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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 Indian Ocean Region , Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , trade , Terrorism , Sino-Indian relations , outlook 2020 , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean
Myanmar Round Up: October 2019
Jaideep Chanda, Senior Fellow, VIF 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 , Rohingiya problem , ethnic armed groups in Myanmar , democracy in Myanmar
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 Indian Ocean Region , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , PM’s France visit , Maritime cooperation , 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 Indian Ocean Region , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Kathmandu Summit , BIMSTEC
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF 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 Indian Ocean Region , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Seychelles President’s visit , Indo-Seychelles relationship , Assumption Island
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 hydrocarbon trade , Geo-economic policy , North West Indian Ocean , Indian Ocean Region , Bridging the Gulf , Geo-Economic , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region
India - Mauritius: An Umbilical Relation
Dr Neha Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF

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 colony , Mauritius , Indian Diaspora , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region
Saudi-Maldivian Ties: An Opportunity or Threat for India?
Anushree Ghisad

The President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom paid an official visit to Saudi Arabia from 18th March. A joint statement issued at the conclusion of Yameen’s visit to the Kingdom said that the two sides have expressed their desire to strengt....

March 31, 2015 Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies , Indian Ocean Region , International Relations and Diplomacy
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