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The Turkish Exception to India's Forays in West Asia

The West Asia region is considered an “extended neighbourhood” in Indian foreign policy discourse. Since recalibrating its foreign policy in the 1990s, this important region has found a coveted place in India’s external outreach. Consequently, ....

July 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , OIC , I2U2 , AKP , Pakistan factor

Is the Sky the Limit for India-UAE Ties? Modi’s Fifth Visit to the Emirates

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam Article

It is undeniable that the emerging trajectory of relations between India and a few key Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have become one of the most successful stories of the current foreign policy of the Narendra Modi-led government since mid-20....

July 26, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , India , renewable energy , UAE , CEPA , Rupee-Dirham

शंघाई सहयोग संगठन की बदलती गतिशीलता का मूल्यांकन

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

हाल ही में भारत की अध्यक्षता में शंघाई सहयोग संगठन (SCO) का 22वां शिखर सम्मेलन वर्चुअल प्रारूप में स....

July 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , चीन , मध्य एशिया , रूस , शंघाई सहयोग संगठन , आतंकवादी आश्रय , शिखर सम्मेलन

NATO’s Outreach into the Indo-Pacific – Part II

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

When the Quad idea was floated for the first time by the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his address to the Indian Parliament in August 2007, popular for its title “Confluence of the two Seas” there was no unanimity among the propose....

July 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , QUAD , AUKUS , : NATO’s eastern outreach , submarine deal , Malacca dilemma , maritime route , pleading peace

Recent trends in Environment and Climate Change: The Case of the High Seas Treaty and Mission Life

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

In this episode of the VIF Podcast, Mr. PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF and Ms. Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF discuss two key issues namely the recently adopted UN High Seas Treaty, the first global treaty aimed at protecting marine lif....

July 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Climate Change , Environment , Podcast , High Seas Treaty , Marine ecosystem and biodiversity , Coral reefs

NATO after the Vilnius Summit: An Indian Assessment

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The NATO Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, 11-12 July 2023, was momentous in many respects. It took place against the background of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine whose active phase of hostilities is now well past 500....

July 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Russia , Turkey , NATO , Ukraine , France , Sweden , Zelensky , Vilnius Summit

NATO’s Outreach into the Indo-Pacific – Part I

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

In the great power contestation with the United States and China as the main two protagonists with satellite powers either endorsing stance or outright standing behind either of the two has turned global politics upside down.....

July 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Taiwan Strait , SDF , Pacifist Constitution , Shangri-La security summit , ITPP

National Museum, South African High Commission and Vivekananda International Foundation jointly organise exhibition “India’s Historical Journey with Africa: Marching Ahead Together”

Aim of exhibition is to commemorate Mandela Day in honour of Mandela’s values and commitment to the service of humanity and to create awareness of the India-Africa connection. The Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated every year on 18th....

July 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , G20 , India Africa Relations , Nelson Mandela

China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia

Dr Adil Rasheed Article

The geopolitical sand dunes in West Asia are known to shift suddenly. However, major regional developments in recent times point to certain fundamental shifts, which may have significant long-term implications. The first among such important chang....

July 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , China , Iran , West Asia , Gulf States , petrodollar

World Bank Reforms and Climate Change

Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

There is a growing debate on the reform of multilateral development banks to provide ‘global public goods’. At the behest of G20, an independent review of the Capital Adequacy Framework of multilateral development banks w....

July 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Article , India , Climate Change , G20 , World Bank , climate finance , multilateral development banks , regime complex