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Brainstorming Session on Strategic & Economic Outlook for 2022

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an online brainstorming session on Strategic and Economic Outlook for 2022 on 10 January 2022. It saw participation from Dr. Arvind Gupta, Dr. Anantha Nageswaran, Dr. C Rajamohan, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney....

March 07, 2022 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , ASEAN , 2022 , GDP , Economic Outlook , Strategic Outlook , Covid wave

VIF-JINF Webinar on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint webinar with the Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) on 10 February 2022 on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and ....

March 07, 2022 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , ASEAN , Quad Plus , Japan , CPEC , Indo Pacific , Strategic Outlook , Ukraine standoff

Decoding ASEAN Response to Ongoing Ukraine Crisis

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Ukraine crisis have further underlined the fact that in the interconnected world of today the crisis in one part of the globe have the potential of impacting the regions that are far removed from the scene of action. And especially so when major powe....

March 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , ASEAN , Myanmar , Vietnam , Singapore , Ukraine , Indonesia , domestic interests

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

Evaluating Cambodia’s Role as ASEAN Chair

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Since the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration, also known as Bangkok Declaration, by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, ....

February 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , South China Sea , Code of Conduct , General Min Aung Hlaing , Rohingyas , centrality , ASEAN Charter , Hun Sen , Petra Sigmund , Prak Sokhonn , Sino-US rivalry

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: December 2021

Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation organized two expert group interactions through webinars in the month of December 2021. The reduced number of expert groups meetings were due to previous commitments, and holidays for most of the participants. How....

January 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Israel , ASEAN , Donald Trump , Indo Pacific , India Russia Relations , AUKUS , New QUAD , Afghanistan situation

Myanmar Round Up - December 2021

The ongoing conflict in the country between the military and opposition forces has resulted in a number of deaths and causalities and increasing human rights violations. The military forces are accused of killing around 1300 people and arresting more....

January 15, 2022 Protests , ASEAN , UNSC , COVID-19 , refugees , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , HumanRightsWatch , WhatshappeninginMyanmar

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

East Asia: Likely Trends in 2022

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A year has just ended and we usher into another one. Many parts of the world witnessed dramatic developments in political, economic and defence/security realms. In a globalised and inter-connected world, no part of the world remained insulated from d....

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , QUAD , Xi Jinping , Kim Jong-un , shinzo abe , COVID-19 , weaponisation , summit diplomacy , Fumio Kishida , CPTTP , missile developoment

Foreign Secretary’s Visit to Myanmar -Reiterating India’s Support to its People

Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Indian Foreign Secretary was in Myanmar (22-23 Dec. 21) meeting with different stakeholders including the the military government and the opposition which continues to oppose the military reinstatement that took place in February 21 post the general ....

December 27, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , democracy , ASEAN , Act East , trade , Aung San Suu Kyi , Nagas , Foreign Secretary , military Junta , Mizos