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Iran’s Role in India's Strategy in the South Caucasus

July 17, 2024 Dr Sergei Melkonian Article

The changing world order is marked by the growth of new power centers and redistribution of spheres of influence. India is becoming one of the key poles, and the South Caucasus one of the regions of competition. Restoration of the regional balance of....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Iran , India's Foreign Policy , Azerbaijan , Armenia , South Caucasus , Transport corridor

Modi embraces the bear as the Eagle looks on

July 16, 2024 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The Modi govt has broadened India’s relationships with Russia as well as with US & its allies. It’s about protecting core national interests while building on convergences & managing differences. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit t....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : India Russia Annual Summit , Modi Putin

Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024

July 16, 2024 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! C....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , US , China , Russia , Xi Jinping , Putin , Europe , CCP , Taiwan independence

View: Modi's visit shows our relations with Russia not legacy holdout

July 16, 2024 Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

That Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-anticipated and watched journey to Moscow, his first bilateral visit following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, was opportune and overdue tells something about India-Russia ties. PM Modi and President Vladimir Pu....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Russia , PM Modi , Vladimir Putin , bilateral Relations

Pezeshkian as President: What Might this Mean for Iran and India

July 15, 2024 Kingshuk Chatterjee Article

Election for the presidency of the Islamic Republic in Iran has brought into limelight the unlikely figure of Masoud Pezeshkian, who beat the arch-conservative Saeed Jalili in the run-off held on 5th July 2024. Winning by a good nine percentage poin....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Article , Ebrahim Raisi , Reformist bloc , Hijab laws , 2022 protests , Saeed Jalili

Future Politico-diplomatic Initiatives with China and the Border Dispute

July 03, 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The phase of intense politico-diplomatic relationship between India and China got over in May 2020, having lasted nearly thirty years plus. Of the guiding mantras of diplomacy and deterrence, the former was centre-stage, and the latter was underplaye....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , India , China , PLA , Aksai Chin , Trade Deficit , LAC , Corps Commanders level talks , patrol clashes

Playing with Fire: Future of Israel-Hamas & Hezbollah Conflict

July 02, 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Building the Perspective This work is a sequel to the author’s previous work titled ‘Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s War Aims a NO GO’.[1] While the said....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Israel –Hamas war , Israel-Hezbollah conflict , Israel-Lebanon war

Repatriation of Artefacts Under PM Narendra Modi’s Leadership

July 01, 2024 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF

Have you ever imagined how a graceful bronze image of Nataraja, crafted in the 11th century CE under the Chola rulers for temples in Tamil Nadu, ended up in North American or European museums? Well, the short answer to that is colonialism, war crimes....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy

Tags : 1972 , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Indian artefacts , Indian cultural heritage , Nataraja , Goddess Pratyangira , Mahishasuramardini idol , Uma Parameshwari idol , Antiquities and Art Treasure Act , National Gallery of Australia

How Critical are the Critical Minerals for Central Asia?

June 25, 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Why are Critical Minerals Important? Critical minerals, with their unique and irreplaceable properties, are vital to modern technologies, industries, and national security. Their designation as critical stems from these properties but als....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , China , BRI , C5+1 , clean energy , critical minerals , Rare Earth Minerals , Green energy , US-Central Asia