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Understanding the Trends in Russia US Relations
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Russia’s relations with the West are deteriorating rapidly. The rhetoric from the top leaders on both sides has been sharp and uncharitably harsh. They have expelled diplomats from each others’ countries. On 19th March, in a TV interview, Pre....

April 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Putin , Indo Pacific , NATO , US Sanctions , Biden , Crimea
Russia-Pakistan Relationship is a Red Herring
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

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
Changing American Perspective on Quad from Trump to Biden
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th Century
It is still too early in....

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , China , Russia , South China Sea , Australia , Trump , Japan , Obama , ASEAN Centrality , Biden , East China Sea
Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh: Geopolitical Implications
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF

The geostrategic sensitive region of region of Nagorno-Karabakh lies at an intersection of political, ethnic and religious borders of Iran, Turkey, Russia and Georgia. On September 27, 2020 the war broke out with Azerbaijan launching an offensive re....

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Iran , Turkey , Monograph , Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict , Nagorno-Karabakh
Central Asia: Three Decades of Developments
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Central Asia, located between the East and the West has always been been at the centre of power struggle between major powers such as Russia, China, US and West. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the leaders of these independent republics, adop....

March 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , China , Russia , SCO , INSTC , Chabahar Port , Central Asia , Geopolitics , EAEU , CSTO , Podcast , three decades of collapse of Soviet Union
Joe Biden Presidency and West Asia
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the current developments and upcoming trends in the West Asian region in light of the Joe Biden Presidency.