Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, has enthralled the experts around the globe.¹ There are lot of speculations that are taking place, on what went wrong and how even after twenty years of r

September 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, China, Article, Pakistan, Terrorism, CPEC, Taliban, Geopolitics, US-China rivalry, CCWAEC

Explained: What did Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore and Vietnam Reveal?

Prof Rajaram Panda

Even as the US President Joe Biden is facing another big challenge in Afghanistan following his decision to withdraw troops and takeover by the Taliban, Biden’s foreign policy challenge in the Indo-Pacific front has no less diminished. China remain

September 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Article, QUAD, South China Sea, Maritime Security, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Kamala Harris, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Pham Minh Chinh, Halimah Yacob, Lee Hsien Loong

ताइवान की संप्रभुता की रक्षा के लिए चाहिए विश्व सहयोग

Prof Rajaram Panda

हिंद-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में, दक्षिणी चीन सागर के समान ही, ताइवान जलडमरूमध्य (स्ट्रेटस) विवाद का एक �

September 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, दक्षिणी चीन सागर। बीआरआइ। जोए बाइडेन। माओत्से तुंग। ताइवान स्ट्रेट्स। टीएचएएडी। पीटर डटन। फ्लैश प्वाइंट। वन चाइना नीति। चांग काइ शेक। टीएईपीआइई एक्ट। A2/AD कैपबिलिटिज। प्रशांत कमान। एजिस एशोर।

CPPCC Chairman Wang Yang’s Visit to Tibet Autonomous Region is Important

Jayadeva Ranade

The 3-day (August 18-20, 2021) visit to Lhasa by Wang Yang, Politburo Standing Committee member and Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the head of a 22-member delegation is important. The visit follows th

August 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, Dalai Lama, CPPCC, Wang Yang

शी जिनपिंग का तिब्बत दौरा अहम,भारत के लिए इसके खास मायने

Jayadeva Ranade

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग बिना किसी पूर्व घोषणा के ही तिब्बत स्वायत्तशासी क्षेत्र (टार) के दो

August 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, शी जिनपिंग। सीएमसी। पीएलए। तिब्बत। टार। सिचुआन-तिब्बत रेलवे। ल्हासा। न्यिंगची। डब्ल्यूटीसी। यारलुंग सांगपो

War, Nationalism and Yasukuni Shrine

Dr Anil Rawat

Yasukuni Jinja¹, as the famous Shinto shrine is known is a quiet, serene and idyllic place in the middle of Tokyo’s Chiyoda-Ku. Local neighbouring residents, school children, young and elderly visit every day some time to pray and someti

August 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Yasukuni, war crimes, national memorial, IMTFE, culture and traditions, flower power, Zhang Zhehan

How is Central Asia Reacting to Afghanistan’s Fall?

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Introduction

The developments that Central Asian Republics (CARs) have been dreading in recent weeks have begun to unfold. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul, which ultimately led to the collapse of the Afghan government headed

August 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Article, India, Russia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Taliban, Aircraft, Afghan peace process, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Evacuation, CSTO, National Resistance Movement of Afghanistan, Military drill

Taliban’s Victory: Implications for the Region

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The Taliban victory in Afghanistan in the 90s had displaced Rabbani government from Kabul. It was a slow process; they could not establish control over the North, which remained under the control of the Northern Alliance. This time they have achieved

August 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Commentary, India, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Taliban, ISI, Imran Khan, TTP, ETIM, Haqqani

रायसी का राष्ट्रपति बनना और इसके निहितार्थ

Kingshuk Chatterjee

इस्लामिक गणराज्य ईरान में राष्ट्रपति पद के लिए हुए चुनाव के परिणाम के बारे में ज्यादातर लोग पह�

August 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, भारत, चीन, अफगानिस्तान, अमेरिका, तालिबान, दोहा समझौता, इस्लामाबाद

Takeaways from the Fullerton lecture

Amruta Karambelkar

A high-level US visit was due in Southeast Asia. The region felt having been neglected from the previous administration. Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense visited Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines in July. The choice of three specific coun

August 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, US, China, ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, Taiwan