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Critical Assessment of BRI Projects in Iraq
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), formulated in 2013 consists of two parts: firstly, “Silk Road Economic Belt” (SREB), connecting Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and eventually to Europe and secondly, “Maritime Silk Road” (MSR), originatin....

July 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Iraq; Belt and Road; China; US; Islamic State; Persian Gulf
Fresh Challenges for Kishida as Upper House Elections are held on 10 July
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

With less than a year in office, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now confronts domestic political challenge when the country’s Upper House goes to the polls on 10 July in which his ruling coalition government expects to get a majority, which....

July 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Women empowerment , SDF , LDP , Article 9 , Komeito , Fumio Kishida , Upper House , declining birth rate , collective self-defence , Japan-US alliance
Great Game Revisited: China's Grand Eurasian Strategy through the Prism of 'One Belt One Road'
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

… despite multiple flaws, China's expanding participation in Central Asia is a long-term phenomenon and a watershed moment in the post-Soviet history and economic development of these countries… China is the only country capable of mobilising mas....

July 05, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , OBOR , post-Soviet Central Asia , China & Central Asia , China’s economic overdrive , China’s development loans , Central Asian States’ fiscal bondage , loan diplomacy in Euresia
Geostrategic Implications of Ukraine Conflict
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The Ukraine conflict has been a turning point in both geopolitics and geoeconomics. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF takes a purview on the geostrategic implications of the Ukraine conflict, delving into the global food and energy crisis, impact on car....

July 05, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Climate Change , globalization , Podcast , energy crisis , Food Crisis , Ukraine Conflict
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: May 2022
Naval Jagota

In the month of May 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized five expert group interactions and one think tank interaction with most of them being hybrid. The dominant theme in most of the interactions was the Ukraine-Russia conflict....

July 04, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , China , Indo-Pacific , Taiwan , Europe , USA , West Asia , PM Modi , Russia Ukraine war , impact on India
Sino-Kazakh Trans Boundary Water Dispute: An assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
There are 24 trans-boundary rivers between China and Kazakhstan, and all of their mainstreams flow to form a clear upstream-downstream relationship. In this water-scarcity zone, the trans-boundary flow of water is limited. Ther....

June 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Kazakhstan , Xinjiang , Ili river , Irtysh river , Balkhash Lake , Zaysan Lake , Hydro hegemon , UN Convention on Water , BRI.
रूस-यूक्रेन संघर्षः भारत के रुख पर अमेरिकी आलोचना का जवाब
Amb Kanwal Sibal

अगर पश्चिमी देशों की सरकारें भारत के साथ “लोकतांत्रिक” दायरे में अपने दीर्घकालिक हितों का संत�....

June 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , भारत , अमेरिका , यूरोप , रूस , यूक्रेन , तेल
BRICS – Taking the Long View
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The 14th BRICS Summit hosted by China on 23th-24th June 2022 was attended virtually by the leaders of the five BRICS countries including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There were a series of preparatory meetings prior to the summit, covering a ....

June 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , PM Modi , BRICS Summit , Ukraine , Covid
Economic Dimensions of Russia-Ukraine War
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Russia-Ukraine war is in its fourth month. There are no signs of the conflict coming to an end soon. While the political and military dimensions of the war have drawn a lot of attention, the social and economic implications of the conflict are extrem....

June 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Russia , economy , Ukraine , energy , Food Security , sustainable development
Interaction with HE Mr. Ali Chegeni, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India on “Indo-Iranian Relations and A perspective on Regional Security and Connectivity”

Following the official visit of Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran to New Delhi on June 8-9, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction (in hybrid format) with HE Mr. Ali Chegeni....

June 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Iran , Chabahar , Islamic Republic , cultural and historical ties
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