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Europe News Digest (1-15 May, 2025)

Jaishankar Takes a Swipe at Europe

Taking a swipe at European nations trying to influence New Delhi's stand on geopolitical issues, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said India looks for partners, "not preachers" and some of E....

May 16, 2025 Iran nuclear deal , Putin , Nuclear Weapons , sanctions , USA , Ukraine , Ceasefire , Jaishankar , US-UK Trade Deal , Europe News Digest , India-UK FTA , Natural Resources Deal , Romanian Elections

Europe News Digest (16-30 April, 2025)

Trump and Meloni talk up Chances of US Trade Deal with Europe

Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni talked up the chances of a trade deal between the US and Europe, as the Italian prime minister visited Washington. "There will be a trade deal, ....

May 01, 2025 Iran , Trump , Putin , NATO , EU , Trade deal , UK , tariffs , Spain , Pope Francis , power outage , Zelenskyy , Europe News Digest , Greenland , Pahalgam terror attack , Vance , Meloni , Youth Visa Deal , Landmine Ban

From Sanctions to Nuclear Deterrence: Europe’s Peace Plan for Ukraine

Dr Shreya Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

With almost two months behind since the start of negotiations between the United States and Russia on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s recent deadly missile attacks on Zelenskyy’s hometown Kryvyi Rih on April 4 and the Ukrainian city of Sumy on April....

April 22, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , Russia , Trump , Putin , sanctions , European Union , UK , France , Germany , nuclear deterrence , Zelenskyy , Debt Brake , Ukraine. European Security , Coalition of the Willing , Peace Plan

Europe News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Trump Unveils 10% Tariff on all Imports to US and 20% on the EU

US President Donald Trump unveiled the much-anticipated “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs in a speech at the White House Rose Garden, imposing a minimum 10% tariff on a....

April 21, 2025 China , Central Asia , Trump , Putin , EU , tariffs , Spain , war crimes , missile attack , Hungary , International Criminal Court , Europe News Digest , Elon Musk , Marine Le Pen , Counter-tariffs

Myanmar - Russia Partnership: Deepening Strategic Ties

Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlain conducted ‘an official goodwill visit’^[1] to Russia, accompanied by other members of SAC and sen....

March 19, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Myanmar , Putin , Min Aung Hlaing , Energy Cooperation , Myanmar-Russia Bilateral Ties , State Administrative Council (SAC) , Security Ties

Making Sense of Trump’s Ukraine U-turn

Abanti Bhattacharya Commentary

The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....

March 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Trump , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Cold War

Europe News Digest (16-28 February, 2025)

Starmer says US 'Backstop' Needed for Ukraine Peace Deal

Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a "US backstop" to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again. Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with Eur....

March 04, 2025 Trump , Putin , European Commission , tariffs , UN resolution , Zelenskyy , Europe News Digest , Ukraine Peace Deal , Saudi Peace Talks , German Elections

16th BRICS Summit: Key Takeaways

Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on 22-24 October, 2024 marks a watershed moment since the group’s evolution, as it was the first after induction of four new members, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE. The key highlights from the Kazan summit....

December 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Russia , modi , Putin , BRICS , Kazan Summit

Review of the 21st Valdai Discussion Club Meeting

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a wide ranging four hour long open and frank interaction with the participants of the Valdai Discussion Club (VDC) meeting held in Sochi on 07 Nov 2024, Putin touched upon a variety of issues ranging from the rise of new multilateralism, the prosp....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Putin , Ukraine War , Valdai Club , Non-west , Trump election

The Kursk Incursion – An Analysis

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Scope

This work attempts to analyse the issues related to the recent incursion of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia. In that, it examines the so-called 'gains' from such an incursion in the light of existing realities.

October 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Nuclear , Putin , Ukraine , Kursk , Zelenskyy