Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Sri Lankan Leaders: Forcing the Hands of its Citizens

Last Saturday morning (9 July 2022) Sri Lanka faced a level of mayhem on the roads of not only Colombo but all of its major cities as that was most unprecedented but not truly unexpected. For a country that has struggled through ethnic stride, the so....

July 11, 2022 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, India, economy, Government, IMF, Debt

गुआंगदोंग में चीनी युद्ध की तैयारी अभ्यास के लीक वीडियो का प्रारंभिक विश्लेषण

Jayadeva Ranade Article

14 मई, 2022 को गुआंगदोंग प्रांत कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी समिति द्वारा आयोजित एक 'युद्ध की तैयारी के अभ्यास'....

July 07, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, दक्षिण चीन सागर, पीएलए, गुआंगदोंग, ड्रोन, लामबंदी, पर्ल रिवर डेल्टा

Critical Assessment of BRI Projects in Iraq

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), formulated in 2013 consists of two parts: firstly, “Silk Road Economic Belt” (SREB), connecting Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and eventually to Europe and secondly, “Maritime Silk Road” (MSR), originatin....

July 07, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Iraq; Belt and Road; China; US; Islamic State; Persian Gulf

Fresh Challenges for Kishida as Upper House Elections are held on 10 July

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

With less than a year in office, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now confronts domestic political challenge when the country’s Upper House goes to the polls on 10 July in which his ruling coalition government expects to get a majority, which....

July 06, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Women empowerment, SDF, LDP, Article 9, Komeito, Fumio Kishida, Upper House, declining birth rate, collective self-defence, Japan-US alliance

Nepal Army and SPP – Multiple Nuances

Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Article

Nepal Army has emerged as a capable provider for UN Peace Keeping missions. The country’s Peacekeeping contingents as well as leaders have demonstrated professional competence standing tall amongst contemporaries from other nations in multinational....

July 01, 2022 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, US, Nepal, Indo-Pacific Strategy, Communist parties, SPP

Mohinī on a Swing: Between the Singularity and Plurality of Desire(s)

Rohith Krishna Article

“We bow to the god whose sign is a sea serpent, To Kāma , who makes the gods Śiva, Brahmā and Viṣṇu slaves in dark chambers of doe-eyed women; To Kāma, whose marvelous artifice eludes all words” ~ Śṛṅgāra-Śatakam of Bhartṛ....

June 30, 2022 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Bhagavad Gita, Desires, Kama, Moha, Modern, Traditional, Swami Chinmayananda, Happiness

Sino-Kazakh Trans Boundary Water Dispute: An assessment

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction There are 24 trans-boundary rivers between China and Kazakhstan, and all of their mainstreams flow to form a clear upstream-downstream relationship. In this water-scarcity zone, the trans-boundary flow of water is limited. Therefore, ne....

June 29, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, China, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Ili river, Irtysh river, Balkhash Lake, Zaysan Lake, Hydro hegemon, UN Convention on Water, BRI.

BRICS – Taking the Long View

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The 14th BRICS Summit hosted by China on 23th-24th June 2022 was attended virtually by the leaders of the five BRICS countries including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There were a series of preparatory meetings prior to the summit, covering a ....

June 28, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, PM Modi, BRICS Summit, Ukraine, Covid

Economic Dimensions of Russia-Ukraine War

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Russia-Ukraine war is in its fourth month. There are no signs of the conflict coming to an end soon. While the political and military dimensions of the war have drawn a lot of attention, the social and economic implications of the conflict are extrem....

June 25, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, India, Russia, economy, Ukraine, energy, Food Security, sustainable development