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US Experts Group Meeting on Prime Minister Modi’s State Visit to the United States: Way Ahead in India-US Partnership

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a discussion on “Prime Minister Modi’s State Visit to the United States: Way Ahead in India-US Partnership” on 26 June, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, gave the opening rem....

July 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India-US relations , inetraction , Modi US Visit , US Defence

Discussion on Strategic Outcomes and Lessons Learnt from the Shangri-La Dialogue for the Region and India

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a discussion on "Strategic Outcomes and Lessons Learnt from the Shangri-La Dialogue for the Region and India” on 26 June 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, Chaired the session and....

July 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , China , Indo-Pacific , Shangri-la dialogue

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: May 2023

Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation held meetings on a diversity of topics in the month of May2023 with five expert group meetings and one round table discussion. The month saw the first meeting of the new formed expert group on defence, the other a....

July 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy

Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded....

July 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Wang Yi , Blinken , Qin Gang , Core issue

China: “Soft use” of “Hard power”

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

China’s geopolitical aims and global ambitions are not a secret. President Xi sees China the most pre-eminent power in Asia and eventually, the world, consolidating trans-continental routes and waterways, and assured political influence among large....

July 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , Soft Power , PLA , COVID-19 , LAC , Galwan , Hard power

Fractured NATO Politics: Sweden and Japan in Focus

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The Ukraine crisis has dramatically reoriented the strategic outlook of major stakeholders. Though the crisis has increased the hiatus between Russia and the West, it has also brought Russia and China closer. The most signif....

June 30, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Senkaku Islands , Kurile Islands , liaison office , expansion of NATO , Turkey reservation , Macron reluctance to support Tokyo liaison office

Xi Jinping’s Latest Campaign: ‘Theme Education’

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Within months of securing a third term at the 20th Party Congress last October and successfully packing the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) with loyalists, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (CC) General Secretary Xi Jinping launched....

June 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CCP , Xi Jinping thought , two establishments , core leader , Theme Education

India-Africa Partnership: Achievements, Challenges and Roadmap 2030

(VIF Experts Group Report)

The India-Africa partnership has recorded considerable progress in recent years but realizing its full potential needs serious introspection and an objective appraisal. Armed with this conviction, the Vivekananda International Foundation’s Africa E....

June 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India foreign policy , India Africa Relations

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Egypt

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Modi concluded a two-day visit to Egypt on 24-25th June. The last visit at the prime minister’s level from India to that country took place 26 years ago in 1997. The visit is an important initiative to fill up the hiatus in engagemen....

June 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Egypt , PM Modi , Suez Canal , Fatah El-Sisi , Order of Nile , Sisi

The Future of Indian Consultancy Services in Africa

Samir Bhattacharya Article

India's service industry is the most significant contributor to the country's economy and accounts for over 50 per cent of the GDP.^[1] In the financial year 2022-23, India's serv....

June 26, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , Africa , G20 , COVID19 , ITEC , Lines of Credit , Consultancy Services , LoCs , PAENP