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The War in Ukraine: Is It a Boon or a Bane for the Future of Climate Change and Clean Energy Transition?
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a major rethink in the energy policies of countries worldwide and it lent more political momentum to faster deployment of renewable energy and decarbonization. For European countries ....

April 26, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Article , renewable energy , energy transition , Fossil Fuel , energy crisis , global warming , Ukraine-Russia War
India and Vietnam: 50 years of Diplomatic Ties
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2022 marks the 50th year of the establishment of diplomatic journey between India and Vietnam. This marks a milestone for both countries and a premise for developing deeper people-to-people cooperation in the coming years. Over these 50 year....

April 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , UNCLOS , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Pham Minh Chinh , DOC , comprehensive strategic partnership , Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics , Om Birla , Thua Thein Hue , Hai Duong
नजदीकी के एक नए शिखर पर भारत-ब्रिटेन संबंध
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

ब्रिटिश प्रधानमंत्री बोरिस जॉनसन की भारत यात्रा काफी महत्वपूर्ण रही। यह दौरा उस समय हुआ, जब अं�....

April 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article
Military Situation in Ukraine
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma for a discussion on the operational and tactical aspects of the military situation as the Russian special military operation launched against Ukraine on 24 Feb 22 enter....

April 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Crimea , Podcast , Military operations , Ukraine Crisis , Black Sea , Mariupol , Russo-Ukraine conflict , Kherson , Kyiv , Donbass , Moskuva
Impact of Russia-Ukraine crisis on the Baltic States
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Russia’s “special military operation” of Ukraine has created global reverberations on a scale not seen since 9/11 and re-set global politics. The transformational impact of this on geopolitics, global governance, and the global economy has ....

April 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , EU , defence spending , Finland , Denmark , NATO membership , security dynamics , Putin’s strong-arm tactics , global politics
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
Central Asia is geo-strategically significant for the Kremlin as the region border Afghanistan and Iran to the South, China to the East, and the Caspian Sea to the West. The Central Asian region is considered Russia’s sphere o....

April 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan , Remittances , Eurasian Union , Labour Migrants , CSTO. Kazakhstan
Russia-Ukraine Crisis and its Impact on Central Asia
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar

Central Asia is Russia’s sphere of Influence, and Moscow is also the security provider in the region. In addition, Central Asian economies are highly dependent on remittances from the Russian Federation. Central Asia has been heavily impacted by th....

April 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , UNGA resolution , Russia , Ukraine , Economic Slowdown , Remittances , Food Security , Podcast , Energy Exports , Labour Migrants , Western Sanctions
Joint Report : Impact of Ukraine War on Various Regions/ International Concerns
VIF Young Scholars Team Article

The VIF Young Scholars Forum discussed ‘Impact of Ukraine War on Various Regions/ International Concerns’ in their weekly meeting on 08 April 2022. Scholars raised ramifications and responses to the Ukraine War as pertaining to their assigned fie....

April 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , US , Indo-Pacific , Central Asia , Climate Change , Africa , Terrorism , West Asia , South Asia , Inflation , Cyber , Food Crisis , Ukraine War
The Ukraine Crisis: India’s Approach
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

India abstained on the last UNGA resolution which suspended Russia from the Human Rights Council. Explaining India’s vote, the Indian ambassador strongly condemned civilian killings in Bucha while reiterating India’s unwavering commitment to Huma....

April 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , UNGA resolution , India , US , China , Russia , Soviet Union , Ukrainian crisis , Libyan , 2 plus 2 dialogue
Strategic Discussion | Review of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The VIF organized a Strategic Discussion on the Review of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on 25 March 2022 via hybrid-mode, with some participants joining in via web conferencing while the others attended the discussion physically at the VIF. The discuss....

April 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Conferences , Russia , NATO , NATO & Ukraine , Eastern Europe
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