PM had two main agenda points: First, to attend 20th Summit Level talk with the Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin; and second, ....

Keywords : Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , PM’s Vladivostok agreements , New vistas of India-Russia cooperation

Inner-Party Differences on Hong Kong Issue Pose Problems for Xi Jinping

September 16, 2019 Jayadeva Ranade Article View: 330

China’s leadership will have been incensed by the photographs and videos of protestors in Hong Kong carrying American flags and chanting “America please take over Hong Kong” on September 9, in apparent escalation of the protests against Chinese....

Keywords : Hong Kong protests , Chinese leadership’s Hong Kong dilemma , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China

Boris Johnson and the Irish Backstop: Obduracy will only Work against the British and Irish Peoples` Interests

September 16, 2019 Gautam Sen Article View: 183

Britain is in a political crisis situation. Conservative Party premier, Boris Johnson has threatened to leave the European Union (EU) without a re-negotiated deal on Britain`s withdrawal arrangements with that multilateral body. The withdrawal arrang....

Keywords : Brexit complexities , Irish factor in Brexit , British parliamentary concerns on Brexit , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe