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India and Europe: A Growing Economic Partnership in a Changing World

In a landmark visit to New Delhi last month, the European Commission and the College of Commissioners reinforced the strategic ties between the European Union and India, which led to the resumption of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations. F....

Myanmar - Russia Partnership: Deepening Strategic Ties

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlain conducted ‘an official goodwill visit’[1] to Russia, accompanied by other members of SAC and senior officials of Myanmar. On March 4, 2025, Russian President Vladimir P....

Current Geopolitical Trends and Impact on South Asia

(Given below is the presentation made by Dr. Arvind Gupta at the South Asia University on 12th March 2025) Introduction International politics is never static. A new geopolitical environment, based on a new balance of power is shaping up. Str....

The Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Deal: A Step Closer Towards Regional Cooperation in Central Asia

The recently concluded Kyrgyz-Tajik border demarcation agreement marks a significant milestone in Central Asia’s ongoing efforts to address long-standing territorial disputes. After more than three decades of disputes, violent skirmishes, and polit....

PM Modi’s Visit to Mauritius Elevates Partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to Mauritius, an Indian Ocean Island country and a member of African Union from 11-12 March 2025. The visit is momentous, as Prime Minister Modi was invited to participate in the national day celebrations o....

Greenland, Geopolitics and Global Power Shifts- The Run for Resources

Even though Donald Trump’s recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement was not a surprise, the language used in a flurry of executive orders along with announcing “national energy emergency” has been anachronistic to his presidential campaign. T....

Global Trends on Chip Design and Fabrication-Related Research

In September 2024, the then Senator Marco Rubio (now Secretary of State of the United States of America) published a ‘Made in China 2025’ (MIC 2025) report. This report has demonstrated China’s growth trajectory in the 10 strategic industries r....

Xi Jinping Concerned About Weakening Political Ideology in PLA

There are adequate signs that Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior echelons of the Chinese leadership are concerned at the levels of corruption in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and China’s defence industry. They are more worried at the wa....

Trump’s Tech Agenda and Implications for the Indo-Pacific

The re-election of Donald Trump has been marked by bonhomie with Silicon Valley leaders, notably Elon Musk. A common rhetoric that has been proclaimed during the election campaign focussed on Big Tech and Freedom of Speech, antitrust legislation, an....

Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

(Given below is the transcript of the presentation made by Sh. Satish Chandra Vice Chairman, VIF during the event held on the subject at the VIF on 24 Feb 2025) I am very glad that the Vivekananda International Foundation has organized an exhibiti....

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