Articles

April 04, 2025 Gopalan Balachandran Article

The initial round of bilateral discussion on the India-US BTA (Bilateral Trade Agreement) concluded on March 29, after intense discussions between the two country’s delegation. Not much is known about the final results of the four-day talks othe....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , India , China , Trump , EU , Deficit reduction , Liberation Day , Reciprocal Tariff Act (RTA)

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

February 27, 2025 Dr Sachin Tiwari Article

The re-election of Donald Trump has been marked by bonhomie with Silicon Val....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , China , America First , TSMC , Biden Administration , Chips Act , Manhattan projects , US Tech policy

India-US Ties in Trump 2.0: On a ‘’Trusted Partnership’’ Trajectory

February 07, 2025 Amb Ashok Sajjanhar Article

Introduction India-US relations have been in a sweet spot since the last twenty-five years starting with the visit of US President Bill Clinton to India in March, 2000. There has been a bipartisan consensus in both India and the US regard....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , India , US , Trump , MAGA

Navigating the Future of Europe: Impact of the Second Trump Administration

January 08, 2025 Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

Donald Trump’s coming to power in the United States is being perceived as the biggest challenge for Europe in 2025, with respect to European defence, trade issues, the China factor, and diplomatic engagement. As Trump’s transactional approach to ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , US

Tags : Article , China , economy , Donald Trump , Europe , NATO , Ukraine , Trade Wars , Transatlantic Security

The India-U.S. Partnership: Building Upon the Joint Efforts of a Quarter Century

January 01, 2025 Vice Admiral Girish Luthra (Retd.) Commentary

The India-U.S. partnership embarked on a new trajectory at the turn of the century when strains that appeared post India’s nuclear tests in 1998 were replaced by....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Commentary , QUAD , Indo Pacific , Multilateralism , US India strategic partnership , Geoploilitics and Geoeconomics , US India Defence and Security Cooperation , Global and Regional Cooperation , Trump 2.0

Trump 2.0: The Impact of Donald Trump’s Victory on the European Security Architecture

November 19, 2024 Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

As the European capitals prepare for the former Republican President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a significant geopolitical and geostrategic shift is inevitable. Trump’s policies could create potential upheaval across the Atlantic a....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , Donald Trump , Europe , Security , European Union , NATO , Ukraine , Transatlantic cooperation , Trade Wars

Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

November 14, 2024 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , Donald Trump , WTO , US market , Joe Bide

Tensions Show in US-China Ties During Blinken’s Visit

May 06, 2024 Jayadeva Ranade Article

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's three day (April 24-26) visit to Shanghai and Beijing was an apparent attempt to arrest the slide in relations and simultaneously make clear the US 'red lines'. Since Biden became US President, Blinken is the s....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China

Tags : Article , China , Taiwan , CCP , Wang Yi , Blinken , Dong Jun , Janet Yellen

Where India-US Relations Stand in 2024?

March 11, 2024 Dr Sweta Kumari Article

In his recent visit to New Delhi, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and former Ambassador of the United States to India, Richard R. Verma presented a ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , Defence , India-US , Challenges , 2023 , iCET , INDUS-X , Trade Initiatives , Regulations , Khalistan issue

President Biden’s Impeachment Inquiry: Background and Implications

October 06, 2023 Dr Sweta Kumari Article

(Disquiet & Polarisation in US Politics: Part 1) The current developments in the United States are demonstrative of the deepening partisan and retributive politics within the country in the last few years. Most of the chaos revolves aroun....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , Democratic Party , Republicans , President Joe Biden , Hunter Biden , Impeachment Inquiry , House Oversight Committee