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Nuances of a Skewed Agreement- An Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

As the dust has settled down on the much hyped meeting between President of the United States (POTUS) Mr. Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK), and after the experts have had their say on denouncing the outcome of t....

June 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Trump-Kim meeting , De-nuclearisation of Korean Peninsula
Maritime Power through Blue Economy in the Indian context
Commodore Somen Banerjee

Preface At the outset, this monograph has sought to resolve the ambiguities in comprehending the oft-used phrase ‘maritime power’. It has established that constituents are those permanent attributes which make a country easier....

June 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Blue Economy , Monograph , Maritime Power
The Trump-Kim Summit: A Mixed Bag
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The fact that the much talked about Summit meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim happened on June 12 in Singapore is an achievement by itself. The world would have been on edge without it. The short document signed, even though shorn of c....

June 20, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , US-North Korea Summit , Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula
Paraktan Harapan Wins in Malaysia after Six Decades: The View from India
Asha Sundaramurthy Commentary

The victory of the centre of left wing Paraktan Harapan alliance in Malaysia has been of great interest in Southeast Asia and even beyond, into the Indo-Pacific. Not only because the 57 years reign of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)-le....

June 07, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Malaysia election , Mahathir Mohammed
Korean Rapprochement - Hope for Resolution of Maritime Disputes?
Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

On April 26 Kim Jong-un became the first North Korean Leader to step foot on South Korean soil since the Korean War in the 1950’s. The leaders agreed to actively pursue talks for declaring an official end to the Korean War. This declaration could d....

June 04, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Korean maritime disputes , Korean maritime delimitation
Demilitarising the South China Sea: Concerted Efforts Needed
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Two of the most important topics during last year’s Shangri La Dialogue were ‘Upholding the rules-based regional order’ and demilitarisation of the South China Sea in the shape of a discussion on practical ‘measures to avoid conflict at sea�....

May 30, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Shangri La Dialogue
India and North Korea: Future Directions
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

India has always maintained a good working relationship with North Korea. Our bilateral trade, in recent years at best has been in the range of US$ 200-250 million but North Korea has always valued Indian food aid which was made available at regular ....

May 29, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India-North Korea relations , Denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula
Commentary: Minister of State for External Affairs Visits North Korea
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Gen V.K. Singh’s official visit to the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 15-16 May 2018 has attracted wide attention. A ministerial visit to North Korea was after a long gap of almost twe....

May 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Ministerial visit to North Korea , India-North Korea relations
Commentary: India Should Be Innovative in the Challenging Times Ahead
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Modi has shown remarkable innovativeness in foreign policy arena recently. This shows that he is cognisant of the challenges for India that are looming ahead. The ‘informal summit’ with Xi Jinping in April 2018 was an attempt to....

May 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Indian foreign policy , India’s foreign policy challenges
Commentary: Will Japan Carry the Bastion of Constitution Amendment After Abe?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“角を矯めて牛を殺す”
(Kill a bull by straightening its horns, meaning: Action taken to put something right is often more unpleasant or damaging than the original problem)
The above quote succinctly ....

May 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Japanese Constitution , Japan’s Defence Policy
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