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China has just Raised the Level of Threat for India
March 31, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Capitals around the world have undoubtedly carefully monitored the recently concluded plenary sessions (March 4 - 11, 2021) of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), popularl....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , NPC , LAC , TAR , Brahmaputra , the Great Bend , 14th Five Year Plan , Long Range Objectives 2035 , Shigatse
Solution to the North Korean Conundrum Unlikely
March 30, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Not exactly in a clear departure from his predecessor Donald Trump’s Asian diplomacy but in a distinct style of his own, President Joe Biden broke out onto Asia’s diplomatic stage in a big way, first by joining Japan, India and Australia in the f....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Kim yo-jong , Moon Jae-in , 2+2 talks , Denuclearisation , Six-Party Talks , Kim un-jong , Japan and South Korea going nuclear , Mun Chol Myong , Choe Son Hui , Antony J Blinken , Chung Eui-yong and Minister of National Defense Suh Wook , Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III
सीपीईसी : पाकिस्तान के ‘टेंट’ में चीनी ‘ड्रैगन’
March 26, 2021 Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

चीन-पाकिस्तान इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर पर पाकिस्तान की कैबिनेट कमेटी (सीसीओसीपीईसी) ने सोमवार, 22 फरवरी ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Hindi , Article , चीन। सीपीईसी। ग्वादर। पाकिस्तान। नौसेना। बीआरआई। पिशकुआन
Biden’s Afghanistan Dilemma: Withdraw or not to Withdraw Troops without a Peace Deal
March 25, 2021 Dr Anwesha Ghosh Commentary

February 2021 marked exactly one year since United States (US) and the Taliban signed “The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan”, in a bid to end decades of war in the country. One of the key features of the agreement reached by the former....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Afghanistan

Tags : Commentary , Afghanistan , Taliban , troop withdrawal , Biden Administration , Antony Blinken's letter , Moscow Talks , negotiated settlement
Saudi Arabia Announces Cease Fire in Yemen- Will it hold This Time?
March 24, 2021 Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

On 22 March 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Announcing the peace initiative, the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan urged the Iran-backed Houthi militia to join the initiative and said, “We wa....

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Tags : Article , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Arab Spring , Conflict , Yemen , Houthi , Ceasefire , MBS , Hodeidah , Marib , Riyadh Agreement , Jamal Khashoggi , Stockholm Agreement , Socotra
Changing American Perspective on Quad from Trump to Biden
March 23, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th Century It is still too early in....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , India , China , Russia , South China Sea , Australia , Trump , Japan , Obama , ASEAN Centrality , Biden , East China Sea
भारत की वैक्सीन मैत्री-चुभन के जरिये एक अनोखी मित्रता
March 23, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

यह जाना-माना तथ्य है कि भारत अपने वैश्विक दृष्टिकोण और विदेश नीति में “साझेदारी” और “देखभाल” क�....

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Tags : Hindi , Article , नेपाल। भूटान। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी। बांग्लादेश। सार्क। कोविड-19। वैक्सीन। कोविशिल्ड। संयुक्त राष्ट्र शांति रक्षक
Redeeming Libya
March 22, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Smooth and peaceful transition of power from an internationally recognised government (GNA) of Fayez Al-Sarraj to locally and internationally recognised interim Government of National Unity (GNU) headed by PM Abd Alhamid Dabaiba (Dbeibeh) and three ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , Tripoli , Tobruk , GNA , Berlin Process , Gen Haftar , Dbeibah , GNU
Significance of Blinken’s and Austin’s Visits to Seoul and Tokyo
March 22, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

No sooner than the first virtual summit of the four Quad leaders discussed the regional issues and underlined the importance of rules of law and free and open Indo-Pacific, the Joe Biden administration sent his Secretary of State Antony Blinken and D....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Climate Change , summits , Military Exercises , Taiwan Strait , East and South China Sea , North Korea’s nuclear issue , 2+2 talks , comfort women issue , burden-sharing , institutional mechanism , weaponisation , island-building , China’s new Coast Guard Law , fishing vessels.
A Strategic Shift in the UK’s View of India is Welcome
March 20, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

(This is a modified version of the Director, VIF’s remarks at the VIF-IISS Webinar on “Implications of the UK Integrated Review for India” held on 19 March 2021) The Integrated review and its implications for bilateral relations W....

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Tags : Commentary , India , Integrated Review , India-Pacific
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