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Developments in the US: A Review of 2021 and Emerging Trends Ahead
Amb Arun K Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Arun K. Singh, Distinguished Fellow at the VIF, recaps and examines the key developments in the United States in 2021 while speculating on the trends to come for the year ahead and the implications of these events for India. ....

January 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Russia , Afghanistan , Taliban , Biden , Podcast , Ukraine Crisis , Indo-US ties
Views of Chinese Experts on Sino-US Relations
Jayadeva Ranade Article

As China’s economic situation becomes more difficult and its aggressive policies increase tensions in its neighbourhood, the Chinese leadership is concerned at the turn that its relations with the US are taking. This has generated renewed discuss....

January 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , Xi , CCP , Biden , Wang Yi , CICIR , Cui Tiankai , Yuan Peng , Zhang Baijian
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
Taiwan and China Tussle over Joining CPTPP
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Taiwan filed an official application on 22 September 2021 to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade group amid concerns of opposition from China. Taiwan’s application came about a week after Bei....

October 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Trump , Obama , Modi-Xi Jinping talks , WTO , Biden , Senkaku , CPTPP , Motegi , South and East China Seas , air incursions
China: Daily Scan, October 7, 2021

Senior Chinese diplomat meets U.S. national security advisor: Xinhuanet October 7, 2021
Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met here Wednesday with U.S. National Security....

October 07, 2021 China , Hong Kong , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Carrie Lam , Biden , Evergrande , J-16D , Su Tseng-chang
China: Daily Scan, October 01, 2021

China to expand channels to attract foreign talent: Xinhuanet
September 30, 2021
China will further expand channels to attract and utilize foreign talent, improve work permit and visa systems, and create more convenient conditio....

October 01, 2021 India , China , Afghanistan , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Biden , Anhui , Shandong , Guangdong , Erkin Tuniyaz , Xiangshan , Zhejiang , Wang Hao
Using AUKUS to Brazen it Out
Sarosh Bana Article

The United States’ and the United Kingdom’s overtures to Australia to help it acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarines (SSNs) infuse a perilous complexity into the strategic Indo-Pacific environment, rendering it more ....

September 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , PLA , Biden , AUKUS , Boris Jhonson , SSBN
Evolution of Indo-US Relations: From Estranged Democracies to Engaged Democracies
Rup Narayan Das Article

From being what Dennis Kux, the US diplomat and author, called ‘estranged democracies’, India –U.S.A relationship has been transformed to ‘Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current visit to USA is....

September 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indo-Pacific , PM Modi , Nuclear Deal , COMCASA , DTTI , LEMOA , Biden
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 30 August - 05 September 2021

Economic
China’s Xi Jinping, Liu He move to reassure private sector as Beijing’s Big Tech crackdown rattles entrepreneurs
On Sept 06, both Chinese President Xi Jinping and his top economic adviser, Vice-Premier Liu He, sent st....

September 07, 2021 Israel , China , Russia , Myanmar , Climate Change , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , UAE , Biden
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 09 August - 15 August 2021

Economic
Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressure
Pressure is rising for Big Tech firms, signalling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that could lead to the breakup of the largest platforms. But yo....

August 17, 2021 Kabul , Economic , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Biden , Global Develoment , China -Russia
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