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Avoiding the Fall; Michael Pettis; Carnegie Endowment 2013; PP 157; Price Rs 1238 & The Great Rebalancing; Michael Pettis; Princeton University Press 2013; PP 219; Price Rs 1859
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

It makes sense to review the two books together and not just because they are written by the same author, and within a short period of each other [both were written in 2013]. The more compelling reason for doing so is that they deal with the same phe....

April 07, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Chinese economy , GDP growth , Book Reviews , Global Economy
Talk by French Ambassador to India HE Francois Richier

In his interaction with the VIF faculty on March 26, Ambassador of France to India H E Francois Richier began by identifying the similarities between India and France – above all, the commitment to maintaining strategic autonomy. This did not mean ....

April 07, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Counter-terrorism , defence cooperation , France , Civil nuclear cooperation
International Terrorism Post 9/11: Emerging Trends and Global Response
Rohit Singh

Introduction September 11, 2001 was a watershed in the manner in which the world acknowledged and responded to terrorism. The monstrosity of the multiple attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people in one planned strike brought universal conde....

April 04, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Terrorism , Al Qaeda , Global War on Terrorism , 26/11 attacks , 9/11 attacks
China’s Rising Defence Expenditure and Implications for India
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

While India’s interim defence budget for the financial year (FY) 2014-15 has remained stagnant in terms of the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate and inflation, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has been given a 12.2 per cent increase over the ....

April 01, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Modi and India’s Foreign Policy: A Preview
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Little interest has been shown domestically about possible new orientations in foreign policy under a Narendra Modi-led NDA government. Modi’s single-minded focus on the development agenda has dominated political and media discourse, barring, of co....

March 28, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Ukraine Crisis: The Chinese Stand and Lessons for India
Monish Gulati

Introduction As the conflict in Ukraine refuses to abate, it continues to raise fears of triggering yet another confrontation between the Cold War era adversaries – the US and Russia - in a geopolitical tussle for dominance in Europe. The....

March 24, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Interaction with EU Ambassador to India

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted an interaction with His Excellency Mr. João Cravinho, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to India on 13 March 2014, under its ongoing series of interactions with Ambassadors based ....

March 19, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Interaction , Free Trade Agreement , EU’s Common Security and Foreign Policy , EU’s Neighbourhood Policy
Recent Trends in Vietnam-Japan Ties and Implications for India
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction Japan has been an important trading partner of Vietnam from the 16th century. The port of Hoi An close to Danang in Central Vietnam was an important trading port and Japanese ships visited this location frequently to undertake ....

March 18, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
Ukraine Developments: US/ EU Attempt to Stretch Europe’s Frontiers?
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Developments in Ukraine should be understood as part of US/EU's project of stretching the frontiers of "Europe" eastwards as far as possible in order either to eventually topple the present Russian political and economic order from within and make Ru....

March 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , US , Russia
BIMSTEC and BICM: Two Competing Sub-Regional Frameworks?
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently visited Myanmar to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation summit (BIMSTEC). This sub-regional framework came about in 2004 as part of India’s overall strategy....

March 11, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
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