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India and Mongolia – The Spiritual Neighbours
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Ironically, when one thinks of Mongolia the utter winter, cold climate, distance and exotic nature claim the mind-space. This is one country where Indians are loved probably due to the Buddhist connection and Himalayan heritage of the Mongolian peopl

September 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, India-Mongolia bond, Indo-Mongolia spiritual-material cooperation
The Attack on Saudi Oil: What Next?
Amb K P Fabian

The world learnt with tremendous shock, surprise, and a degree of distress about the attack on Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, bringing down the Saudi oil giant Aramco’s oil production by 5.7 million barrels a day. The attack occurred o

September 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Attack on Saudi oil, oil supply crisis, Iran-Houthi-Saudi tangle
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov explains Russia’s World View
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Like other great powers, Russia is keenly watching the global developments and how they impact it. It is seeking a place for itself in the rapidly changing world order. The Americans are talking about a rule-based order. The Chinese are expanding the

September 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Commentary, Indo-Russian cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister’s views, views on new world order
China’s Xiaokang (well-off) Border Defence Villages in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Jayadeva Ranade

Since the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping has signalled that extra attention would be paid by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership to building a more comprehensive security structure in the Tibet Autonomous R

September 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article
Way Forward in India-China Relations after the Amendment of Article 370
Rajesh Soami

News has emerged that the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will not be visiting India on the 22nd of this month as had previously been scheduled. The request for the change of dates has ostensibly been made by the Indian side. Wang Yi is the Chinese

September 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Sino-India relations, China’s India-averse policies, China’s meddling on Kashmir issue
Drone Attack on the Saudi Installation and Tensions in the Gulf
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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

September 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Saudi oil supply, tension in Middle East, India’s energy requirements
China-Taiwan Conundrum
Dr Gunjan Singh

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

September 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, China’s Taiwan policy, US-Taiwan relations
The ongoing Political Struggle in Kyrgyzstan: Who is Responsible?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

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

September 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, Kyrgyz politics, political violence in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz presidency rivalry
2019 Japan-South Korea Tensions: Why the ‘Past’ took Precedence over the ‘Future’?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

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

September 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Japan-Korea relations, GSOMIA pact, Japan-Korea-US tangle
Visit of Indian Prime Minister to Vladivostok
Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM

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,

September 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, PM’s Vladivostok agreements, New vistas of India-Russia cooperation
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