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A Perspective on Premier Wen’s Visit: No Material Change in Sino-Indian Equation
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Behind the usual bonhomie exhibited after the issue of joint communiqué by India and China post Prime Minister Wen Jia Bao's visit basic issue that needs to be addressed is what are the major take aways? Were the concerns of the two countries add

December 20, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy, China
Sino-Indian Equation: Time for a Reset
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

India’s China policy has been marked by friendship, sentimentalism, fear, diffidence, appeasement, brinksmanship, wishful thinking and engagement. Of late, despite positive political overtures, there are undercurrents of growing negativism in the r

December 13, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy, China
Enhancing the Indo-US Defence Relations: Dissecting the Three ‘Foundational’ Agreements
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Introduction The international environment remains in flux. Even though there is a belief that major wars are unlikely yet history has the uncanny knack of surprising us; it is therefore encumbent for nation states while abjuring conflict to rem

November 12, 2010 Defence, Military Affairs_91
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