Articles

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

Background

Chinese interest in Central Asia is multifold. Firstly to secure its northwestern region of Xinjiang, which shares a direct border with three Central Asian countries; Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Xinjiang is home to....

October 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Corruption , Tajikistan , BRI , Debt Trap , Loans , AIIB , Predatory lending , Anti-Chinese sentiments , Credits , Territorial claims

China and the International Human Rights Regime

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

China’s rise marked by the combination of high economic development, swift modernisation and authoritarian political structure has been highly attractive for other developing states to imbibe and follow course. In reality h....

September 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , UNHRC , Hong Kong , Tibet , Xinjiang

Chinese involvement in IUU Fishing

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

Within the strategic community a less-spoken issue when it comes to China is its role in global fishing. Threat from China is often discussed in terms of its territorial aggression, military, its state-owned enterprises, its technology, hybrid warfar....

September 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , North Korea , China , Africa , UNCLOS , conservation , Maritime , Ecology , IUU , SDG , Ecuador , Fisheries , Sustainability , Environment

Xinjiang: China’s Playground for Repressing Uyghurs

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

“Great crimes feed on great silences. And the Uyghur today have fallen into a kind of black hole”.¹

- Dilnur Reyhan, President of the European Uyghur Institute

The quote is a part of an....

September 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , Uyghur , United States , Xinjiang , Human Rights , Uighur , Han , Kashgar , Urumqi

The Twin Crises at America’s Doorstep

Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The article has been covered under the following para headings:-

America’s moment of truth is here
A bitterly divided American society
Enter elites and exit class
China sees a big opportunity

September 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , Congress , Donald Trump , elections , Hillary Clinton , COVID-19 , Cancel Culture , Democrats , Republicans , Bernie Sanders , Cassandras , Financial market , 3rd November , 20th Amendment , US Dollar , US Treasury Bonds , World Economic Outlook

China’s Expanding role in Afghanistan

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

As the United States plans to confront China in regions such as Indo-Pacific, it ingenuously is paving the way for Beijing’s rising influence at the heart of the Eurasian continent, i.e. Afghanistan. China’s primary aim in Afghanistan is to ensur....

September 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , Afghanistan , Belt and Road , Taliban , Debt Trap , Terroism

Addressing the China Challenge

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

(This is a modified version of the talk delivered by Mr. Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF at the Panchnad Research Institute recently)

I propose to dwell essentially on three issues namely the nature and gravity of this challenge, it....

September 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Pakistan , China , South China Sea , Taiwan , CPEC , PLA , COVID-19 , WTO , LAC , Tibet , Galwan valley , CBMs , Pangong Tso , Wang Yi , data theft , Sino-US , Sinkiang

Libya: Turning a New Page?

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

After months of stalemate, a cease-fire in Libya was announced on 21st August in parallel statements by the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representative (HOR) based in Tobruk. General Haftar however, issued a dism....

September 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Egypt , Turkey , GNA , COVID-19 , Greece , UAE , Gen Haftar , Mediterranean , Muslim Brotherhood Tobruk , UNSecurity Council

भारत के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों पर स्वामी विवेकानंद का प्रभाव

Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Article

भारतीय इतिहासकारों ने देश के इतिहास में स्वामी विवेकानंद के सही स्थान और आधुनिक भारत के निर्मा....

September 22, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद , स्वतंत्रता दिवस , स्वतंत्रता संग्राम , भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन , स्वतंत्रता सेनानी राष्ट्रवादी , महात्मा गांधी , क्रांतिकारी , हेमचंद्र घोष , अरबिंदो घोष , श्री औरबिंद

The Indus Water Treaty @ 60: Precariously Poised

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed by India and Pakistan in 1960 after nine years of tortuous negotiations, facilitated by the World Bank. Pakistan was extremely unhappy during the negotiations as it felt that the treaty was unfair to it. Event....

September 19, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Eastern Rivers , World Bank , Arbitration , IWT , Neutral Expert , terorrism , Western Rivers