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Potential Paradigms of Connectivity: The Vladivostok Summit

Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The annual Summit mechanism between India and Russia, established during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to India in October 2000, marks its 20th anniversary on 4-5 September 2019 in Vladivostok. Today, Vladivostok is Russia’s ....

September 03, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic Studies , Commentary , Vladivostok Summit , Indo-Russia economic cooperation

Priority issues for India in External Trade

Amb VS Seshadri

Four broad concerns capture the current context surrounding India’s external trade. First is our sluggish export performance for the last several years owing to global slowdown and also due to our declining competitiveness. With a share of 1.65 per....

July 29, 2019 Economic Studies , external trade , New Government , neighbours , WTO , FTAs , World goods exports , RECP , Trade Concerns , US-China Trade Tensions , E-Commerce

An India-US Trade War Now?

Rajesh Soami Commentary

The United States, under President Trump, has been at loggerheads with a long list of countries on trade related issues. This includes China, Canada, Mexico and India. The European Union has also suffered. In fact, the Trump administration has used t....

June 28, 2019 Economic Studies , Commentary , US trade sanctions , US-India trade relations , American unilateralism on trade

Moreh-Tamu: An Unfulfilled Potential

Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

For India, Myanmar is a vital neighbour, located at a cusp connecting the region of South Asia to Southeast Asia. In the wake of India’s increasing engagement with the Southeast Asian neighours including the ASEAN countries, the Myanmar connect is ....

June 26, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Economic Studies , Article , Indo-Myanmar border trade , Organising border trade with Myanmar , Moreh-Tamu

Dissecting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030

Dr Hirak Jyoti Das Article

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 document notes that the path to their future lies in three pillars, i.e., its status as the centre of the Muslim and Arab world; its desire to emerge as a global investment powerhouse and as the epicentre of trade connect....

April 04, 2019 Economic Studies , Article , Saudi Arabian economy , Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030

Italy-EU-BRI- An Uncomfortable Triumvirate

Aayush Mohanty Commentary

The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) has taken a lot of criticism from financial institutions as well from some of the countries which had endorsed it when the project was launched in 2013. While the momentum of the BRI in Asia might have slowed down, ....

March 18, 2019 Economic Studies , Commentary

दोराहे पर वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्थाः क्या डिजिटलीकरण है आगे की राह

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

मौजूदा वैश्विक राजनीतिक उथल-पुथल की कड़ियां अब सुस्त पड़ती वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था से जुड़ती जा �....

January 25, 2019 Economic Studies , Article , वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था , आर्थिक असमानता , डिजिटलीकरण पर ध्यान

Will International Oil Prices Continue to be Volatile?

Aayush Mohanty Article

India is set to enter 2019 as one of the fastest growing economies in the world with a growth rate projection by the International Monetary Fund, set at 7.4 percent and Organisation for Economic Development at 7.5 percent.¹ But such a fore....

December 28, 2018 Economic Studies , Article , India’s economic growth , oil prices

Impact of Global Economy on Geopolitics - Implications for India

A Panel Discussion at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) was organized on December 11, 2018, on the subject of ‘Impact of Global Economy on Geopolitics: Implications for India’. The panel comprised of eminent economists - Dr Arvind Vi....

December 26, 2018 Economic Studies , Interaction , globalization , Global Economy , America-First Policy , Global Trade , Gas Geo-politics , Trump’s Policy

The US-China 90 Days Truce

Dr Teshu Singh Article

Prior to the G20 meeting, there were indications of some respite in the US and China. During the working dinner meeting, at the G 20 meeting held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held a ‘highly successful meeting’.ⁱ

December 24, 2018 Economic Studies , Article , US-China Trade War , US-China 90 days tariff truce