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Commentary: PLA Navy’s Major Exercise in the South China Sea: An Analytical Perspective

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The massive People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy exercises conducted in the second week of April near Hainan and further east, and review of the same by President Xi Jinping come in the wake of evolving strategic situation at the global and regional....

April 19, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , South China Sea , Chinese naval exercise , PLA Navy

Discussion on ‘India’s Security Concerns in the Indo-Pacific’

On 9th April 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on India’s security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. The panelists were Ambassador Rajiv Sikri, Ambassador Kanwal Sibal and Captain Gurpreet Khurana. A....

April 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , QSD

हिन्द महासागर में चीन द्वारा समुद्री-आधारभूत संरचना से जुडी परियोजनाओं का संचालन: ऋण एवं पट्टेदारी समझौते

Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

हिन्द महासागर से जुड़े समकालीन विमर्श में आर्थिक गलियारों, जुडाव और बंदरगाह परियोजनाएं और साथ ह....

April 17, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Featured , Article

India’s Nordic Outreach

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

En route to UK for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Sweden on April 16 & 17. It will be a bilateral visit, with multilateral engagements, for the first Indo-Nordic Summit at St....

April 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Indo-Nordic Summit , India-Sweden trade

Interaction with Visiting Chinese Press Delegation

On 2^nd April, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted twelve senior journalists and editors from China. These were senior editors and correspondents from reputed Chinese media outlets like the CCTV, Caixin, Global Times and The O....

April 12, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction

Commentary: China’s Maritime Infrastructure Projects in the Indian Ocean: Lend and Lease Agreements

Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Economic corridors, connectivity and port projects, and strategic access arrangements in the Indian Ocean Region resonate in the contemporary oration. Further, China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR), under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),....

April 03, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China’s maritime lease , China in Indian Ocean

Interaction with India-Japan Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) Delegation from Tokyo, Japan

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a distinguished delegation from India-Japan Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) from Tokyo during their 11th visit to India. The delegation was led by Mr Kenichi Watanabe, Vice Chairman of FEC, Seni....

March 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Japan-China Detente , Asia-Pacific , North Korean Belligerence , Trans-Pacific Partnership

Commentary: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Press the Reset Button

Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan has recently paid a two day State Visit to Dushanbe. His first tour of Tajikistan since coming to power reflects the improving relationship between the two neighboring republics. It also underlines Mirziyoye....

March 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Uzbekistan-Tajikistan relations , President Mirziyoyev’s visit to Dushanbe

‘Quad Plus’ Dialogue – Tokyo

A four-member team from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) comprising Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Harinder Sekhon participated in the Quad Plus Dialogue in Tokyo from March 4 to 6, 201....

March 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Pakistan , ASEAN , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Indian Ocean , Tokyo