Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

Interaction with Prof. Wang Dong, Secretary General, Pangoal Institution, Beijing

On 14 January 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Prof. Wang Dong, Secretary-General, Pangoal Institution, Beijing. The Prof. exchanged ideas on the potential for enhanced India-China cooperation with the VIF faculty and membe....

February 02, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Beijing , Pangoal Institution , Chinese trade , Chinese investments in India

Interaction with Delegation from Research Institute of Indian Ocean Economies, Kunming, China

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from the Research Institute of Indian Ocean Economies (RIIO), Kunming, China, led by Prof. Zhu Cuiping and comprised of Dr Liu Peng, Dr Li Yanfang and Dr Zhong Ai. The. Dr Arvind Gupt....

January 28, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Silk Road , Act East Policy , India-China relations , India-China economic cooperation , Wuhan summit

Status of India-China Relations: Report from a Field Visit to Chinese Think Tanks

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

A multi-think tank scholars’ delegation from India visited China in the end of November, 2018. During the seven day visit, the delegates extensively interacted with a number of premier Chinese think thanks in Beijing, Haikou, and Guangzhou, discuss....

January 11, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India-China relations , Indo-China issues

China calls for Taiwanese Reunification

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

January 1 marked the 40th anniversary of ‘message to compatriots in Taiwan’ which was issued by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on January 1, 1979. This message conveyed some of the important policies and principles which....

January 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China-Taiwan , Xi on Taiwan

Situation in China in 2019

Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

2019, which also heralds China’s ‘Year of the Boar’ from February 5, will probably be a difficult year for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership and for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has concentrated power unprecedented since the tim....

January 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China’s 2019 issues , Xi Jinping’s ambitions

40th Anniversary of ‘Reform & Opening Up’: Xi’s Plain-Speak

Pinaki Bhattacharya Commentary

Cassandras have failed every time they sought to predict end of the Chinese dream-run. They have sought to focus on the nation’s high internal indebtedness; they have talked about how the export-led economy would have crash landing soon; and China�....

January 08, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Xi Jinping’s speech , China economy

India’s Act East Policy and Chinese Perceptions

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

Last month, a multi-think tank delegation visited China to interact with Chinese think tanks on the current state of India-China relations and the way forward. Among many other issues the Chinese experts and scholars were very keen to discuss and ana....

December 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Act East Policy , Sino-India trade

‘China’s Asian Dream’, by Tom Miller, London: Zed Books, 2017, Pages: 256, Price: USD 20.29, ISBN 978-1-78360-923-9

Dr Teshu Singh

The One Belt One Road Initiative or the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most widely discussed topics in the Chinese Foreign Policy. It has been five years since the launch of the BRI. On 17 May 2013 and 7 September 2013, Xi Jinping deliv....

November 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , One Belt One Road , OBOR , Book Reviews , BRI , China Strategy

China’s Expanding Role in Africa: An Assessment

… many in Africa support China’s economic initiatives, but there has been some amount of resistance to the latter’s aggressive business plans fueled by the belief that the Chinese are sending their workers not hiring the local population, inves....

November 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , Africa , China-Africa economics , China’s projects in Africa

Interaction with the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), led by Ms Huang Yihua, the Deputy Director General of Research Office of the IDCPC ....

October 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , 2+2 Dialogue , Communist Party of China