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Kerry’s Visit to China, Climate Change and India’s Energy Transition
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Climate change has resulted in the heat wave sweeping the northern hemisphere from the US, Europe, and China to South Korea. India witnessed heavy rains. The UN Secretary-General stated that “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global b....

August 28, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, Climate Change, BRICS, G20, John Kerry, Kyoto Protocol
Europe moving east, new alignments and priorities possible
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Recent interactions with strategic communities in Europe brought into focus how different the world looks from their vantage points and how geography – in its broader definition of location, physical features, natural resources, historical experien....

August 27, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Europe, NATO
Egypt – France – India – UAE Quadrilateral: An Axis in the Strategic Waters
Aditya Malpekar Article

Setting the Context On July 15, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the fifth visit to the UAE in last eight years. This visit was preceded by his visit to the Republic of France as the guest of honour for th....

August 25, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Maritime Security, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Quadrilateral, Western Indo-Pacific, Strategic Co-operation, Sea Lanes of Communication, Chokepoints
विवेकानन्द चिन्तन का उदय एवं विकास
डाॅ. जुल्फिकार Article

प्रस्तावना मानव के समक्ष उपस्थित समस्याएँ और विकास की अवस्था के मध्य चिन्तन का उदय होता है। ह�....

August 24, 2023 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, दर्शन, चिन्तन, इहलोक, परलोक, आत्मा, कर्म, स्वामी विवेकानन्द, भारतीय दर्शन
China’s Advent in the Arctic – Rise of Chinarctic?
Pranjal Kunden Article

Introduction 24th February 2022 marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while simultaneously marking the possibility of disintegration of the Russian federation.[1] This “war” would have wide-ranging implications including but not limited to bei....

August 23, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Belt and Road Initiative, Arctic, Polar Silk Road, Arctic Council, Tianxia, Chinarctic
Evaluating US-Japan-South Korea Camp David Summit
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction During the Group of Seven (G-7) summit hosted by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his home city of Hiroshima on 21 May, US President Joe Biden announced that he will host the first stand alone trilateral summit between the le....

August 22, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Indo-Pacific, South China Sea, NATO, Taiwan Straits, trilateral, Camp David summit, duty to consult, China’s reservation, institutional architecture, Joint statement
France’s Foray into the Indo-Pacific and its Relevance for India
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction The Indo-Pacific has suddenly emerged as a theatre of great powers contestation by major stakeholders. Economic and security interests in this construct have driven the stakeholders to seek institutional mechanism with like-minded sta....

August 18, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Maritime Security, Indian Diaspora, Regional Security, Emmanuel Macron, Pacific Islands, Indo-Pacific Strategy, EEZ, nickel deposits, imperialism
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Background India, currently, does not have a standalone law on data protection. The Information Technology Act, 2000 regulates the use of personal data. In the year 2017, Committee of Experts on Data Protection, chaired by Justice B. N. Srikrishna....

August 16, 2023 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies, Cyber Security, Article, Data Protection, fiduciary, data principal, transfer of data
The US-Pakistan CIS-MOA Agreement: A Sea-Sand Line
Dr Dinesh Kumar Pandey Article

The Cabinet of Pakistan has discreetly approved the formalisation of the ‘Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement’ (CIS-MOA), a new security agreement with the United States (US). This action signifies a renewed beginn....

August 14, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Pakistan, Article, FATF, US-Pakistan Relations, TTP, Grey List, CIS, CISMOA, AML/CFL
Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s Absence Points to Discord in Senior Echelons of the CCP
Jayadeva Ranade Article

The decision taken by stern faced members of China’s National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) at an emergency meeting on July 25 to replace Qin Gangas Foreign Minister with his predecessor Wang Yi was very unusual. The NPCSC did not, h....

August 14, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Wang Yi, Qin Gang, Fu Xiaotian, MPS, NPCSC
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