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Even now, what the world knows about the mysterious virus 18 months after it broke out in Wuhan city in China, is that it is mysterious. Though officially called Covid-19 after its name was changed many times within three months of its detection, its....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , US , China , Global Security , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , SARS , Wuhan Institute of Virology

One Year of Chinese Aggression: Case of Unintended Consequences

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The consequences or outcomes of any deliberate aggression can never be foreseen in exactitude, many will be unintended and many a time unanticipated and with unexpected drawbacks. Indeed, many outcomes will have unexpected benefits, that can f....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , PLA , LAC , Galwan , buffer zones , military talks

Gaza Conflict 2021: Why Now, Who Gains?

Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

The guns have fallen silent, fighter aircrafts are back to their bases and the two sides, while counting their losses, are trying to hold onto their nerves as the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come to a halt after dec....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Gaza , Netanyahu , Biden , Hamas. Iran , Palsetine

Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) by USS John Paul Jones in the Indian EEZ – A violation or unwarranted assertion?

Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)

On Apr 7, the 7th Fleet of the US Navy released a statement about Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) undertaken by USS John Paul Jones in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without requesting India's prior consent. Join Rear Admiral Sudars....

May 27, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , UNCLOS , Podcast , freedom of navigation , FONOP , International Maritime Law , EEZ

टीकाकरण पर ध्यान देने का समय: कुछ सुझाव

(VIF Experts Group Report) Article

आज देश ऐसी अभूतपूर्व महामारी से गुजर रहा है जिसने इतनी जिंदगियों को अपना शिकार बनाया है जो पिछल�....

May 27, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Article , COVID-19 , मानव संसाधन , वितरण , केंद्रीय संपत्ति मानचित्रण , CoWin , खरीद , वैक्सीन उत्पादन

Quad Plus Dialogue

The Quad Plus Dialogue is held every quarter, since 2013 and the Vivekananda International Foundation has been the designated think tank representing India since the inception of this dialogue. Apart from VIF, the other think tanks from Quad members ....

May 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , India , US , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , QUAD , Australia , Singapore

अनिश्चित भविष्य देख रहा अफगानिस्तान

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

अमेरिकी फौज अफगानिस्तान से लौट रही है। वहां किसी राजनीतिक प्रणाली को काबिज किए बगैर ही उसकी वा�....

May 25, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , चीन। रूस। अफगानिस्तान। तालिबान। अल कायदा। बाइडेन। दोहा समझौता। ईरान। पाकिस्तान। राष्ट्रपति घानी। सेना की वापसी

Can Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution be ever Amended?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The worsening security environment in the Northeast Asian region triggered by China’s brazen aggressive and threatening foreign policy posture and North Korea’s nuclear and continuous missile firings has led to a debate in Japan if its pacifist p....

May 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Security Environment , Constitution , Abe Shinzo , LDP , Article 9 , Article 96 , Diet , Amendment , regional tensions , shadow of the past , opinion polls , CDP , Komeito , ‘American imposition’ , Suga Yoshihide

VIF-IISS Roundtable on the UK’s Integrated Review: Impact on relations with India

The United Kingdom released its “Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy” on 16 March 2021. Titled ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age’, the document stands out for shaping the country’s post-Brexit foreign, ....

May 24, 2021 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , UK , UK’s foreign policy

Talk by H.E. Amb. Emmanuel Bonne

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual talk by H.E. Amb. Emmanuel Bonn, diplomatic Advisor and G7-G20 Sherpa to the French President on 7th January 2021. On a visit to India for the annual strategic dialogue between France and ....

May 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , QUAD , Indian Ocean , France , Emmanuel Bonn , G 20