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Iran Nuclear Deal amidst the Ukrainian Crisis- A Diplomatic Quandary for the US

The eighth round of talks on Iran nuclear deal between Iran and the P5 plus1 countries has been on in Vienna since 27th December last year. Shuttling between the Iranian camp and the US, the delegates of other P5 plus1 countries have been trying to p....

February 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , Iran , JCPOA , Nuclear Deal , Ukraine Crisis

Quad Foreign Ministerial meeting in Australia

Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

The Foreign Ministers from the Quad countries met in Melbourne, Australia on 11 February 2022. The meeting was in the preparation of the Quad summit which is expected to be held in the first half of this year. In the last two years, the Quad members ....

February 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , US , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Maritime Security , Terrorism , Japan

Ukraine Standoff also Presents an Opportunity

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity over the last few weeks, the situation around Ukraine is tense. Both Russia and NATO are enhancing their respective military build-up. Putin-Macron discussions held in Moscow on 7 February 2022 failed to res....

February 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Russia , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Baltic republics , Macron

China: Daily Scan, February 11, 2022

Beijing, Tesla, SMIC, US, Japan, TaXinhuanet

February 11, 2022

Zhou Jiangyong, a former senior official in east China's Zhejiang Province, has been arrested for suspected bribe-taking, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said F....

February 11, 2022 US , Taiwan , Japan , Beijing , China Daily Digest , SMIC , Hangzhou , Tesla

2021 Crystallised the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape

Amruta Karambelkar Article

2021 was an eventful year in the Indo-Pacific region. Several developments have taken place, which are significant in their own right, but are rather indicative of what lies ahead in this region. This article examines the implications of the key secu....

January 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , Russia , ASEAN , QUAD , Australia , Southeast Asia , AUKUS

The Significance of the Australia -Japan Defence Agreement

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Australia and Japan signed a new defence agreement on 6 January 2022, which both PM Scott Morrison and PM Fumio Kishida hailed as a landmark. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is Japan’s second such Agreement with any country, after treaty ally....

January 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , Australia , Japan , Self-Defense Forces , AUKUS , RAA

Likely Geopolitical Trends in 2022

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

We should expect a sharpening of great power rivalries and an increase in geopolitical tensions in 2022. If 2021 provides any indications, the world is likely to remain turbulent in the absence of credible mechanisms and effective cooperation to reso....

January 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Xi , Taiwan , West Asia , Taliban , Neighbourhood , Biden

Covid’s Impact: Likely Trends in 2022

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

About 5.8 million people reportedly died globally due to covid^[1]. The unreported number is much higher. The world struggled to come out with a comprehensive, coordinated, effect....

December 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , economy , Covid , Supply chains , Vaccines , UN , health security , strategic impact

China: Daily Scan, December 16, 2021

China to beef up financial support for MSMEs with market-based measures: Xinhunaet

December 15, 2021

China will adopt market-based measures to double down on financial support for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), to....

December 16, 2021 India , US , China , MSMEs , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Sinovac , LinkedIn

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: October 2021

Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation organized four expert groups and one Vimarsha through webinars on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide in the month of October 2021. The expert and discussion groups provide layers of understa....

December 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , China , foreign policy , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Xi Jinping , West Asia , Indo-US relations , AUKUS , India-UAE relations , Developments in Asia