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Russia-Pakistan Relationship is a Red Herring

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s visit to India on 5-6 April 2021 was devoted to the preparation for President Putin’s visit to India later this year for the regular summit with Prime Minister Modi. Undoubtedly, India Russia relations are de....

April 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Russia , Commentary , Pakistan , China , Russia , QUAD , Act Far East , Asian NATO , Lavrov

रूसी विदेश मंत्री की भारत यात्रा: क्या और कितना हासिल

Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

रूस के विदेश मंत्री सेर्गेई लावरोव भारतीय विदेश मंत्री के आमंत्रण पर अपनी दो दिवसीय यात्र....

April 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , पाकिस्तान , सेर्गेई लावरोव , अफ़ग़ानिस्तान , इंडो-पैसिफिक , कोरोना के टीके , एस-400 मिसाइल प्रणाली , चेन्नई- व्लादिवोस्तोक ट्रांसपोर्ट कॉरिडोर , स्पुतनिक V वैक्सीन

Narrative of an Aggressive Russia Needs to be Countered

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

In the midst of shifting global strategic equations, the Biden administration would do well to have a fresh look and properly prioritize the present and future challenges to US interests, power and influence. In the emerging order, a candid dialogue ....

February 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , India , US , China , NATO , Ukraine , Biden , Crimea

Russia Joins the Race for AI

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the connected emerging technologies are shaping the economies, militaries as well as the geopolitics of the world. It is no surprise, therefore, that country after country is joining the race to produce, acquire, deve....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Putin , Supercomputers , AI technologies , Digital transformation , National Strategy for the Development of Intelligence Through 2030

किस तरह सुगा जापान की नीतियों को रूस की तरफ मोड़ रहे हैं ?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

शिंजो अबे के प्रधानमंत्री पद से सहसा इस्तीफा देने के बाद योशिहिदे सुगा जापान के प्रधानमंत्री ब....

January 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , नार्दन टेरिटोरिज। शिंजो अबे। योशिहिदे सुगा। व्लादिमीर पुतिन। होक्काइडो। 1956 संयुक्त घोषणापत्र। टेरिटोरियल डिस्पुट। क्रीमिया। इतरूप। कुनाशीर। शिकोतन और हबोमाई

How is Suga Crafting Japan’s Policies towards Russia?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

After Yoshihide Suga became Japan’s Prime Minister following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo with little experience in foreign diplomacy, questions were raised if he would be competent to handle Japan’....

December 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Northern Territories , Abe Shinzo , Yoshihide Suga , Vladimir Putin , Hokkaido , 1956 joint declaration , territorial dispute , Crimea , Iturup , Kunashir , Shikotan and Habomai

RCEP Puts New Life in APEC

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has rolled back to life with the 2020 virtual Summit chaired by Malaysia on 17 November. There was no Summit last year as the host, Chile, suffered from internal political problems making it impossible to....

November 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , India , President Trump , FTAAP , Kuala Lumpur Declaration , Putrajaya Vision 2040 , PM Yoshihide Suga

Russia-China Harmony: One Sided Compromise under Compulsion?

Brigadier V Mahalingam (Retd) Article

Introduction

“Russia may face wars on its borders in the near future over control of energy resources”, a Security Policy document released by Kremlin on May 13, 2009 stated. It went on to add “In a competition for resources, problems....

November 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Article , SCO , Tajikistan , Vladivostok , EEU , Arctic , Power of Siberia , Pamir , Russia's Far East , Trans-Siberian , Northern Sea Route , Russian influence , Arctic Policy , Polar Silk Road , Khabarovsk , Primorye , Turkmenistan gas.

Logistic Support Agreements- A Growing Footprint

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Open sources are abuzz with the news that in the annual bilateral summit between India and Russia slated in November 2020, the Agreement on Reciprocal Logistic Support or ARLS is likely to be signed¹. In the above context, this article ....

October 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , BECA , Logistic Support Agreement , LSA , ARLS , MSLA

The Frozen Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh Flares up again

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nagorno Karabakh is one of the frozen conflicts in Eurasia for over a quarter century. However, on September 27 the two contenders and neighbours Azerbaijan and Armenia fired up the conflict yet again resulting in hundreds of casualties and attacks o....

October 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Pakistan , Russia , Iran , Putin , Turkey , Oil , Azerbaijan , Erdogan , Armenia , CSTO , OSCE Minsk group