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Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

As is the norm with the Prime Minister's visits abroad he did India proud during his recent three day visit to Manila. In an action packed agenda which inter alia comprised participation in the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit, the 12th ASEA....

November 20, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Manila Summit , Indo-Pacific security , quadrilateral dialogue

Round Table Discussion on Bay of Bengal

Keeping Conflicts at Bay - Need for Bay of Bengal Community In today’s geopolitical landscape, regions are the locus of competition, conflict and cooperation. The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is too diverse and large to always comp....

November 09, 2017 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Conferences , China , ASEAN , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , OBOR , SAARC , Rohingya Solidarity Organisation

Commentary - What the Election Results Mean for Japan?

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Lower House Elections held in Japan on October 22 have given a resounding mandate to Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe to remain in office till 2021. Abe, the third longest-serving PM of the post-war era is now on track to becoming (in November 2019....

November 01, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Japan Elections , Abenomics

Tillerson Visit: Need to Tone Down the Euphoria

Dr Harinder Sekhon

New Delhi was euphoric over United States (US) Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson’s recent remarks on “defining our relationship with India for the next century” made at a Washington DC think tank on the eve of his Asia visit, a five-stop tour t....

October 25, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Tillerson visit , Indo-US cooperation , US Pak policy

Intensification of Indo Japanese Strategic Partnership

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Strategic Partnership Japan has been a great supporter of India from a long time. It played a substantive role in India’s freedom struggle by assisting freedom fighters in gaining India’s independence. It started with assistan....

September 18, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indo-Japanese cooperation , Abe Visit

North Korean Imbroglio: In a Decisive Phase

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

In the last six weeks the long simmering North Korean question has escalated to a crisis and has brought North East Asia on the brink of a nuclear disaster. North Korea embarked on the path of seeking nuclear weapon capacity in late 1980’s. Dur....

September 13, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , North Korea , nuclear tests , economic sanctions

ASEAN’s Centrality and the South China Sea Dispute

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The concept of Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) centrality has been much talked about as being one of the most cherished principles of the multilateral organization; however, there is no clear or detailed definition of the term. Yet ....

August 08, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , ASEAN Summit , Belt and Road

मरावी : फिलीपींस में संकट और आसियान-भारत आतंकरोधी सहयोग की आवश्यकता

Varun Nambiar

इस्लामिक स्टेट ऑफ इराक एंड सीरिया (आईएसआईएस) और दुनिया भर में उसके अनगिनत सहयोगियों के उभार की अ....

August 07, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , इस्लामी आतंकवाद , मरावी फिलीपींस

Marawi: Crisis in the Philippines and the need for ASEAN-India Counter-Terror Cooperation

Varun Nambiar

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its myriad franchisees around the world as a trans-national phenomenon that threatens global peace, security and stability has been a popular topic for research and discussion since 2014. Unf....

July 05, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , ISIS , Marawi , Abu Sayyaf and Maute group , combating terrorism

Revision of Japanese Constitution: The Article 9 Dilemma

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

“Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international dispute....

May 31, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Constitution , Japan , self-defence , Article 9 Dilemma , Revision of Japanese , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe