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What does China-Central Asia Bonhomie Mean to the World?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

When the G-7 leaders were meeting in Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping was hosting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in a two-day China-Central ....

May 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Central Asia , Energy Security , BRI , Uyghurs , comprehensive strategic partnership , G-7 summit , energy trade
Election in Türkiye: Test for Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary election was held on 14 May 2023 in the backdrop of deep economic crisis and fallout of the devastating earthquake in February 2023. The outcome of the election could shape Türkiye’s role in the North At....

May 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , USA , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Kemal Kilicdaroglu , May 2023 Elections
Italy Slated to Withdraw from Chinese BRI Deal
Dr Dinesh Kumar Pandey Article

Italy is highly unlikely to renew its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China, which expires in March 2024.[1] The idea of Italy’s possible withdrawal from the initiativ....

May 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , POK , CPEC , BRI , Italy , Italy-India Relationship , Italy-India Bilateral Trade , CETA , Chinese Agenda , G7 & NATO in BRI
Book Review: ‘A Life Well Spent: Four Decades in the Indian Foreign Service’; Amb. Satish Chandra, Roopa Publications, 2023, ISBN: 9357020950, pp. 284, Rs 636
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The book by Ambassador Satish Chandra covers four decades he served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1965 to 2005. The book is not simply an account of his personal journey. It provides a glimpse into the making of foreign policy. It also covers In....

May 19, 2023 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , foreign policy , Jammu & Kashmir , Book Reviews , Awami League , 1971 , UNCHR
भारत के मध्य एशिया के साथ गहराते सम्बन्ध
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

मध्य एशियाई क्षेत्र के साथ भारत के मजबूत ऐतिहासिक और सांस्कृतिक संबंध हैं। 1947 में भारत के विभाज....

May 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , अफगानिस्तान , भारत-मध्य एशिया शिखर सम्मेलन , चाबहार बंदरगाह , आतंकवादी आश्रय , संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम , संप्रभुता और क्षेत्रीय अखंडता
VIF Delegation Visit to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan held a nationwide referendum on constitutional reforms on April 30, 2023. A delegation from Vivekananda international Foundation (VIF) which included Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF and Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow (Central Asia....

May 15, 2023 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , agriculture , Climate Change , Uzbekistan , Food Security
India’s Growing Relations in Latin America and the Caribbean
K V Prasad Commentary

The recent sojourn of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to four countries in Latin America and the Caribbean caught the attention of policy makers across different locations while at the domestic and regional level it received praise for hi....

May 12, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Latin America , Carribean , Dr. Jaishankar India , Panama
From I2U2 to IUSU-India is the Key
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the wake of unprecedented developments in West Asia especially the demarche and rapprochement by major Gulf powers in recent times, the meeting of National Security Advisers of USA (Jake Sullivan), India (Ajit Doval), and UAE (Sheikh Tahnoun) in R....

May 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , USA , Saudi Arabia , West Asia , I2U2 , IUSU
Quad-Plus Dialogue

The latest edition of the Quad Plus Dialogue (QPD) at the think tanks level was held virtually on 09 May, 2023. This time Vivekananda International Foundation hosted the dialogue. Apart from VIF, the think tanks from Quad members included the Heritag....

May 11, 2023 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , G7 Summit , US policy , Ukraine Crisis , QPD
The Indian Tricolour Shines again through Operation Kaveri
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Fighting broke out in Khartoum and other areas of Sudan early on 15th April, engulfing the capital in turmoil and raising the possibility of a full-scale civil war. Tensions had been rising between General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedt....

May 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Sudan , Evacuation , refugee crisis , Civil war , coup , Dagalo , Burhan , Hemedti , Operation Kaveri , Sudan Conflict
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