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India-Japan Strategic Partnership: Growing Convergence
May 10, 2022 Dr Debasis Bhattacharya Commentary

The growing and robust consolidation of India-Japan strategic partnership is regarded as transformational in shaping the trajectory of geostrategic equilibrium in Indo-Pacific with global ramifications. Over the years the bilateral relations between ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , India , Indo-Pacific , strategic partnership , Japan , Economic , Cooperation , Geostrategic Equilibrium , Defence and Security , Geopolitical , Vision
North Korea’s Sabre-Rattling Continues
May 09, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

North Korea is not deterred by sanctions and continues to pursue its nuclear and missile development programmes. When the year 2022 dawned and the world’s attention was transfixed with Russia’s military operation in Ukraine on 24 February and, No....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , Sabre-rattling , Kim Jong-un , Moon Jae-in , Yoon Suk-yeol , Hwasong-17 , Missile firing , nuclear test
Explained: Why India’s Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Nuanced?
April 28, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine evoked almost immediately world-wide condemnation. Russia’s actions were condemned at the UN Security Council and General Assembly. In view of India’s special ties with Russia, India abstained from....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , sanctions , NATO , UN Security Council , security issue , national interests , dialogue and discussion , condemnation , arms procurement
The Conflicts that Just Don’t Go Away
April 27, 2022 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

While the Russia-Ukraine war and the patriotic histrionics of Zelensky, obduracy of Putin and bluffing by the West and incongruity of Biden hog the limelight of media and the paparazzi across the spectrum, the forever wars especially in the Middle Ea....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Commentary , JCPOA , Syria , Gaza , Bashar al Assad , Hamas , Gulf States , Al Aqsa
संयुक्त रिपोर्ट: यूक्रेन युद्ध का विभिन्न क्षेत्रों/अंतरराष्ट्रीय चिंताओं पर प्रभाव
April 27, 2022 VIF Young Scholars Team Article

वीआईएफ यंग स्कॉलर्स फोरम ने 08 अप्रैल 2022 को अपनी साप्ताहिक बैठक में ‘विभिन्न क्षेत्रों/अंतरराष्�....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , Article
The War in Ukraine: Is It a Boon or a Bane for the Future of Climate Change and Clean Energy Transition?
April 26, 2022 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a major rethink in the energy policies of countries worldwide and it lent more political momentum to faster deployment of renewable energy and decarbonization. For European countries ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change

Tags : Article , renewable energy , energy transition , Fossil Fuel , energy crisis , global warming , Ukraine-Russia War
India and Vietnam: 50 years of Diplomatic Ties
April 25, 2022 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF | Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The year 2022 marks the 50th year of the establishment of diplomatic journey between India and Vietnam. This marks a milestone for both countries and a premise for developing deeper people-to-people cooperation in the coming years. Over these 50 year....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , UNCLOS , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Pham Minh Chinh , DOC , comprehensive strategic partnership , Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics , Om Birla , Thua Thein Hue , Hai Duong
नजदीकी के एक नए शिखर पर भारत-ब्रिटेन संबंध
April 23, 2022 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

ब्रिटिश प्रधानमंत्री बोरिस जॉनसन की भारत यात्रा काफी महत्वपूर्ण रही। यह दौरा उस समय हुआ, जब अं�....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article
Impact of Russia-Ukraine crisis on the Baltic States
April 20, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Russia’s “special military operation” of Ukraine has created global reverberations on a scale not seen since 9/11 and re-set global politics. The transformational impact of this on geopolitics, global governance, and the global economy has ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , EU , defence spending , Finland , Denmark , NATO membership , security dynamics , Putin’s strong-arm tactics , global politics
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Central Asia
April 19, 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background Central Asia is geo-strategically significant for the Kremlin as the region border Afghanistan and Iran to the South, China to the East, and the Caspian Sea to the West. The Central Asian region is considered Russia’s sphere o....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan , Remittances , Eurasian Union , Labour Migrants , CSTO. Kazakhstan
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