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January 04, 2021 Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2020 can be described as an extraordinary year. COVID-19 wreaked havoc in all policy arenas, severely affecting public, economic, international relations. The Government of India meanwhile, has taken significant steps to promote the ‘Atman....

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , Article , India , agriculture , Defence , Policy , Self-reliance , Manufacturing

भारत और वैक्सिन डिप्लोमेसी

January 04, 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh Article

कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के प्रकोप के बाद वैश्विक विमर्श इसके दुष्प्रभावों और इसके परिणामों से �....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Hindi , Article , कोविड-19। सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य। डब्ल्यूटीओ। दक्षिण एशियाई पड़ोसी देश। भारत बायोटेक। कोवैक्स

COVID-19 has not Affected the EV Push in India

January 02, 2021 Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The lockdown period to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in India saw pollution levels dropping to the lowest levels since 2018. No economic activity from March 15-April 30 led to a reduction of 15 per cent in Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels compared to 2....

Tags: Energy Security , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , India , Climate Change , Policy , Manufacturing , EV , FAME , Battery

Expectations from India in the UN Security Council

January 01, 2021 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

India starts her eighth two-year elected term in the UN Security Council from 1 January 2021. Three priorities have been identified by India when campaigning for elections to the Security Council. These are the countering of terrorism by enforcing Se....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , UNSC , Countering Terrorism , Af-Pak region , P-5 , PM Modii , reformed multilateralism

New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021

January 01, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 has accelerated the global political and economic rebalancing that had been underway for the last two decades. New power equations are emerging. China’s confidence has increased many folds while the West is struggling to find answers to it....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Act East , UNSC , QUAD , New Cold War , Indo Pacific , BRI , EU , COVID-19 , Neighbourhood First , Multilateralism , LAC , Biden , Middle East , Xi's China

US-Taiwan Relations under Joe Biden Administration

December 31, 2020 Dr Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, VIF Article

Amongst many of the sensitive issues that Joe Biden will inherit, the US-Taiwan relations is going to be of critical importance for the US, Indo-Pacific strategy. Tsai Ing-wen has already congratulated Joe Biden on Twitter, she wrote: “The values o....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , Donald Trump , Xi Jinping , COVID-19 , TAIPEI Act , Joe Biden , FTA , US-Taiwan , Alex Azar , Keith Krach , Summit of Democracy

China Debates Policy towards U.S. as Biden’s Administration Takes Over

December 30, 2020 Jayadeva Ranade Article

China’s leadership echelons have been very apprehensive about anti-China actions the Trump Administration might take in its last days. Zhou Li, a former career diplomat who is presently senior researcher at the Chongyang Institute of Financial Rese....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Qiao Liang , Biden , Jake Sullivan , six scenarios , US China competition , Xi Jinping thought

US Takes First Step towards Recognising Tibetan Government-in-Exile: the Myth of Historic Chinese Suzerainty over Tibet

December 29, 2020 Anubhav Shankar Commentary

On 22nd of December, the United States finally decided to dust off its ‘Tibet inertia’ by passing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (TPSA), acknowledging the exclusive right of Tibetans only to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama. The a....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , China , Tibet , Commentary , Dalai Lama , United States , Central Tibetan Administration , Tibetan Policy Support Act 2020

एपीईसी सार्थक क्षेत्रीय फोरम के बजाए कोरी गप्पबाजी।

December 29, 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

एशिया-प्रशांत आर्थिक सहयोग (एपीईसी) का शिखर सम्मेलन 20 नवम्बर को मलयेशिया में किया गया। इस फोरम क�....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic Studies , Hindi , Article , आसियान। डोनाल्ड ट्रंप। वियतनाम। शिखर सम्मेलन। आरसीईपी। कोविड-19। महामारी। बहुपक्षवाद। टीटीपी। हनोई। सीएटीपीपी। कुआलालम्पुर। बराक ओबामा। मुक्त व्यापार। प्रशांत आइसलैंड सचिवालय

Britain’s Trade Deal with the EU

December 28, 2020 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Christmas eve the culmination of negotiations with the EU over a trade deal with the EU. The deal was finalized just before the expiry of one year transition period since Brexit last year. This set to rest sp....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , EU , Brexit deal , Boris Johnson , fishing rights , Ursula von der Leyen