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VIF Virtual talk on ‘India-Tajikistan Relations’ by Amb. Viraj Singh, Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan

India and Tajikistan are traditional partners. They share deep historical and cultural relations. Tajikistan was a part of the Kushana and Persian Empire, which had close cultural linkages with India. Subsequently, during the Islamic rule in India, t....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences

Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Tibet , TAR , Sichuan-Tibet railway , Lhasa , Nyingchi , WTC , Yarlung Tsangpo

Foreign Secretary’s Vimarsh Talk on "Global Rebalancing and India's Foreign Policy"

In the series of Vimarsh public lectures delivered by eminent personalities, the VIF hosted an online talk by India’s Foreign Secretary, Shri Harsh V. Shringla on 30 June 2021. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, in his welcome address outlined how the ....

July 28, 2021 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Financial crisis , Global Rebalancing

Deepening Democracy in Taiwan under Democratic Progressive Party

Rup Narayan Das Commentary

The consolidation and deepening of democracy in Taiwan as evident from the regular and periodic elections and peaceful transfer of political baton from one political party to another speak volume of the democratic culture and tradition of Taiwan. The....

July 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , democracy , Taiwan , DPP , KMT , G-7

Biden as a Liberal Crusader: Assessing the Obama-Biden Human Rights Legacy

Sarada Subhash, Research Assistant, VIF

… the hope is that Biden would have learnt from the Obama era mistakes and hence follow a non-interventionist policy to avoid another ‘humanitarian’ war … at the end of his Presidential term, Biden may emerge a ‘liberal crusader’ or be an....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , President Trump , Obama , UNHRC , NATO , Biden , Liberalism , US President , Realpolitik of foreign intervention , Human Rights Legacy , Human Rights Watch

IPIS-VIF Dialogue on Bilateral, Regional and International Issues

India and Iran share close historical and cultural links dating back to ancient times. In contemporary times, this relationship is multi-faceted and includes cooperation in political, trade-economic, security and multiple other sectors. In order to a....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy

Tunisia- Ghost of Bouazizi Walks Again

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Tunisia, from where the Arab Spring started in 2010, has remained in churn ever since. But it has held out the hope that democracy and constitution can be relied upon by the people. It was a partial yet a success story as several governments have had....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Arab Spring , Tunisia , Covid , President Kais Saied

विश्लेषण : बाइडेन-मून शिखर वार्ता का नतीजा क्या रहा?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

जापान के प्रधानमंत्री के पद-चिह्नों पर चलते हुए दक्षिणी कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति मून जे ने अमेरिकी....

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , किम जांग उन। टोक्यो ओलंपिक। जो बाइडेन। मून जे-इन। सिक्स पार्टी टॉक्स। थाड (THAAD)। मिसाइल पर लगी पाबंदी हटाना। अंतरराष्ट्रीय नीति एवं कूटनीति। शिखर बैठक। वैक्सीन पार्टनरशिप। विक्टर चा

War, Olympics and Nationalism

Dr Anil Rawat Article

Finally the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are off to a grand start with a spectacular show of opening ceremony that lasted for three hours as the grandest show on earth that the human history has ever seen. Since then the event has been a centerpiece of televi....

July 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Japan , COVID-19 , Tokyo Olympics , Kyokujitsu-ki , Waka , Chinese

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: June 2021

Naval Jagota , Senior Fellow, VIF

In June 2021 six experts’ group meetings and one bilateral discussion were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each of....

July 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , CPC , FATF , Europe , Indo Pacific , Cyber Security , Pakistan budget , FTA , Communist Party of China , US China Relations