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Elections in Qatar
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Arab Spring (2010) may have failed in some respects after forcing removal of Mubarak and Gaddafi as all the countries including Ben Ali’s Tunisia continue to go through the political churn but it had showed the way to the youth and disenfranchise....

October 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , elections , Doha , women rights , Arab , Emir , Shura , Elections in Qatar
China’s Export of Wealth – Options for India within Hybrid Battle space
Abhishek Das Article

Prologue
China’s rapid growth in last couple of decades since Deng Xiaoping started economic reforms in 1978 followed by the restructuring of its economy by Premier Zhu Rongji in 2001 when China joined WTO; helped generate disproportion....

October 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , China , Hybrid Warfare , BRI , Debt Trap , Hybrid Battle space , Haiwai , Hybrid options
ब्राजील : तूफान की निगाहों में
Amb JK Tripathi Article

दक्षिण अमेरिका का सबसे बड़ा एवं सबसे अधिक ताकतवर देश ब्राजील इस सदी के संभवतः सबसे गंभीर संकट क�....

October 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , भारत। जलवायु परिवर्तन। ब्रिक्स। बोल्सानारो। कोवैक्सीन। लुला।
Japan shall have a new Prime Minister in Fumio Kishida
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) picked its new leader in a poll on 29 September who shall be sworn in as Japan’s 100th Prime Minister when Parliament convenes on 4 October. Since the LDP has a majority in both the Lower and Upper Ho....

September 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , shinzo abe , Diet , Fumio Kishida , Sanae Takaichi , vaccination , Liberal Democratic Party , Seiko Noda , nuclear policy
Profound Transformation in China in the “NEW ERA”
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In a surprising statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman on 22 September 2021 stated that the “…Galwan incident took place because India violated all signed agreements and treaties and encroached upon Chinese territory and illegally cross....

September 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , QUAD , New Era , CCP , PLA , LAC , Party Congress
Using AUKUS to Brazen it Out
Sarosh Bana Article

The United States’ and the United Kingdom’s overtures to Australia to help it acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarines (SSNs) infuse a perilous complexity into the strategic Indo-Pacific environment, rendering it more ....

September 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , PLA , Biden , AUKUS , Boris Jhonson , SSBN
Impact of Developments in Afghanistan on India: A Report
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is a report on Brainstorming Session held on 13 September 2021 at the VIF attended by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen Ravi Sawhney, Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhyay, Mr. Tilak Devasher, Dr.Srikanth Kondapalli, Lt. Gen. Rakesh Sharma, Mr. Satish Cha....

September 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China , Pakistan , Russia , Article , India , Iran , Taliban
Evolution of Indo-US Relations: From Estranged Democracies to Engaged Democracies
Rup Narayan Das Article

From being what Dennis Kux, the US diplomat and author, called ‘estranged democracies’, India –U.S.A relationship has been transformed to ‘Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current visit to USA is....

September 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indo-Pacific , PM Modi , Nuclear Deal , COMCASA , DTTI , LEMOA , Biden
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: August 2021
Naval Jagota

In August 2021 eminent speakers, expert groups and bilateral discussions were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each o....

September 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , West Asia , Vietnam , BRI , Islamic Republic , South Asian region , China-Sri Lanka
Decoding Tajikistan’s Critical Approach towards Taliban
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The quick rise of the Taliban after the US troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan has left the country’s neighbours in a difficult situation. Pakistan, a long-time ally of the Taliban, was pleased with the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan. C....

September 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Pakistan , Russia , SCO , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , Tajikistan , CSTO , Military drill , IRPT , Panjshir
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