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Australia joining the Malabar exercises will strengthen the Quad
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

In a landmark decision, India has invited the Australian Navy to join the Malabar naval exercises 2020. India’s invitation comes on the heels of the Tokyo meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral (Quad) grouping comprising of India, th

October 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, China, QUAD, South China Sea, Australia, Japan, NATO, Malabar exercises
ईरान का दौरा फिर से : भारत ईरान संबंधों का विश्लेषण
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

जो वक्त पर काम आए वही असल दोस्त है। अभी हाल ही में ईरान के राष्ट्रपति रूहानी ने अपने तथाकथित रणन

October 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Commentary, चीन। राजनाथ सिंह। आईएनएसटीसी। जेसीपीओए। प्रतिबंध। अमेरिका।सीपीईसी। चाबहार। अली खामेनेई। ईएएम। रेलवे प्रोजेक्ट।
The '2 plus 2' Indo-US Dialogue; a Fillip to Indo-US Security Cooperation
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

India and the US concluded the 3rd edition of the ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue in New Delhi on 27 October 2020. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar from the Indian side and Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary o

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Commentary, China, Indo-Pacific, QUAD, Make in India, defence cooperation, BECA, Indo-US dialogue, multipolar Asia
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Rivalry has begun
Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF

The last two years have seen the U.S-China rivalry ramping up, threatening to engulf the world in a new Cold War. The new Cold War would not be the same as before, based on ideology, but, who has better technology and is equipped to deal with global

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, US, China, Aircraft, EU, Manufacturing, Boeing, Airbus, COMAC, commercial
Logistic Support Agreements- A Growing Footprint
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Open sources are abuzz with the news that in the annual bilateral summit between India and Russia slated in November 2020, the Agreement on Reciprocal Logistic Support or ARLS is likely to be signed1. In the above context, this article

October 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, BECA, Logistic Support Agreement, LSA, ARLS, MSLA
PLA: Reading Tea Leaves1
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.)

Any study of PLA gets hit by the wall of opacity or broad based sources, lacking as it is of military transparency and accountability. Xinhua or People’s Daily or Global Times tend to enjoy official patronage and state the official line in t

October 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CMC, CCP, LAC, Ladakh, corruption PLA, Gen Zhang Yang, peace disease, 1959 Line
The Quad: Is Security the Galvanizer?
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The significance of the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting in Tokyo on 6 October 2020 lies in the fact that it happened in person despite the pandemic – last year the Quad foreign ministers had met on the margins of the UNGA. The level of this annual m

October 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, ASEAN, Quad Plus, Australia, LAC, Wang Yi, Blue Dot Initiative, Free and open Indo-Pacific, Malabar exercises, PM Suga, Resilient Supply Chains
Quad acquires Stronger Teeth as Australia joins Malabar Naval Exercises
Prof Rajaram Panda

The decision of India to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercises after a gap of 13 years is a substantial strategic move whose significance in the region’s strategic landscape shall hereafter acquire greater heft. This also mean

October 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Indo-Pacific, QUAD, Maritime Security, Malabar, COMCASA, LEMOA, BECA, MDA, PASSEX, JIMEX
The Frozen Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh Flares up again
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Nagorno Karabakh is one of the frozen conflicts in Eurasia for over a quarter century. However, on September 27 the two contenders and neighbours Azerbaijan and Armenia fired up the conflict yet again resulting in hundreds of casualties and attacks o

October 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, India, Pakistan, Russia, Iran, Putin, Turkey, Oil, Azerbaijan, Erdogan, Armenia, CSTO, OSCE Minsk group
How the Sabah Dispute Challenges ASEAN’s Regional Security Vision
Amb Gurjit Singh

The issue of Sabah or North Borneo, as it was known till 19631, was brushed under a legal carpet of convenience ever since the Malaysian Federation was formed. Sabah lies on the island of Borneo, the world’s third largest island astride

October 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, ASEAN, South China Sea, Philippines, Borneo, ICJ, Malaysia, PCA, Sabah, Sulu Islands, Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
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