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The Asian Venture – Visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) is on his Asian tour starting with Islamabad. Saudi Arabia has been a major benefactor of Pakistan and once again being driven by Pakistan PM Imran Khan he even declared himself to be the Ambassa....

February 20, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Saudi Crown Prince , Prince Bin Salman’s India visit

Wither Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces - Treaty without an Alternative

Gautam Sen Article

On October 20, 2018, US president Donald Trump had declared his administration`s intention to withdraw from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) which was signed on February 2, 1987 by one of his predecessors, Ronald Reagan and his Sovi....

February 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US-Russia relations , nuclear disarmament , INF Treaty

US Withdrawal and Afghanistan’s Future

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump in his State of the Union address on February 6^th said “Great nations do not fight endless wars.” He added that America will accelerate negotiations for a political settlement.¹ The formal announcement will e....

February 15, 2019 US-Taliban talks , US withdrawal from Afghanistan , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy

Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation

Yoshiko Sakurai Commentary

In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era” in New Delhi. Before the workshop, the JINF delegation held m....

February 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Japan-India Strategic Cooperation , India-Japan Partnership

United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a Religious Roll

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Arab Spring in its nearly eight years of existence continues to guide the pan-Arab leaders to be more attentive to the democratic, socio-economic and religious needs of their constituents even if the far reaching reforms are gradual in coming. Sa....

February 13, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Indo-UAE relations , Benign rule in UAE

West Asia Round Up, January 2019

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Pakistan PM Imran Khan regains in the GCC

On 6 January 2019, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan paid a one day visit to Pakistan. The Crown Prince was personally received by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The relati....

February 07, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , West Asia developments , Palestine in UN

दक्षिण चीन सागर में 2019 में होने वाले घटनाक्रम का अनुमान

Amb Yogendra Kumar Commentary

यदि 2019 की बात करें तो दक्षिण चीन सागर सुलगते हुए पलीते की तरह है, जो बिना चेतावनी के किसी भी समय फट ....

February 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , दक्षिण चीन सागर , चीनी सैन्यीकरण , Indo-Pacific

Mike Pompeo’s trip to West Asia

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Between 8 and 15 January 2019, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo undertook an eight country visit to Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and an unplanned trip to Iraq.¹ The trip to Kuwait was ....

February 04, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US-West Asia engegements , Pompeo’s West Asian tour

Review of Russia – Pakistan Defence Cooperation: Reflection of Emerging Geo-Political Realities

Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

In the last week of 2018, the new papers in India and Pakistan were flooded with the possibility of signing of a mega deal in defence cooperation between Russia and Pakistan involving SU-35 fighter air crafts, air defence systems and T-90 Tanks. Howe....

February 02, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia-Pakistan relations , Russia-Pakistan defence deals

ब्लू बनाम ग्रीनः ताइवान में मध्यावधि चुनाव का विश्लेषण

Dr Teshu Singh, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

बीते वर्ष 24 नवंबर को ताइवान में स्थानीय निकाय और मध्यावधि चुनाव संपन्न हुए। इन चुनावों में डेमो....

January 30, 2019 Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Taiwan electionsChina-Taiwan relations