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Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Prerna Gandhi is an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. Previously she has completed her MPhil in Japanese Studies and MA in East Asian Studies from Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. With close to a decade of working in international relations research, Prerna writes and speaks on the interplay of developments in China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Indo-Pacific, ASEAN, and United States etc.

Prerna Gandhi is an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. Previously she has completed her MPhil in Japanese Studies and MA in East Asian Studies from Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. With close to a decade of working in international relations research, Prerna writes and speaks on the interplay of developments in China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Indo-Pacific, ASEAN, and United States etc.

Contributions 
Reimagining India’s Strategic Culture: From Endurance to Environment-Shaping
April 25, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
India’s strategic culture is deeply intertwined with its civilizational history, reflecting a blend of moral philosophy, pragmatic statecraft, and enduring resilience. Unlike Chinese strategy, which is often interpreted through the lens of Sun Tzu�...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, dharma, Kautilya, Narrative, Civilizational, Optimization, Active Strategizing, Capability Building, Emergence
Tariffs from an American Perspective: Reshaping of US Economic Model
April 07, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Tariffs have once again emerged as a cornerstone of US economic policy under the Trump 2.0 administration. On April 2, 2025, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency[1]...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, Trump, tariffs, Biden, DOGE, Navarro, 16th Amendment, Sovereign Wealth Fund, Investment Accelerator
No Peak China: Reanalysing China’s Economic Model
March 26, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Since Donald J. Trump’s start of second term as US president, his executive decisions have triggered disruptions that could fundamentally reshape the global order. To understand China’s potential to alter the balance of power, it is crucial to re...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, State Owned Enterprises, Private sector, Manufacturing, SOEs, Peak China, Geoeconomic competition, Debt laden growth, Foreign direct investment
China’s 2024 Review and Outlook for 2025
January 29, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
In 2024, China commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from July 15 to 18, 2024, emphasized structural transformation, technological innova...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, Russia, ASEAN, Xi, BRICS, Corruption, military, AI, GDI, CPC Third Plenum
Another Take on India-China Economic Cooperation
January 15, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
“We are clear that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas is a pre-requisite for the development of our ties.” - Dr S. Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha (04 December 2024) Since the 21 October 2024 agreement ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Economic Survey, trade imbalance, Galwan, Press Note 3, Pharmaceuticals, Critical Technology Tracker, GVC
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VIF Papers 
Japan’s Changing Security Discourse from the prism of its Deterrence Imperative
October 17, 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
... US-Japan alliance is cornerstone for Japan’s security and its deterrence. However, despite conflicts of interests and intermittent tensions, Japan has never sought to replace the alliance with its own defense capabilities .. Though Japan’s s...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Japan’s national security, Japan SDF deterrence
VIF Briefs 
Threat of Military Conflict on Korean Peninsula
February 13, 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
..... the latent possibilities of a conflict have now moved into the direction of a US-North Korea conflict. The increased pace of nuclear and missile testing under Kim Jong-un’s supremacy has sought to hasten North Korea’s surge of being able to...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, North Korea, US, Korean Peninsula, US-North Korea conflict, Songun Policy, Kim Jong-un Regime
Event Reports 
Book discussion on Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication
January 13, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
On January 2, 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a discussion on Professor Daya Thussu’s book, Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication. The session began with opening remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director of VIF...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Interaction, Soft Power, Daya Thussu, Global Communication, Changing Geopolitics
Trilateral Web Conference on "Emerging Strategic Environment in the Indo-Pacific"
January 04, 2023 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a trilateral webinar with the Japan Institute of National Fundamentals and the Prospect Foundation on 29 September 2022 on "Emerging Strategic Environment in the Indo-Pacific". After initial remarks ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Conferences, South China Sea, India-China Border, Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, National Fundamentals, US-led Freedom
Interaction with Amb Mohan Kumar on “WTO and Global Trade”
September 09, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interaction with Ambassador Mohan Kumar (retd) on “WTO and Global Trade” on 18 July 2022. After Welcoming Remarks by Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney (Retd), Ambassador Mohan Kumar expounded on the history...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Interaction, WTO, Global Trade
Interaction with Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights
August 01, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation held an online interaction with Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights on 14 July 2022. In his Opening Remarks, Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave a brief insight into UN Special P...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Interaction, UN, Cultural Rights
VIF- Prospect Foundation Seminar on ‘Strategic and Economic Implications of Ukraine War on Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific’
June 16, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint webinar with the Prospect Foundation on 27 May 2022 on Strategic and Economic Implications of Ukraine War on Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific’. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, D...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Seminars, Ukraine, China-Taiwan
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VIF Reports 
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: November - December 2023
February 15, 2024 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
As 2023 came to a close, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) deliberated on regional issues with implications for India as part of the discussions in its Strategic Issues Group. The ongoing Israel–Palestine conflict has serious implicati...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Pakistan, Semiconductor technology, Israel–Palestine War, Indo-Indonesian Geopolitics, Quantum World
Outreach 
India-ROK in the Age of Indo-Pacific: Synergizing the Act East and the New Southern Policy
September 21, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Published in Ytharth Magazine (SIS, JNU Initiative) on 21 September 2022....

Impact of Demographic Transition on International Relations
May 03, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Published in Usanas Foundation on 3rd May 2021....

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