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Modi and the World: The Ring View Inside Out; Ed. by Yamini Chowdhury and Anusua Diya Chowdhury; Bloomsbury Publishers; New Delhi; Pages 317; Price Rs. 499

RNP Singh

Two years two months, 51 foreign trips on six of the seven continents of the world which covered 42 countries and included UN General Assembly meetings and scores of multilateral engagements; the debutant Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stirred the ....

August 09, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , foreign policy , PM Modi , Book Reviews , UN General Assembly , Modi’s engagements , Modinomics , Diplomacy

Seminar on “India-EU Relations: Opportunities and Challenges”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Finland Future Research Centre (FFRC), held a day-long seminar on ‘India-European (EU) Relations: Opportunities and Challenges’ on 1 Aug 2016. The seminar sought to build upon ....

August 08, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Seminars , European Union , India-EU Relations , Finland Future Research Centre

Round Table Discussion on the ‘Slowdown of China’s Economy’

The VIF held an internal discussion on the current trends in the Chinese economy on 21 July 2016. The discussion was held in two parts; part one of the discussion ‘Slowdown of the Chinese Economy: Implications for India’ was led by Dr. Arvind Vir....

August 08, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , CPC , Chinese economy , GDP , China Growth

South China Sea imbroglio: Setting The Record Straight

Gautam Sen

China is a signatory to United Nations Convention of the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) but not the US. The South China Sea (SCS) covers an area of nearly four million square kilometers. It is estimated that US $5 trillion worth of sea borne trade and one-....

August 05, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , Beijing , UNCLOS

Round Table Discussion on The South China Sea Dispute Ruling - Implications

Against the backdrop of 12 July 2016, award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea (SCS), a Round Table Discussion was held on 2 August 2016, on “South China Dispute Ruling: Implications”. The discussion started with t....

August 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , South China Sea , UNCLOS , China’s Actions

चीन-पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे के निहितार्थ

Jayadeva Ranade

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के बहुचर्चित पाकिस्तान दौरे (20-21 अप्रैल, 2015) के दौरान चीन-पाकिस्तान आर�....

August 03, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy

Russia, Europe and The United States: Emerging Power Play

Dr Harinder Sekhon

"The Soviet Union ceased to exist twenty-five years ago but tensions between Russia and the West have remained high despite the end of the Cold War. The West still seems to be struggling to come to terms with the reality of a post-Soviet Russia and i....

July 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Putin , Soviet Union , Monograph , Russia-Europe & US Post Ukraine

Interaction with H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India

On 15 July 2016, the VIF invited H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, for a talk on ‘India-Australia Relations and the Way Forward’ followed by an interactive session. A broad panel of eminent security and foreign po....

July 28, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Joint military exercises , Harinder Sidhu , Australian High Commissioner to India , Maritime experts

तुर्की : पर्दे के पीछे सच क्या है?

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

जब तुर्की का तख्ता पलट का प्रयास, या कहिये की असफल प्रयास हुआ तो मैं अहमदाबाद में था। मुझे एक व्य�....

July 27, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy

चीन का यादगार दिवस

Commodore Gopal Suri

स्थाई मध्यस्थता न्यायाधिकरण (पीसीए) ने फिलीपींस और चीन के बीच मध्यस्थता के मामले में अपना फैसल�....

July 25, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy