Articles

Assessing Indo-Pacific in 2021: Indian Perspective

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2020 was a landmark event in and for the Indo-Pacific. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the regional perception of China. Until then the challenge from China was known but it had yet to manifest itself in its entirety. The major ....

January 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , Russia , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Japan , Indian Ocean , COVID19 , Galwan , Himalaya , Biden , Maritime

Australia joining the Malabar exercises will strengthen the Quad

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a landmark decision, India has invited the Australian Navy to join the Malabar naval exercises 2020. India’s invitation comes on the heels of the Tokyo meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral (Quad) grouping comprising of India, th....

October 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , QUAD , South China Sea , Australia , Japan , NATO , Malabar exercises

The Quad: Is Security the Galvanizer?

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The significance of the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting in Tokyo on 6 October 2020 lies in the fact that it happened in person despite the pandemic – last year the Quad foreign ministers had met on the margins of the UNGA. The level of this annual m....

October 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , ASEAN , Quad Plus , Australia , LAC , Wang Yi , Blue Dot Initiative , Free and open Indo-Pacific , Malabar exercises , PM Suga , Resilient Supply Chains

Will RCEP Miss India?

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Vietnam has taken over from Thailand as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020. Its theme at its opening summit in June is ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’¹. Thailand is the country coordinator for India and will be followed by Singapore from 2021 ....

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , ASEAN , Australia , Japan , RCEP , Covid , TPP , regional value chains , CEPAs , FTAs

Interaction with H.E. Mr. Barry O’Farrell, High Commissioner of Australia to India

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted His Excellency, Mr. Barry O’Farrell for an interaction on India-Australia bilateral relations. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF, Amb. Kanwal Sibal, former forei....

June 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , Australia , 5G , India-Australia bilateral relations

A Guide to India-Australia Relations

For the first time in India’s diplomatic history a summit was held on a virtual platform. On 4th June 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed a range of issues with his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Scott Morrison. This summit is signi....

June 22, 2020 Terrorism , India , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , International Relations , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , COVID-19

The Virtual Summit between India and Australia: how Significant?

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Connected by the Indian Ocean, Commonwealth, the English language and shared democratic values, Australia has never loomed larger in the Indian consciousness than in the last decade. The relationship has seen its highs and lows but here has been a st....

June 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Australia , strategic partnership , defence cooperation , Cyber Security , diaspora , Mutual Logistics Support , Indo--Pacific

Perceptions, Policies and Narrative about China over COVID-19 from the Indo-Pacific

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

As the initial shock from the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in the past few weeks, there has been a rising criticism of China from nearly all over the world. This piece would survey China’s policies and popular narratives from the Indo-Pacific that hav....

May 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Vietnam , Southeast Asia , Singapore , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , ASEAN.

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 29, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Coronavirus: How do biosafety laboratories work?

The biosafety laboratories are divided into four biosafety levels (BSL) or pathogen/protection levels. At the lowest level of biosafety, precautions may consist in reg....

April 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Australia , EU , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Export Restrictions , Biosafety Laboratories , Serum Institute , Paycheck Protection Program , Big Tech , S&P 500 , Digital Advertising , Global Tea Market , Starbucks , Oscars , Electricity Consumption , Xiaokang Shehui , Tokyo2020 , Port Authorities Roundtable , China Military Budget , Economic Coercion , Idlib

The Dichotomy of Economic Imperative and Security Dilemma: The Chinese Telecom Companies in India

Rup Narayan Das Article

The outbreak and spread of Covid-19 and Chinese government’s failure to share its timely information to the outside world have raised question mark about the transparency of the communist regime there. Concomitantly, it has also raised the securit....

April 29, 2020 Economic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , Australia , USA , Huawei , ZTE , National Security Council , smartphones , security threats