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Xi Jinping’s Upgrading of PLA and Implications for India
Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

China’s perception of its external environs has been changing incrementally since Xi Jinping took over in 2012 as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and China’s President. Rec....

February 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , India , CMC , CCP , PLA
First India-Central Asia Summit: Some Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On January 27, 2022, India and Central Asian leaders held the maiden India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format. The summit was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by the Heads of State of the five Central Asian countries. <....

January 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , INSTC , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , Connectivity , Pharmaceuticals , history and Civilization , JWG on Chbahar Port , India-Central Asia centre
China: Coercion as National Policy
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Defence Spokesperson of CMC, Senior Colonel Wu Qian in a regular press conference on 27 Jan 2022 stated that China’s neither “coerces” nor is “coerced” by others! This view is open to serious contention, as it is apparent, China has res....

January 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , CCP , Tibet , Coercion , compellance , South Xinjiang , Xiaokang villages
VIF-Sichuan University Dialogue

On 13 January 2022, VIF held a virtual interaction with scholars from Sichuan University. The speakers were Amb. Anil Wadhwa (retd), Amb Gautam Mukhopadhaya (retd) and Mr. Pranav Kumar from the Indian side. Prof. Liu Siwei, Prof. Zhang Li, Prof. Yang....

January 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Sichuan University , Chinese delegation
मध्य एशिया: 2021 पर एक नजर और 2022 के लिए नजरिया
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय
मध्य एशिया के लिए बीता साल 2021 बेहद चुनौतीपूर्ण रहा है। यह वर्ष सोवियत संघ के 1991 में विघ�....

January 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , एससीओ , चीन , अफगानिस्तान , उज्बेकिस्तान , कजाकिस्तान , ताजिकिस्तान , रूस , टीएपीआइ विरोध , व्यापार , तुर्केमिस्तान , भारत-सेंट्रल एशिया डायल़ॉग , अजरबैजान , क्षमता-निर्माण , कनेक्टिविटी , सीमा विवाद , टीसीजीपी
Talk on ‘India-Uzbekistan Relations and the Regional Dynamics’ by Amb. Manish Prabhat, Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual interaction with Mr. Manish Prabhat, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan, on ‘India-Uzbekistan Relations and the regional dynamics’ on October 4, 2021, to discuss the current status of....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Conferences , security cooperation , Uzbekistan , Economic
What to Expect from the First India-Central Asia Summit
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold the first-ever India-Central Asia Leaders Summit in a virtual format on January 27, 2022. This summit will bring together the heads of state of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, ....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Article , SCO , INSTC , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , Connectivity , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Pharmaceuticals , history and Civilization
Impact of Moon Jae-in’s Pardon to Park Geun-hye as South Korea goes to Polls on 9 March – An Assessment
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

At a time when the security environment and geo-strategic considerations of key countries in the Asian region are witnessing significant churning, with each country repositioning its foreign policy priorities in response to the demands of the time, o....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , Democratic Party , Moon Jae-in , Park Guen-hye , pardon , scandals , Lee Myung-bak , presidential polls , Yoon Suk-yeol , People Power Party
Houthi Strike at Abu Dhabi
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The Houthi attack using ballistic missiles and drones at an oil refinery in Abu Dhabi’s Musaffah Industrial City that killed two Indians and one Pakistani national on 17 January 2022 has drawn attention to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s role in....

January 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Houthis; Abu Dhabi; STC; Indian Diaspora
2022 में संभावित भू-राजनीतिक रुझान
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

हमें नए वर्ष 2022 में दुनिया की महान शक्तियों के बीच घमासानी प्रतिद्वंद्विता और इसके चलते भू-राजन�....

January 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , भारत। पाकिस्तान। अमेरिका। चीन। रूस। लोकतंत्र। हिंद-प्रशांत क्षेत्र। शी जिनपिंग। ताइवान। पड़ोसी देश। बाइडेन।
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