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New Leadership Takes Charge in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 05 April Vietnam’s National Assembly officially elected Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, member of the Politburo as the Prime Minister of Vietnam replacing the erstwhile Prime Minister Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The National Assembly resolution was passed with t....

April 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , UNSC , South China Sea , Vietnam , Nguyen Phu Trong , National Assembly , PM Pham Minh Chinh , President Xuan Phuc , Quang Ninh
Syrian Unrest: A Decade of Misery for Syrians
Amb VP Haran Article

18th March 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the commencement of unrest in Syria. The arrest and ill treatment of 15 schoolboys in Darra, a town on the border with Jordan led to about 3000 people holding a demonstration after Friday prayers, demandi....

March 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , US , UNSC , Arab Spring , Turkey , Golan Heights , Bashar al Assad , Gulf States , Kurds
Vietnam’s Thirteenth National Party Congress: Agenda, Achievements and Expectations
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam is holding its 13th National Party Congress from January 25 to 02 February, 2021. While the party congress is going to decide about the new leadership and also look for possible future blueprint to evolve as a middle power and develop relatio....

January 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , ASEAN , UNSC , South China Sea , COVID-19 , UNCLOS 1982 , Doi Moi reforms , development plans
Expectations from India in the UN Security Council
Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

India starts her eighth two-year elected term in the UN Security Council from 1 January 2021. Three priorities have been identified by India when campaigning for elections to the Security Council. These are the countering of terrorism by enforcing Se....

January 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , UNSC , Countering Terrorism , Af-Pak region , P-5 , PM Modii , reformed multilateralism
New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 has accelerated the global political and economic rebalancing that had been underway for the last two decades. New power equations are emerging. China’s confidence has increased many folds while the West is struggling to find answers to it....

January 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Act East , UNSC , QUAD , New Cold War , Indo Pacific , BRI , EU , COVID-19 , Neighbourhood First , Multilateralism , LAC , Biden , Middle East , Xi's China
Chinese Stance in United Nations Security Council towards India
Dr Teshu Singh Article

Amidst the on-going stand-off at the Galwan Valley, China had once again tried to raise the Kashmir issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Also, China has persistently tried to block India’s entry into the UNSC, Nuclear Suppliers Grou....

October 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Pakistan , China , UNSC , Terrorism , Article 370 , NPT , LAC , Galwan valley , NSG
West Asia Round Up: August 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:
August witnessed monumental events in the region. US sponsored rapprochement between UAE and Israel; Pompeo’s visit to Khartoum; Beirut blasts; attempts to ceasefire in Libya; Iraqi PM’s visits to Iran and USA; Defeat....

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Iran , UNSC , Putin , Libya , Turkey , UAE , Saudi Foreign Minister , virtual summit
India gets Elected as a Non-permanent Member of the UNSC: A Busy Agenda Ahead
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 17 June, India wascomfortably elected to the non- permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period of two years starting January 2021, receiving the endorsement from 184 out of the 192 countries who voted. In its last bi....

June 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , UNSC , Multilateralism , Non-permanent member , permanent seat
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, June 01, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Protectionism Spreads Globally With the New Coronavirus
Alongside growing opposition to Chinese investments, protectionism is widening. Nine of the world’s 10 largest economies have introduced new measures restricti....

June 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , UNSC , GCC , RIMPAC , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Locusts , Protectionism , New Taxes , Poverty Alleviation , Dollar Convertibility , Remote Learning , Cyberattacks , Drug Patents
Interaction with New Zealand Delegation

On 13th January a delegation from New Zealand visited the Vivekananda International Foundation. The delegation comprised of Commodore Mellissa Ross, Deputy Chief of the Navy, Ms. Erin Duncan, Deputy High Commissioner to India, Ms. Suzannah Jessep, Di....

January 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , UNSC , Maritime Security , JCPOA , New Zealand Delegation , Bilateral Cooperation , Pacific Islands
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