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India-Japan Ties: Tokyo Must Move Forward on Nuke Deal to Realise Strategic Potential
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just concluded visit to Japan has been successful on various counts. Politically, the India-Japan relationship has been solidified; economically, prospects of major Japanese investments in India have improved; on the ....

September 11, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
India Playing Catch up along China Frontier
Nitin Gokhale

After years of neglecting the Northern frontiers, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force are re-calibrating their strategy giving a hard push to improving its war-fighting capabilities against its more powerful neighbour. Ladakh for instance is bu....

September 03, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
The Berlin-Baghdad Express; Sean McMeekin; Penguin Books 2011; PP 461; Price Rs 550; eBook Rs 413
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

Ideas & Ideologies That Provoked World War I Still Pose A Threat Many books have been written about the First World War, especially in recent years, as more information emerges in the public domain. This year – the hundredth anniversary of the o....

August 27, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , First World War , Book Reviews , Berlin-Baghdad Express , European Powers , Suez Canal
Time for India to use its Soft Power in China
Prof R Vaidyanathan

July 2014 is an important month for global economics and China. It is the first time in recent history that China has overtaken USA in GDP [adjusted for purchasing power parity or PPP] and has become number one country in the world according to Eurom....

August 22, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Seminar on West Asia

VIF organized a seminar on ‘Recent Developments in West Asia: Challenges and Implications’ on July 25, 2014 to analyse the situation in the strife-torn area and its broader ramifications for the region and India. The seminar, inter alia, focused ....

August 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Seminars , Islamic State , ISIS , Syria , Developments in West Asia
Chinese PLA Modernisation: Perspectives and Issues
Lt Gen (Retd) JS Bajwa

“Build strong National Defence and powerful Armed Forces that are commensurate with China’s international standing and meet the need of its security and development interests is a strategic task of China’s modernisation drive.

August 07, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Geopolitical Developments and India-China Relations
Jayadeva Ranade

The world is in a state of continuing flux. The economies of the major powers are still fragile and vulnerabilities exist in those of the bigger emerging powers in the Asia-Pacific like China and India. The balance of power is conc....

July 31, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
India-US Ties: Need to Take a Realistic View
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India-US relations need to be put back on track. The relationship has lost steam in recent months with many contentious issues surfacing that remain unaddressed. We have now to see whether with the change of government in Delhi a n....

July 31, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
Interaction with Ms. Kavita Kewal, Department of Defence, Australia

Ms. Kavita Kewal, Assistant Secretary, DOD, Australia along with other officials visited VIF on 22 July 2014 to interact with the VIF faculty on issues of mutual concern. Ms. Kavita Kewal explained Australian views on regional security environment in....

July 29, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Af-Pak , Indo-Australian defence relations
Modi’s Japan Visit: Need for a Paradigm Shift in Strategic Ties
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

After evaluating the emerging strategic environment in the neighbourhood and beyond, Prime Minister Narendra Modi preferred to visit Bhutan first and thereafter Japan. While the visit to Bhutan underscored his understanding of the crucial strategic ....

July 18, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
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