Articles

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the entire world. Once the world has overcome the pandemic, a lot of rethinking is likely to occur in global politics. Countries had always emphasised cooperation in their foreign policies. The present crisis has....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , economy , QUAD , Australia , trade , Japan , Security , Wuhan , International order , BRI , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , International cooperation

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प की भारत यात्रा : सामरिक संदर्भ पर ध्यान देने की आवश्यकता

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प 24-25 फरवरी, 2020 को भारत की राजकीय यात्रा पर आ रहे हैं। भारत सरकार नि:संदेह भ्रमणका....

February 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , trade , Dalai Lama , DTTI , CAA , Howdy Modi , LEMOA , BECA , tariffs , Art 370

President Trump’s Visit to India: Need to Focus on the Strategic Context

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

President Trump is visiting India on a state visit on 24-25 February 2020. The Indian government will no doubt lay out the red carpet for the visiting President. This is President Trump’s first visit to India as President. Although the visit comes ....

February 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , China , trade , Dalai Lama , DTTI , CAA , Howdy Modi , LEMOA , BECA , tariffs , Art 370

India-Central Asia Business Council: Reinvigorating India-Central Asia Economic Engagement

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Commentary

On 6 February 2020, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) along with apex industrial bodies of the five Central Asian countries launched the India-Central Asia Business Council. In his address, External Affairs Minister, ....

February 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , India , Kyrgyzstan , INSTC , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Business Council , FICCI , Tourism

2019 was a Challenging Year for Indian Foreign Policy, 2020 will be even more so

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Introduction

US-China trade war deepened in 2019 despite some signs of thaw towards the end. Unexpectedly, President Trump was impeached by the US congress on the charges of having misused his power and for not cooperating with the Cong....

December 31, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Article , Indo-Pacific , Sino-Indian relations , Terrorism , trade , Indian Ocean , outlook 2020

US-China Trade War: Analyses of Deeper Nuances and Wider Implications

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF

… China is unsatisfied with the degree of accommodation offered by the US and the US is uncomfortable with the strategic demands made by China … US wants China to reduce its trade deficit … an unrealistic request given the time it would take to....

September 17, 2018 India , US , trade , US-China Trade War , Chian

Visakhapatnam Port: More Beneficial to Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

As part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s neighbourhood connectivity policy, India allowed Nepal to use Visakhapatnam Port of Andhra Pradesh in 2016 for trade with third countries. It was for a long time that Nepal had been making a demand f....

August 16, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepal , Visakhapatnam Port , BENIFIT , sea port , trade