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Why Russia remains important for India?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

India pursues an independent foreign policy. But given the pulls and pressures of geopolitical realities, it is not an easy task. There is often a tendency in India to focus on US and Japan while ignoring Russia. This will be counter-productive. Indi

May 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Indo-Russian relations, balancing US, Russia and China
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation: An Assessment
Dr Teshu Singh, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), titled as ‘Working together to deliver a Brighter Future for Belt and Road Cooperation”, held in Beijing, China on 25-27th April 2019 attracted wide international attention. It

May 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Xi Jinping’s speech, Second Belt and Road Forum, BRI reforms
US Sanctions, Iran’s Response and worsening Oil Situation
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

President Rouhani in a nationally televised speech on 8th May announced that Iran would not be temporarily performing some of its obligations under the nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA). This is not withdrawal from th

May 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, JCPOA, Iranian oil exports, India’s import bill
उत्तर कोरिया मामले में ट्रंप की “अधिकतम दबाव” की रणनीति की सीमाएं
Kapil Patil, Associate Fellow, VIF

जापानी एजेंसियों ने 30 नवंबर को उत्तर कोरिया के जहाजों को लगातार कई दिनों तक तट से दूर विदेशी जहा

May 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, उत्तर कोरिया के अवैध गतिवधि, उत्तर कोरिया परमाणु एवं मिसाइल कार्यक्रम, ट्रंप की “अधिकतम दबाव” रणनीति
West Asia Round-up - April 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF

Libya Civil War
After eight years of Arab Spring the plight of the Libyans continues unabated. General Khalifa Haftar, debunking the proposed conference (power sharing agreement) that could have ushered in some stability through a dialog

May 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article
ASEAN needs India to preserve its centrality in a multi-polar Indo-Pacific
Commodore Somen Banerjee, Senior Fellow, VIF

A workshop of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Regional Forum (ARF) was concluded in Dili, Timor-Leste on April 26, 2019. A range of issues would have been on the table including the Rohingya refugee crisis, radicalisation and the S

May 01, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, ASEAN Centrality, Indo-Pacific power-play, China’s assertiveness in East Asia
China’s Impending Economic Slowdown is a Mixed Bag for Africa
Uday Khanapurkar

China’s impending economic slowdown promises to send shockwaves through the world’s economies and is compelling them to assess exposure and explore mitigation strategies. Nowhere is the imperative more pressing than in Africa, where linkages with

May 01, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, African economics, China’s African ventures, China’s economic slow down
ऑपरेशन सहायता: भारतीय नौसेना ने ज़रूरत के समय की अफ्रीका की मदद
Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF

मोजांबिक पर कैटेगरी 4 के चक्रवात ‘इदई’ की गाज गिरने के बाद यह चक्रवात महाद्वीप में और भी चला गया,

April 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Hindi, Article
The Arab Spring Reborn
Amb K P Fabian

When it was generally assumed that the Arab Spring that began by felling dictators one by one in 2011 (Ben Ali in Tunisia, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Muhammed Ghaddafi in Libya, followed by Ali Saleh in Yemen in 2012) had lost its way, with none of the

April 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, A new Arab Spring, Algeria and democracy, revolt in Algeria
Putin’s recent Visit to Kyrgyzstan: Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF

Background
The Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan is considered to be significant at a time when there is a strong anti-Chinese sentiments arising within the local Kyrgyz population regarding the arrest of ethnic Kyrgyz in Xinjiang

April 23, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, China-Kyrgyzstan-Russia dimensions
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