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One year of Ukraine war: A conflict that has become a contest of will between Russia and the West
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

As the war grinds on, India’s task is to keep our head, think and act for ourselves, be less enamoured of the big powers but also show leadership in restoring peace amongst them A year on, the Russia-Ukraine war has become a bonfire of ambitions....

March 01, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Russia-Ukraine War, Russia Ukraine Crisis
Geo-engineering: A Fringe Idea Whose Time Has Come?
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction On 1 October 2022, the US government announced a Five-Year Plan to study the controversial and seemingly sci-fi notion of deflecting the Sun’s rays before they hit Earth in order to temporarily reduce the effects of global warming. Se....

February 27, 2023 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Article, national security, Climate Change, Climate Change Mitigation, Geo-engineering, Solar Geo-engineering, Carbon Geo-engineering, Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Punjab: Frankenstein amidst Witches Brew
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Article

Punjab - the front line border state of India has seen fragility in the 1980’s and 1990’s in the form of a bloody terrorist campaign memories of which returned to haunt with images from Ajnala (near Amritsar) where followers of a radical extremis....

February 27, 2023 Terrorism, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Pakistan, Punjab, ISI, Khalistan
War and peace in Ukraine one year on
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Russia, Ukraine and NATO are locked into inflexible positions that do not permit compromise sans loss of face. Four days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden undertook an arduous journey to the war....

February 24, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, Russia, War, Ukraine, Russian invasion
One year of Russia’s war on Ukraine: A war of attrition, with no exit options in sight
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

No one has a clear definition of victory or end goals. The Western bloc is enthusiastically pursuing sanctions against Russia for the moment but countries like India have wisely chosen to prioritise its own economic needs The Russia-Ukraine war is....

February 24, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, Russia, Politics, Ukraine, World, Vladimir Putin, Russia-Ukraine War, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The Future of Ethiopia's Peace Deal
Samir Bhattacharya Article

There are nations with states and nations without a state. And in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a third category: states without nations. One such case in point is Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a Federal Democratic Republic with two chartered cities and nine ....

February 24, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Ethiopia, nationalism, Constitution, Federalism, Abiy Ahmed, TPLF, Ethno-Nationalism, Eritria, Political instability
India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent that there is open talk about among people about t....

February 23, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, India, China, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, Japan, PM Modi, NATO, G20, Biden, Wang Yi, ending war
Post-election turmoil within Nepalese politics
Aarushi Gupta Article

Nepal politics never has a dull moment. From elections to government formation to maintaining the government, each aspect of Nepal politics is nothing short of a thriller. In 2022, Nepal held its second local, provincial and federal elections since t....

February 22, 2023 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, Nepal, Nepal elections, Nepal politics, Nepali Congress, Presidential elections, Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, Prachanda, Sher Bahadur Deuba, RSP, Rabi Lamichhane
Pervez Musharraf : The 1999 coup
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

With the death of Gen Pervez Musharraf in Dubai on 05 February 2023 an era has ended in Pakistan. While his complex legacy will be debated and discussed over the next few months and even years, it is useful to look back on the manner in which he oust....

February 21, 2023 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, Kargil, Musharraf, coup 1999, Nawaj Sharif
Xi Jinping Preparing to Initiate another ‘Party Rectification’
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Since Chinese President Xi Jinping withdrew the stringent zero-Covid restrictions overnight and eased the campaign against China’s tech platforms, there has been considerable speculation in the international media to suggest that Xi Jinping had bee....

February 21, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Party Central Committee, two establishments, two safeguards, four consciousness, rectification campaign
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