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India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

January 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE , G 20 , Delhi declaration

China’s New Central Military Commission

China unveiled its new military leadership the day after the 20th Party Congress concluded on October 23. The composition of the new Central Military Commission (CMC), each of whose members is a hand-picked loyalist of Chinese President Xi Jinping, s....

January 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Eastern Theatre Command , Military Commission

US- India & Indo-Pacific: Takeaways from 2022

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2022 brought a series of geopolitical changes of global magnitude that were last witnessed somewhat in the Cold War period. The economic slowdown and the disruption of the supply chains that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic got furthe....

January 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , South Korea , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Japan , LAC , Russia-Ukraine conflict , IPEF , US Domestic Issues , CAATSA Waiver

China in the Cyber Domain, Major General PK Mallick, VSM, Prints Publications Pvt Ltd. 2022. ISBN:978-93-936740-4-3

Colonel Rajiv Kumar Srivastava

Millions of smartphones or computers and their hardware all over the world with made-in-China tags provide a sense that the Dragon country is perhaps one of the most advanced IT-enabled countries. PLA soldiers are safe behind their high-tech Digital ....

January 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , PLA , Book Reviews , Covid , cyber firewall , Chinese Cyber , cyber domain

Nuclear Weapons for South Korea: Implications

Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

A concerning trend is unfolding in the Korean Peninsula and larger East Asia wherein fresh talks in South Korea of revisiting the nuclear options are being openly articulated. This is precisely being triggered by North Korea’s relentless surge in n....

January 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Tactical Nuclear Weapons , Nuclear Weapons , International sanctions , summit diplomacy , Extended deterrence , 1953 armistice , disarmament talks , Gallup opinion survey

Talk by Singapore’s High Commissioner to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by High Commissioner of Singapore to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen on “Singapore’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific” on January 16, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the....

January 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Singapore , US-China

India: Mother of Democracy @G20

Dr Hitashi Lomash Commentary

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and the value of democracy and rule of law is embedded in its culture. The country has been a champion of democracy and the rule of law at every international forum. At the G20 Summit in Osaka last year, Prim....

January 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , G20 , civilizational roots , Nyayasutras , public opinion , public reasoning

Interaction with the Visiting US delegation

On 14 December a delegation from the US Department of State interacted with VIF scholars VIF representatives, Dr Arvind Gupta (Director), Lt Gen R K Sawhney (Retd),Gp Capt Naval Jagota (Retd),Sweta Kumari(Associate Fellow), Anurag Sharma (Snr Researc....

January 16, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Pakistan , Anti-terrorism , Tehrik-e-Taliban

Overview of Geopolitics in 2022 and Looking at 2023

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Year 2022 saw the organizing principles of the international system become more fragmented even with facade of multilateral summitry. Despite US unipolar moment receding, China’s ascendancy has yet to translate into US decline. With absence of ....

January 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Russia , War , Xi Jinping , trade , Ukraine , Joe Bidden , Biden , Abe , multipolarity , Geo economics

G20 Needs Inclusivity, Efficiency and a “Delhi Consensus”

Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF Article

The Indian presidency of the G20 has taken cognizance of the challenge of achieving just and equitable growth for all the peoples of the world in a sustainable, holistic, responsible, and inclusive manner. It is founded on the philosophy of Vasudh....

January 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , G20 , reformed multilateralism , global governance , Global South