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US–China Confrontation at the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue
June 10 , 2025 Esha Banerji, Research Assistant, VIF
Commentary Views: 557
This year’s IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore came at a time of heightening US-China contestation and strategic rivalry. Framed against this backdrop, the forum discussed a plethora of issues ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Indo-Pacific , Shangri-La , US , US Secretary of Defense

Assessing Recent India-Pakistan Military Conflict and Options for India
June 10 , 2025 Rajiv Sinha Sarral Sharma
Article Views: 473
The latest India-Pakistan military conflict has given a reality check to the religiously inclined ideologue Army Chief/Field Marshal of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir, that his “hardline” approach an...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Atma Nirbhar Bharat , Indus Water Treaty , Islamisation , JeM , LeT , nuclear blackmail , OP Sindoor

Op Sindoor: Time to Hit the Refresh Button
June 9 , 2025 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 426
While the military aspects of Op Sindoor have been discussed, the examination of the diplomatic fallout of Op Sindoor is just beginning. There were unintended consequences of Op Sindoor. In an unpreced...

Governance and Political Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Diplomatic fallout , Indian delegations , OP Sindoor , Pakistan , Terrorism

A Colonial Legacy: The Unethical Sale of Sacred Relics
June 6 , 2025 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 508
On 5th May, 2025, the Ministry of Culture under the Government of India issued a legal notice to Sotheby’s and Mr. Chris Peppé demanding the immediate halt of the auction titled "The Piprahwa Gems of th...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : British colonial loot , Buddhism , Mauryan Empire , Piprahwa Gems , Relics of Lord Buddha , Repatriation , Sotheby’s , William Claxton Peppé

Skewed Positions that the UN Takes
June 5 , 2025 Rajesh Singh
Article Views: 458
In one of its recent meetings, the United Nations Security Council refused to buy Pakistan’s position on the Pahalgam terrorist attack which prompted India to launch Operation Sindoor. The meeting was a...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 26/11 Mumbai attacks , Antonio Guterres , Daniel Gordis , Fatah , Gaza , Hamas , UNHRC

Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy: President Trump's May 2025 Gulf Visit and Its Strategic Implications
June 4 , 2025 Dr Joseph N. Sanate, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 697
President Donald J. Trump's May 2025 visit to the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked a pivotal moment in the United States'

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : American Foreign Policy , Donald J. Trump , Economy. , Israel , Middle East , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , trade , United Arab Emirates (UAE) , United States (U.S.) , West Asia

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