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2019 was a Challenging Year for Indian Foreign Policy, 2020 will be even more so
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Introduction
US-China trade war deepened in 2019 despite some signs of thaw towards the end. Unexpectedly, President Trump was impeached by the US congress on the charges of having misused his power and for not cooperating with the Cong....

December 31, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Article , Indo-Pacific , Sino-Indian relations , Terrorism , trade , Indian Ocean , outlook 2020
Myanmar Round Up: October 2019
Jaideep Chanda Article

The irony of the democratic process in the ‘imperfect’ democracy that is Myanmar, is the military attempting to use the democratic mechanisms to elbow out the modicum of civilian control that exists! Slowly, but surely, the upcoming ele....

November 21, 2019 Myanmar , Indian Ocean Region , Article , democracy in Myanmar , ethnic armed groups in Myanmar , Rohingiya problem
India and France Join Hands to Deliver ‘Public Goods at Sea’
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Among the many facets of India-France bilateral relations, cooperation in the maritime domain has been high on the agenda. Maritime security with strong constabulary elements, exchange of information on White Shipping, Varuna series of naval exercise....

August 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , Maritime cooperation , PM’s France visit , Indian Ocean issues
Is BIMSTEC Finding due Attention?
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Conceived and formed in 1997 at Bangkok initially as a grouping of Bay of Bengal littoral countries, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping has expanded to include hinterland countries li....

September 14, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Kathmandu Summit
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the t....

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , Seychelles President’s visit , Assumption Island , Indo-Seychelles relationship
Conference on Security in Indian Ocean Region, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo

A conference was organised by Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) on February 22 & 23, 2018, at Tokyo, to conclude a two years project that explored the possibilities for major democracies - namely Australia, India, Japan and the United States - to coope....

May 30, 2018 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Conferences , China , Indian Ocean Region , Japan , Maritime Connectivity , China’s Naval Strategy , ndo-pacific Region
Round Table Discussion on Bay of Bengal

Keeping Conflicts at Bay - Need for Bay of Bengal Community In today’s geopolitical landscape, regions are the locus of competition, conflict and cooperation. The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is too diverse and large to always comp....

November 09, 2017 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Conferences , China , ASEAN , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , OBOR , SAARC , Rohingya Solidarity Organisation
India and North West Indian Ocean Region - Role of Geo-Economics in Bridging the Gulf
Saurabh Chandra

Salience of West Asian Economy The North West Indian Ocean Region encompasses the Arabian Sea and stretches from the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf, through the Straits of Hormuz, while the Bab-el-Mandeb connects the Gulf of Ade....

August 28, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Indian Ocean Region , Geo-economic policy , hydrocarbon trade , North West Indian Ocean , Bridging the Gulf , Geo-Economic
Discussion on ‘India and the North West Indian Ocean Region: Bridging the Gulf

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 14 Jul 2017 organised a two-part Round Table Discussion with a panel of eminent maritime security and foreign policy experts, including Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Ad....

July 19, 2017 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Conferences , Indian Ocean Region , Bridging the Gulf , IOR , Middle East
India - Mauritius: An Umbilical Relation
Dr Neha Sinha

Located about 900 km east of Madagascar, Mauritius is the ‘Little India’ of the southwest Indian Ocean. While the vast majority of ethnically heterogeneous nations have struggled to form successful democracies, Mauritius has not. Since independen....

May 24, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Mauritius , colony , Indian Diaspora
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