Articles

Russian, Chinese, American and Pakistani representatives met in Beijing on the 10th and 11th of July to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. This was the third such consultation between Russia, China and the US, and the first in which Pakistan parti....

July 19, 2019 Chabahar Port , US Sanctions , Iran’s changed priorities , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Challenges for the New President of European Commission

Gautam Sen Article

Sixty year-old, Ursula von der Leyen, the German defense minister, has been nominated by the national governments of the European Union (EU) to be president of the European Commission (EC). If the nomination is approved by EU Parliament, Leyen will b....

July 16, 2019 European Commission , new president of EC , EC president’s challenges , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe

पश्चिमी एशिया की समीक्षा- मई, 2019

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अमेरिका और ईरान

पवित्र रमजान का महीना मई, अमन बहाली के बजाय, मध्य-पूर्व में तनाव बढ़ने का गव�....

July 16, 2019 मध्य-पूर्व तनाव , ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , इस्राइल-फिलिस्तीन विवाद , सीरिया शांति प्रक्रिया , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

US Policy and India’s Energy Needs

Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

The United States of America has decided to roll back the waivers on its sanctions on entities or countries engaged in oil trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The waivers known as Significant Reduction Exemption (SRE) expired on 2 May 2019. Non....

July 15, 2019 Iran sanctions , Oil supply , India’s energy security , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy

Trump’s visit to the DMZ: More Than Just Photo Optics?

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

Trump, in his impromptu diplomatic style, surprised the whole world when he tweeted an invitation to Kim to meet him at the Korean De-Militarized Zone (DMZ). The fact that Trump and Kim met on North Korean soil is a historic development. They met at ....

July 11, 2019 Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Trump-Kim talks , North Korea sanctions , Korean peace

More Needs to be Done to Revitalise Chabahar Project

Gautam Sen Commentary

The latest Govt. of India`s regular budget of 2019-20, has a meagre allocation of Rs. 45 crore for the development and operationalising of Chahbahar Port infrastructure under the Ministry of External Affairs line of credit to finance this programme, ....

July 10, 2019 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India’s access to Central Asia , India-Iran relations , Chabahar Port

Losing Istanbul Twice: Erdogan’s Humbling Moment

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

President Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (also known as AKP by its Turkish acronym) conceded a major defeat in the re-run of Istanbul mayoral elections on June 23 indicating a tectonic shift in Turkey’s po....

July 08, 2019 Turkish democracy , Istanbul shock , Erdogan’s dictatorial trends , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

West Asia Round up - June 2019

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Abstract

June was a particularly hot month in so far as the developments in the Middle East are concerned. In the US-Iran imbroglio one witnessed a ‘hot & cold’ approach with the US continuing with its maximum pressure tactics whi....

July 05, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US-Iran confrontation , Protests in Sudan , Kushner’s Deal of the Century , Israel-Syria air attacks , Iran attacks US drone

आसियान को बहु-ध्रुवीय हिन्द-प्रशांत महासागर में अपनी केंद्रिकता को बनाये रखने के लिए भारत की आवश्यकता है

Commodore Somen Banerjee, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

आसियान (एसोसिएशन ऑफ दक्षिण-पूर्वी एशियाई देशों) के रीजिनल फोरम (एआरएफ) की एक कार्यशाला का आयोजन �....

July 05, 2019 Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , हिन्द-प्रशांत मुद्दों की विवाद , भारत-आसियान आदान-प्रदा , आसियान रणनीति

Iranian Nuclear Impasse: Perceptions, Political Posturing and Military Metaphors

Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Veteran) Article

Located on the cross roads of three continents and connectivity to the high seas, Persia has always been a perpetual conflict zone which speaks of martial legacy of its constituents. The resultant propensity for steadfast attitude has been an intrins....

July 04, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US-Iran confrontation , Military situation in Iran , Iran nuclear deal