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India-Tajikistan Relations: The Security Factor

India and Tajikistan share great historical and cultural relations. Tajikistan was a part of Kushana and Persian Empires which had close cultural linkages with the Indian subcontinent. During the Islamic rule in India, Persian language and Sufism fro....

March 03, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , India-Tajikistan Relations , Tajikistan , India’s Central Asia policy

यहां से बदल सकती है तस्वीर

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

उम्मीद के मुताबिक भारतीय विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ने इस्लामी सहयोग संगठन (ओआईसी) का अपना संबो�....

March 02, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Terrorism , Sushma Swaraj , Islamic Cooperation Organization , ICO

Russia’s Growing Influence in Africa

Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

With the collapse of the superpower in 1991, things began to change. Today, there is much being talked about India and China’s role in the African continent, ignoring the expanding interest of Russia and her presence in Africa. Until the end of the....

February 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Russia in Africa , Russian influence in Africa

VIF-JINF Seminar on ‘India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a seminar on 6th February 2019 for a senior delegation visiting from Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) led by President Yoshiko Sakurai. The seminar was attended by senior retired....

February 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , India , China , security cooperation , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Japan , BRI , Technological Cooperation , JINF

अमेरिका फर्स्ट: ट्रंप की विदेश नीति

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

हाल की कई घटनाओं ने राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप की ‘अमेरिका फर्स्ट’ नीति के असली चेहरे को सामने ला �....

February 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ट्रंप की ‘अमेरिका फर्स्ट’ , अमेरिकी विदेश नीति

The Asian Venture – Visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) is on his Asian tour starting with Islamabad. Saudi Arabia has been a major benefactor of Pakistan and once again being driven by Pakistan PM Imran Khan he even declared himself to be the Ambassa....

February 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Crown Prince , Prince Bin Salman’s India visit

Wither Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces - Treaty without an Alternative

Gautam Sen Article

On October 20, 2018, US president Donald Trump had declared his administration`s intention to withdraw from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) which was signed on February 2, 1987 by one of his predecessors, Ronald Reagan and his Sovi....

February 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , INF Treaty , nuclear disarmament , US-Russia relations

Interaction with the Tsinghua University, Beijing

The VIF hosted a 23 member delegation from the Tsinghua University, Beijing on 30 January 2019. The delegation was visiting India as a part of O. P. Jindal Global University-Tsinghua India Immersion Programme. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, delivered the....

February 15, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , OBOR , Southeast Asia , Fundamental Rights , Tsinghua University , India-China relations , BRI

US Withdrawal and Afghanistan’s Future

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump in his State of the Union address on February 6^th said “Great nations do not fight endless wars.” He added that America will accelerate negotiations for a political settlement.¹ The formal announcement will e....

February 15, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US-Taliban talks , US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation

Yoshiko Sakurai Commentary

In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era” in New Delhi. Before the workshop, the JINF delegation held m....

February 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Japan-India Strategic Cooperation , India-Japan Partnership