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The Regional Integration in Central Asia
August 05, 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction Since its beginning in 2018, the Consultative Meetings of Central Asian leaders have contributed positively to Central Asia’s regional integration process. The idea was presented by the Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev with....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , Protests , Afghanistan , Russia-Ukraine conflict , Consultative Meeting , regional integration , Intra-regional Trade , Treaty of Friendship
Ayman al-Zawahiri is Dead: The Ending of a Chapter of al-Qa’ida’s Founding Fathers!
August 04, 2022 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On 02 August 2022, United States (US)’ President Joe Biden made a public announcement about a successful counter-terrorism operation carried out by the US forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. On 30 July 2022, on command of US President Biden, the Central ....

Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Terrorism , ISIS , Taliban , IslamicState , AlQaida , AlQaeda , Zawahiri , OsamaBinLaden , AymanZawahiri
Xi Jinping Begins Appointing Loyalists to Key Posts
August 04, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The political situation in China is becoming volatile as the 20th Party Congress draws near and rumours of imminent purges circulating in Beijing gain momentum. The absence of a ‘Revolutionary’ veteran founding leader with unchallenged authority ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , Politburo , CCP , princelings , Bo Xilai , Jiang Zemin , Li , loyalists
AUKUS, India and the Strategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region
August 02, 2022 Varuna Shankar Article

Introduction The emergence of the Indo-Pacific as a new geostrategic space represents the new strategic reality of the 21st century. It is a new domain in India’s foreign policy engagement. India’s role is defined by its geography, in....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , China , QUAD , Defense , AUKUS , security pact , submarines , plurilateral agreement
Russia-Ukraine Conflict and International Developments: An Indian Perspective
August 01, 2022 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(This is an updated version of the presentation made at an international conference organised by National Institute of International Strategy, CASS, Beijing on “Russia-Ukraine Conflict and International Developments” on 26 July 2022) The Russi....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , India , Russia , NATO , Ukraine , energy crisis , Food Crisis
China’s Debt Trap Diplomacy in Sri Lanka
July 30, 2022 Akhila Nair Article

What is Going on in Sri Lanka? Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948, as shortages of food and fuel are causing unrest among the citizens. Economic reforms, which included significant ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Sri Lanka

Tags : Article , Belt and Road Initiative , Hambantota port , Sri Lanka economic crisis , Debt diplomacy , India- Sri Lanka relations
The Power of the ‘God of War’: Assessing the Russian advantage in Artillery in the Russo-Ukrainian War
July 27, 2022 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The God of War Way back in 1944, when the ferocity of World War II was at its peak, Joseph Stalin made a statement; ‘Artillery is the God of War’. His remarks probably related to the fact that most of the combat deaths in the two World ....

National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence

Tags : Article , Russia , Artillery , Ukraine , Donbas
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: Opportunities for India
July 25, 2022 Dr Rahul Nath Choudhury Article

During the QUAD summit held in Tokyo, in May 2022, US President Joe Biden along with leaders from 13 countries signed on an agreement referred as Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). The participants of the agreement share same values and interes....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , QUAD , Tokyo , RCEP , CPTPP , clean energy , Anti-Corruption , IPEF
शिंज़ो अबे को श्रद्धांजलि
July 25, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

प्रेरणा गांधी, एसोसियेट फ़ेलो, VIF “एक राजनीतिक के रूप में मैंने विफलताएँ देखी हैं और केवल �....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , भारत , जापान , संवाद , जेआईएनएफ , अबे
The I2 U2: A Matrix of Some Consequence
July 18, 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On July 14 , while President Biden was in Israel on the first leg of his much discussed desert Safari ending in Jeddah conferring with the regional leaders to strengthen the Abrahamic security bridges, he virtually hosted a summit of his counterpart....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Commentary , Israel , India , US , Investments , Oil , UAE , I2U2
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