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Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Boris Johnson’s victory in last Thursday’s elections has secured an 80 member majority for the Conservative party, which won 365 seats as against 202 for the Labour party. This has given the Prime Minister free hand to negotiate Brexit with enhan....

December 19, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , elections , Brexit , labour party , Conservatives , Scotland , EU , Trade deal

China’s influence in Asian Geopolitics: Implications for India

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

China, in Xi Jinping’s words, is a building a “new model” of major-country relations, and crafting a policy of building relations with neighbouring countries, based on “amity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness”. Geographically speaking, C....

December 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , OBOR , Asia , Indian Ocean , BRI , India China Relations , China’s influence in Asian geopolitics

Sreeram Chaulia, Trumped; Emerging power in a post-American world, 2019, Bloomsbury, New Delhi.

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Sreeram Chaulia’s thought-provoking book, Trumped; Emerging Powers in a Post-American World is likely to trigger a debate on the impact of the disruption in the global order brought out by Trump’s ‘America First’ policy. The author�....

December 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Trump , Book Reviews , America First policy , 2019 , Post-American world , Sreeram Chaulia

Role of Civilizational Dialogue in Countering Terrorism and Radicalisation

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Since the latter half of 20th century radicalisation and acts of terrorism have become a global challenge. Non-state actors often supported by “Evil” states cause an incalculable damage on the civilised and peace-loving societies. Political ends ....

December 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Featured , West Asia , Article , Radicalisation , Countering Terrorism , ME Security Forum

Five ‘T’s of China-India ties

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

Following the two informal summits between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Wuhan (2018) and Chennai (2019) the important question that is being asked within the academic circles in China is what could be the possible template....

December 16, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Kashmir , Terrorism , Belt and Road , Informal Summit , RCEP , trade imbalance , Aksai Chin , SR talks

Report on the Visit of Professor Kenneth Matengu, Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia to VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Professor Kenneth Matengu, Vice Chancellor of University of Namibia (UNAM), on 1St October 2019. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, and the Professor discussed the warm and cordial relationship that....

December 12, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Interaction , ICCR , economic cooperation , Professor Kenneth Matengu , University of Namibia , India-Namibia relations

Interaction with the Delegation from the Fudan University, Shanghai

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from the Fudan University, Shanghai on 14 November 2019. The Delegation was led by Zhang Weiwei, Distinguished Professor of International Relations and Director of the China Institute....

December 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Climate Change , Fudan University , Public Diplomacy , New Global Order

The US-China Naval Balance in East Asia

Aayush Mohanty Article

The United States of America and the People’s Republic of China are locked in what the Trump administration calls “strategic competition” in trade and technology, China’s diplomatic overtures to change the existing East Asian order, and milit....

December 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , China’s naval ambitions , China-US naval concerns , US Naval Build-up

भारत-चीन सम्बन्धों में चेन्नई का जुड़ाव: 11-12 अक्टूबर 2019 को ममल्लपुरम में भारत-चीन के बीच होने वाले दूसरे शिखर सम्मेलन का आकलन

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

तमिलनाडु के मामल्लपुरम् (इसे महाबलिपुरम् के नाम से भी जाना जाता है) में भारत और चीन के बीच दूसरी �....

December 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , मामल्लपुरम् शिखर वार्ता , भारत-चीन सम्बन्ध , भारत-चीन द्विपक्षीय समझदारी

Interactive Session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interactive session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’ on 8 November 2019. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks followed by a brief summary....

December 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Syria , Syrian civil war , West Asian region , Humanitarian Crisis , Kurdish issue