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Interaction with a Taiwanese Delegation

Dr. Lai Yi-chung, Deputy Director of Taiwan Think Tank and leading strategist of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), accompanied by Dr. Mumin Chen, Director, Center for Strategic Studies on South Asia and Middle East, National Chung Hsing Univers....

May 15, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Taiwan , South Asia , Southeast Asia , India-Taiwan Relations , Taiwanese Delegation
Consecration of China’s ‘New Period’ People’s Liberation Army
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

A Home Run of Military Modernisation At the dawn of Year 2016, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) officially promulgated the commencement of the final phase of restructuring of its apex setup for management of national defence as well a....

May 06, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , PLA , Republic of China , People’s Liberation Army
PM’s Visit to Iran : Back to Basics on a Crucial Relationship
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Just a month or so ago Prime Minister Modi was in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing a long standing relationship which is of great strategic importance to India. Over 2 million Indians reside there, remit money home and help retain the relationship which als....

May 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Iran , India Iran Relation
China's 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Old String with New Pearls?
Commodore Gopal Suri

China and the Indian Ocean Region China has been incessantly increasing its footprint in the Indian Ocean in the past decade by undertaking port infrastructure projects, managing and running ports, gaining port access for naval platforms, a....

May 03, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Indian Ocean , Maritime Silk Road
Interaction on DTTI with Keith Webster

On April 6, 2016, the VIF and the US India Business Council hosted Mr. Keith Webster, Director, International Cooperation for the US Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics at the Pentagon for a Round Table discussion on the ....

April 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , US , technology , DTTI , Keith Webster , Defense Acquisition
क्या वैश्विक वित्तीय बाजारों को अस्थिर कर देगा सऊदी अरब?
Prof R Vaidyanathan

इस विषय के केंद्र में अमेरिकी संसद की 28 पृष्ठों की वास्तविक रिपोर्ट है, जिसमें ट्विन टॉवर्स पर 11 �....

April 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy
China’s Fishing Vessels in the Natuna Island: Implications for the Regional Security
Dr Teshu Singh

Amid heightened tension in the South China Sea (SCS) over China’s land reclamation in the region, last month, fishing vessel MV Kwang Fey 10078 and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel were found fishing in the exclusive economic zone of Indonesia. This is....

April 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , Natuna Island , Regional Security
Interaction with Prof Naela Quadri, Baluch Leader

The VIF on 18 April 2016 invited noted women rights activist and exiled Baloch leader Prof Naela Quadri for a talk on the current situation in Pakistan’s restive province, Balochistan. Following the talk, an interaction was held with the speaker. W....

April 23, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , Balochistan , Naela Quadri , Baluch Leader , Gwadar port
Corridor Calculus China Pakistan Economic Corridor & China's Comprador Investment Model in Pakistan
Sushant Sareen

I. A DONE DEAL Soon after the PPP formed the government in 2008, President Asif Zardari put forward a very ambitious proposal costing around $60 billion for around 70 mega projects to Pakistan's Western donors who had formed the Friends 1 o....

April 22, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , CPEC , Monograph
Will Saudi Arabia Destabilize global Financial Markets?
Prof R Vaidyanathan

At the heart of the matter is 28 pages of the original Congressional report which probed the 9/11 attack on twin towers. These 28 pages were never released since it is supposed to link some members of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as abettors of that crime....

April 21, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy
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