Articles

From Sanctions to Nuclear Deterrence: Europe’s Peace Plan for Ukraine

April 22, 2025 Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

With almost two months behind since the start of negotiations between the United States and Russia on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s recent deadly missile attacks on Zelenskyy’s hometown Kryvyi Rih on April 4 and the Ukrainian city of Sumy on April....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe

Tags : Commentary , Russia , Trump , Putin , sanctions , European Union , UK , France , Germany , nuclear deterrence , Zelenskyy , Debt Brake , Ukraine. European Security , Coalition of the Willing , Peace Plan

AIKEYME: India- Africa Maritime Engagement Gets a Boost

April 22, 2025 Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

On 13 April 2025, Tanzania’s Minister of Defence, Stergomena Lawrence Tax and India’s Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi jointly inaugurated AIKEYME (Africa-India Key Mari....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , India , Indian Ocean Region , Africa , Security , Maritime Engagement , AIKEYME

A Princely Contribution to Indian Archaeological Heritage

April 21, 2025 Arunansh B. Goswami Commentary

India possesses a wealth of ancient sites and archaeological treasures. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been a strong advocate for "cultural nationalism," emphasizing the dual themes of "Vikas and Virasat." His efforts are directed towards the ....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Commentary , Archaeological Survey of India , ASI , Gupta period , Gupta Temples , Scindias , UNESCO World Heritage

What Should be India’s Response to Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

April 21, 2025 Gopalan Balachandran Article

On April 2, (at around 4.00 p.m. (EST), President Trump in his characteristic fashion, threw a bombshell on the way international trade and trade negotiations were conducted by unilaterally announcing a set of shockingly high tariffs on US trading p....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , China , India US BTA , Trump Reciprocal Tariffs

Deep Seek and India’s AI Mission

April 17, 2025 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

What is DeepSeek? DeepSeek is a China-invented AI model which represents a paradigm shift in the development of Artificial Intelligence Models. As the Chinese paper which developed DeepSeek said, “Our goal is to explore the potential o....

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Commentary , US , China , AI , Nvidia , DeepSeek , LLMs , India's AI Mission

India and the Shifting Sands of Geopolitics

April 17, 2025 Rajesh Singh Article

Geopolitics and geo-strategies are like shifting sands. They change according to developing circumstances and are also influenced by the quality and outlook of leaderships. They take into account the need to address old and emerging considerations of....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Chabahar Port , Iran , Henry Kissinger , Muhammad Yunus , Mohamed Muizzu , Indo-Soviet treaty of friendship , Ayatollah Khomeini , India-Sri Lanka defence pact , Richard Nixon

The Ramakrishna-Vivekananda’s Influence on Gandhi

April 16, 2025 Nikhil Yadav Article

Gandhi’s Connection to the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Movement India in the nineteenth century witnessed the birth and work of three great stalwarts whose impact and influence continue to grow with each passing day: Sri Ramakrishna Paramah....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Vivekananda , Gandhi , Sanskrit , Ramakrishna , Theosophical

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Through the Eyes of the Survivors

April 15, 2025 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

April 13, 1919, a day meant for celebrating the spring harvest, was turned into one of the darkest days in Indian history by the malevolent British Raj. It was the day of Baisakhi, and thousands of people had come from different parts of Punjab to vi....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Punjab , Indian National Movement , Jallianwala Bagh massacre , British imperialism , Reginald Dyer , Hunter Commission , Colonial Atrocities

The Evolution of India-U.S. Trade Relations and the New Delhi Negotiations of March 2025

April 14, 2025 Dr Joseph N. Sanate, Research Associate, VIF Article

President Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs with a multitude of global partners and competitors alike has elicited a plethora of reactions ranging from outrage to agreements to renegotiate trade terms. Allies, partners, and adversaries alike....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , President Trump , tariffs , U.S. foreign policy , India US Trade , India-U.S. relations , Bilateral Trade Relations , BTA