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Denmark-Greenland Helmsmanship in the Arctic Council: Charting a New Course (2025–2027)
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Denmark assumed the rotating chairship (2025-2027) of the Arctic Council from Norway (2023-2025) during the 14th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on May 12, 2025, in Tromsø, Norway, marking a milestone in Arctic governance. May 14, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Climate Change , Global South , Arctic Council , Arctic Geopolitics , Arctic governance , India’s Arctic policy , Denmark Chairship 2025–2027 , Greenland foreign policy , Indigenous Peoples , Arctic biodiversity , Arctic diplomacy , Arctic Sea routes , Arctic Observer states

Uniting North and South for Sustainable Development in the Arctic
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

(Given below is the Welcome Address delivered by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF on 20 March 2025 during the VIF-Northern Forum International Conference held on 20th March 2025)
Evolution of India’s Polar Policies; Authors: Jawahar Bhagwat & Anurag Bisen; The Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. 297 p.
Valery Konyshev

The book of Jawahar Bhagwat and Anurag Bisen devoted to evolution of the modern India’s Polar policies. A distinctive feature of this study is the authors' unique experience based on practical, government, and academic activities. Both are veteran ....

April 04, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Book Reviews , Arctic Council , India's Polar policies , India’s Arctic policy , India's Antarctic policy , Northern Sea Route (NSR) , Svalbard Treaty , Arctic shipping , Russia’s Arctic strategy , China’s engagement in the Arctic , Scientific diplomacy , One Earth , One Family , One Future , India’s foreign policy in the Arctic , Multilateral Arctic cooperation , Russia-China Arctic cooperation , Institutional barriers in India’s Arctic policy , NATO military presence in the Arctic , U.S. Arctic deterrence strategy.
Talk by Ambassador of Norway to India; India-Norway Collaboration on Climate Change, Arctic, Maritime, and Sustainable Blue Economy

On March 3, 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a talk by the Ambassador of Norway to India Amb. Ms. May-Elin Stener on India-Norway collaboration on Climate Change, Arctic, Maritime, and Sustainable Blue Economy. She spoke on....

March 06, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , India , Climate Change , Blue Economy , Arctic , Maritime , Norway , Russia-Ukraine War , Arctic Council , EFTA , India-Nordic Summit
Arctic: The New Frontier of Power Play
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

The Arctic region is generally defined as the area of land and water located north of the 66.5°N latitude, also known as the Arctic Circle. [1] The term "Arctic" comes from the ....

December 23, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Climate Change , Northern Sea Route , Arctic Council , Arctic Geopolitics , Arctic resources , Russia and Arctic , U.S. Arctic strategy , China in the Arctic , India and the ArcticArctic sovereignty , Arctic governance , BRICS in the Arctic
China’s Advent in the Arctic – Rise of Chinarctic?
Pranjal Kunden Article

Introduction
24th February 2022 marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while simultaneously marking the possibility of disintegration of the Russian federation.[1] Thi....

August 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Belt and Road Initiative , Arctic , Polar Silk Road , Arctic Council , Tianxia , Chinarctic
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