Home
International Relations/Diplomacy
Others
Russo-Ukraine Conflict - View from the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean
Shashank Sharma

Background On 24 Feb 2022, President Putin commenced a "special military operation" against Ukraine attacking airports and military headquarters. Tanks and troops rolled in from Russia, Russian-controlled Crimea and Belarus

March 17, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, NATO, Mediterranean Sea, Russian Navy, Crimea, Naval Strategy, Ukraine Crisis, Black Sea, Black Sea fleet, Baltic Sea, Odessa, Mariupol, Sea of Azov, Sevastapol, Bosphorous straits, Dardanelles straits, Turkish straits, Tartus, Kalibr cruise missile, Blockade, naval marines, Snake Island, Amphibious operation, Marines, Kaliningrad enclave
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Where do African Countries Stand?
Samir Bhattacharya

Context
On 21st February 2022, President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of Ukraine’s breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk and decided to support Moscow-backed separatists with a military operation March 17, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Russia, Energy Security, Ukraine, United Nations, Sudan, Food Security, Mali, African Union, Coups, Russia Africa Summit, Wagner
The Russian Airpower Dilemma
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Rajesh Isser, AVSM,VM (G)

General Observations
The ‘fog of information war’ challenges any meaningful analysis at this stage. The western narrative with connivance of the corporate sector has virtually silenced the ‘other’ narrative. It is clear that everyth

March 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, Air defence, Ukraine, Air Power, VKS, Zelensky
रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध: हवाई शक्ति का विश्लेषण
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

वोज़्दुश्नो-कोस्मिचेस्की सिली (वीकेएस) यानी रूसी एअरोस्पेस फोर्स की अब तक की विवश भूमिका ने उन �

March 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, नाटो, यूक्रेन, रूसी वायुसेना, मिसाइलें, आईएसआर, हेलिकॉप्टर्स, एसएएम
Regime Change in South Korea: Speculations for the Region
Prof Rajaram Panda

South Korea saw a regime change with the election of the leader of the People Power party Yoon Suk-yeol in the presidential election held on 9 March. Seen as a political novice, the conservative-leaning Yoon rose to the highest office in less than a

March 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, QUAD, Joe Biden, Moon Jae-in, Indo-Pacific Strategy, Yoon Suk-yeol, Lee Jae-myung, monster missile, ICBM systems, Ahn Cheol-soo, Hwasong-17
China’s Efforts to Erase the Dalai Lama’s Influence and Promote Panchen Lama’s Influence are Yielding Minimal Results
Jayadeva Ranade

Chinese President Xi Jinping has increased efforts in recent months to try and erase the XIVth Dalai Lama’s influence inside Tibet and among the growing number of adherents to Buddhism elsewhere in China. This suggests an apparent urgency to ensure

March 14, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama, Tibet, Communist Party
यूक्रेन के जारी संकट पर आसियान की प्रतिक्रिया को समझें
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

फिलहाल जारी यूक्रेन संकट ने इस तथ्य को और ज्यादा शिद्द्त से खुलासा किया है कि आज की अंतर्गुम्फि�

March 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, म्यांमार, अमेरिका, आसियान, रूस, वियतनाम, सिंगापुर, यूक्रेन, इंडोनेशिया, घरेलू हित
Russia’s Action in Ukraine: Germany’s Response
Prof Rajaram Panda

Russia’s military operations in Ukraine influenced other countries’ long-standing foreign policy stances, with some reviewing their stances. Switzerland abandoning its 200-year old policy of neutrality and siding with the NATO countries is one. I

March 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, sanctions, NATO, Oil and Gas, Vladimir Putin, stock markets, energy crisis, Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Olaf Scholtz
China: Review of 2021 and Preview of 2022
Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Professor Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow at VIF briefs on the key developments in China in 2021 while speculating the trends to come for the year ahead and the global implications.

March 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, CPC, technology, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, USA, Wuhan, Ukraine, COVID-19, Podcast
Report of VIF Strategic Discussions on the Ukraine Conflict
Avantika Menon

At the crack of dawn on 24 February 2022, President Putin announced a special ‘military operation’ in the Donbas region of Ukraine. A large number of tanks and troops rolled into several parts of Ukraine from Russia, Crimea and Belarus while w

March 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, India, US, China, Putin, NATO, Ukraine, Information war, Air Power, Biden, Minsk Agreement
Contact Us