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Interaction with Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights

The Vivekananda International Foundation held an online interaction with Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights on 14 July 2022. In his Opening Remarks, Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave a brief insight into UN Special P....

August 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , UN , Cultural Rights

Russia-Ukraine Conflict and International Developments: An Indian Perspective

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(This is an updated version of the presentation made at an international conference organised by National Institute of International Strategy, CASS, Beijing on “Russia-Ukraine Conflict and International Developments” on 26 July 2022) The Russi....

August 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Russia , NATO , Ukraine , energy crisis , Food Crisis

China’s Debt Trap Diplomacy in Sri Lanka

Akhila Nair Article

What is Going on in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948, as shortages of food and fuel are causing unrest among the citizens. Economic reforms, which included significant ....

July 30, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Sri Lanka , Article , Belt and Road Initiative , Hambantota port , Sri Lanka economic crisis , Debt diplomacy , India- Sri Lanka relations

China's Cyber Espionage Operations

… India is on the hit list of some very sophisticated cybercriminal groups of attackers … Indian businesses need to take note as Singapore is becoming a significant hotspot for cyberattacks … China’s cyber espionage against Indian security f....

July 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , DRDO , ISRO , China’s cyber espionage policy , Chinas cyberespionage resources , targets of China’s cyberespionage , technologies of cyberespionage , BARC , threats of cyber espionage

The Power of the ‘God of War’: Assessing the Russian advantage in Artillery in the Russo-Ukrainian War

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The God of War

Way back in 1944, when the ferocity of World War II was at its peak, Joseph Stalin made a statement; ‘Artillery is the God of War’. His remarks probably related to the fact that most of the combat deaths in the two World ....

July 27, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , Russia , Artillery , Ukraine , Donbas

Kashi Ram Sharma, ‘The Third Birth of Confucius: Reconstructing the Ancient Chinese Philosophy in the Post-Mao China’. New Delhi, Manohar, 2022. 385pp. Rs. 1,995.00

Prof K Warikoo

Kashi Ram Sharma, ‘The Third Birth of Confucius: Reconstructing the Ancient Chinese Philosophy in the Post-Mao China’. New Delhi, Manohar, 2022. 385pp. Rs. 1,995.00Confucius has made a remarkable comeback in China. As the author emphasizes, “C....

July 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , Buddhism , Book Reviews , Mao , Chinese civilization

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: Opportunities for India

Dr Rahul Nath Choudhury Article

During the QUAD summit held in Tokyo, in May 2022, US President Joe Biden along with leaders from 13 countries signed on an agreement referred as Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). The participants of the agreement share same values and interes....

July 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , QUAD , Tokyo , RCEP , CPTPP , clean energy , Anti-Corruption , IPEF

शिंज़ो अबे को श्रद्धांजलि

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

प्रेरणा गांधी, एसोसियेट फ़ेलो, VIF

“एक राजनीतिक के रूप में मैंने विफलताएँ देखी हैं और केवल �....

July 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , भारत , जापान , संवाद , जेआईएनएफ , अबे