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Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

As the EU copes with several internal and external challenges amid COVID-19, join Amb. Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Himani Pant for a discussion on the broad contours of the EU's domestic and foreign policy and the trajectory of EU-India ties.....

April 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , EU-India Summit , European Union , Podcast , EU Foreign Policy , EU-China , EU-Russia , EU-US ties

The Pitfalls of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

Jeff M. Smith Article

On December 30, leaders from Brussels and Beijing reached terms on a new China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). After seven years of negotiations, the deal will reportedly grant the EU enhanced market access in China, in sectors such a....

January 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , Article , India-EU Relations , China-EU investment treaty , China-EU relations , Transatlantic China , Transatlantic cooperation , U.S.-Europe relations

EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The EU and China announced a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment on 30th December. The announcement comes less than a month before the inauguration of the Biden Presidency. The development shows a rift opening up between EU and US positions even be....

January 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , Commentary , China , EU , FDI , Forced Labour , Jake Sullivan , Comprehensive Agreement on Investment , Paris Agreement on Climate

France & Austria Terror Attacks 2020: The Looming Shadow of Islamic Terrorism over Europe

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

“We [EU Member States] reiterate that terrorism, radicalisation, recruitment and financing related to terrorism are main common threats to the internal security of the EU”.

The 2015 Riga Joint Statemen....

December 03, 2020 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , Islamic State , Radicalisation , Terrorism , Europe , France , Germany , Islamic terrorism , Austria , Charlie Hebdo , Vienna , Nice , Extremism

चीनी विदेश मंत्री की यूरोप यात्रा: जनसम्पर्क की असफल कवायद

Amb JK Tripathi Article

चीन के विदेश मंत्री वांग यी ने 25 अगस्त से 1 सितम्बर तक यूरोप का दौरा किया। उनकी यह यात्रा कुछ चुन�....

September 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , Article , तिब्बत , कोविड-19 , वांग यी , जी-7 , उइग़र , हांगकांग , शी जिनपिंग , यूरोप

White Mutiny or a Grey Revolution in Belarus -Only time will Tell

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Who wants to give up power anyway? History of the long serving leaders abdicating before the time is ripe has rare entries even if the writing on the wall was rather clear. In last decade it has happened to several North African leaders as a consequ....

August 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Eurasia , Election Commission , EU , COVID-19 , Belarus , Lukashenko

EU’s Operation Irini Promotes a Poor Image of the EU

Rajesh Soami Commentary

The European Union launched operation IRINI in the Mediterranean on 1st of April, 2020. The operation is officially called EUNAVFOR MED Irini where EUNAVFOR stands for European Union Naval Force and MED stands for the Mediterranean Sea. Irini succeed....

July 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , Libya , NATO , EU , GNA , Berlin Conference , Haftar , Op Irini , LNA , Mediterranean Sea

The India - EU Summit: Implementation Remains the Key

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Strategic Partnership between India and EU was forged in 2004. The precursor to this partnership was a Joint Political Statement (1993) and a cooperation Agreement (1994)both of which laid the basis of this partnership. India and EU also agreed o....

July 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , India , Maritime Security , strategic partnership , UNCLOS , 5G , EU , WHO , WTO , Atmanirbhar Bharat , UN , BTIA , Euratom , DAE , natural partners

The EU -USA- China Contradiction: the Friends Turned Foes and Vice Versa

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The European Union (EU) is today facing a major contradiction. Its traditional ally, the USA has in several ways turned its back on Europe and is entering into trade and defence related quarrels. China which is the EU’s ‘systemic rival’ is on t....

July 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , Article , US , China , Climate Change , trade , Brexit , NATO , EU , UK , COVID-19 , FDI , TTIP , 2020 EU China Cooperation Agenda

India and EU: An Insider’s View by Bhaswati Mukherjee, New Delhi: ICWA and Vij Books, 2018, ISBN: 978-81-93759-10-3, pp. 336, Rs 995

Dr Himani Pant, Associate Fellow, VIF

Although India was among the first countries to develop ties with the European community in the 1960s, the country’s present level of engagement with the European Union (EU) is not commensurate with the existing potential. The four-year long hiatus....

June 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , European Union , Brexit , Book Reviews , India-EU summits