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Arctic: The New Frontier of Power Play
December 23 , 2024 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 31
The Arctic region is generally defined as the area of land and water located north of the 66.5°N latitude, also known as the Arctic Circle. [1] The term "Arctic" comes from the Greek word 'arktikos,' me...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arctic Council , Arctic Geopolitics , Arctic governance , Arctic resources , BRICS in the Arctic , China in the Arctic , Climate Change , India and the ArcticArctic sovereignty , Northern Sea Route , Russia and Arctic , U.S. Arctic strategy

Establishing Defence and Strategic Technologies Ecosystem in India: Role of Academics
December 20 , 2024 Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 190
(The Report outlined below is based on a three member VIF delegation’s visit to IIT Madras from 1-3 September 2024, during which VIF and IIT-Madras signed an MoU for promoting greater academic cooperati...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : 3D printing , Academic Cooperation , Brain Research , Card , Defence technology , Domestic Supply Chain , Emerging technologies , I3CDS , IIT Madras , MOU , Ramjet Technology , StartUps , STI Ecosystem , Strategic Technologies

Shifting Dynamics: What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for US-Africa Relations
December 19 , 2024 Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF
Article Views: 93
Presidential elections in the United States of America (US) hold profound implications for regions across the globe. Consequently, the outcome of US presidential elections has been closely observed by t...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : African Growth and Opportunity Act , AGOA , Biden Administration , China and Africa Relations , critical minerals , Donald Trump , Global Trade , Immigration , Project 2025 , Prosper Africa Initiative , Trade and Tariffs , US Africa Relations , US Foreign Policy

Iran: Review of Situation as of December 2024
December 18 , 2024 Kingshuk Chatterjee
Commentary Views: 101
Right from the beginning of the Gaza Conflict triggered by the outrage of 7th October 2023, it was very clear that Iran did not want a war with Israel. This was partly because Israeli military capabilit...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Benjamin Netanyahu , Hezbollah , IRGC , Israel , Masoud Pezeshkian

Reimagining India’s Economic Engagement with the West Asian Region
December 17 , 2024 Prof Sameena Hameed
Commentary Views: 91
India's economic engagement with the West Asian region, of which many countries are in its extended neighbourhood, is more of an impulse driven by age-old civilisational exchanges.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CEPA , I2U2 , IMEC , India , INSTC

Prime Minister Modi's Global Footprint: A Journey Through Soft Power, Pragmatism, and International Recognition
December 16 , 2024 Pankaj Phanase
Commentary Views: 103
For the first time in the diplomatic manoeuver in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed India's approach toward international engagements with a prime focus being placed on soft power diplomacy and international goodwill.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Diplomacy , India , PM Modi , Soft Power

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