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IS Growth Poses Threat to Several Countries
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

The menace which has been created by the Sunni militant group, Islamic State (IS) is likely to stay for some time to come. Despite the United States (US)-led coalition airstrikes to destroy the terror organisation , there has been no significant decl....

December 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , West Asia
Interaction on India-Japan Relations

A four-member delegation from Japan Institute of International Affairs, led by Ambassador Yoshiji Nogami, visited VIF on 08 December 2014 for an interaction on India-Japan relations. The interaction broadly encompassed three strategic aspects: streng....

December 11, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Abenomics , Modinomics , Asia-Pacific , India-Japan Relations
India and Russia: Putin Visit to Boost Ties
Dr Nivedita Das Kundu

The India-Russia Strategic partnership was formed in the year 2000. Russia was the first country with whom India established a strategic partnership and in the year 2010 during the 11th Summit, India and Russia elevated their relationship to a “Spe....

December 10, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia
Interaction with a Chinese Delegation

A five-member delegation from China Institute of International Strategic Studies (CIISS), led by Maj Gen (Retd) Zhu Da, Vice Chairman, and comprising Maj Gen (Retd) Zhang Jianguo, Senior Advisor, Mr Li Jie, Executive Secretary General, Senior Col (Re....

December 05, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Chinese delegation , China-Pakistan nuclear collaboration , China’s foreign policy
French Defence Minister at VIF

At the invitation of the Vivekananda International Foundation, the French Defence Minister, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, delivered a talk on 1 December 2014. Welcoming the Guest, VIF Director Gen (Retd) N C Vij briefed the visiting delegation about the cu....

December 05, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Islamic State , French Defence Minister
Interaction on ‘One Road, One Belt’ with Chinese Delegation

A five-member delegation from China Institute of International Studies, led by Dr. Guo Xiangang, Senior Research Fellow, called on the VIF faculty on Nov 24, 2014 as part of a larger deliberative process initiated by Chinese think tanks across the As....

December 03, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , CPEC , One Road One Belt , Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Corridor
Israel and India’s New Government: The Military-Security Dimension
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

India-Israel Ties and the New Government: The bilateral relations between India and Israel, today, are going in a direction as expected by many ever since the 2014 election results were declared. The thumping victory of the Bharatiya Janata ....

December 01, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
US Rebalance to Asia – An Assessment
Dr Harinder Sekhon

US President Barack Obama landed in Beijing on Monday for the APEC summit, the first of a series of summit and bilateral meetings with regional and world leaders. This visit comes at a time when a majority of Americans are despondent that the country....

November 28, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US
Vietnamese Economy and Current Cooperation with India
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction The Vietnamese economy at the time of unification on 30 April 1975 was a highly centralised planned economy like the former Soviet Union. This underwent change with the introduction of Doi Moi in 1986. With the breakup of the S....

November 27, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
Interaction on US-Pakistan Relations

Daniel S. Markey, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (C.F.R.) and the author of ‘No Exit from Pakistan: America's Tortured Relationship with Islamabad’ held an intense and wide ranging interaction with the VIF faculty on....

November 21, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , US , US-Pakistan Relations , US rebalancing , China Sea
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