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Questionable Stance of Cambodia’s Policy on China as Manet attends 3rd BRI Forum Meeting in Beijing
October 25, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Cambodia’s cosiness with China is a matter of worry for the ASEAN grouping. Cambodia pursued a pro-China policy during the outgoing rule of Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving Prime Ministers and who announced his relinquishment of the to....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , ASEAN , Maritime Security , ASEAN Centrality , BRI , Digital economy , Malacca Strait , Ream Naval Base , naval drill idea , CRCC
Malaise in China’s Political System
October 17, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Not everything seems to be going well in Xi Jinping’s government in China. There have been reports, though unsubstantiated under an authoritarian system, about the intense economic inequality in the society. Information control by the system has pr....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , ADIZ , Qin Gang , Li Shangfu , Flawed political system , Lack of transparency , Security forum dialogue , Su-35 combat Aircraft , Taiwan factor , high-level military communications
New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa
October 16, 2023 Samir Bhattacharya Article

On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. On 2nd October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, to prevent malaria in ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , India , Africa , WHO , COVID-19 , Serum Institute , Vaccine Diplomacy , India in Africa , Malaria , Global Health
Israel-Hamas War: What Next?
October 12, 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

World woke to the worst horror stories and visuals of an unprecedented and well-coordinated attack by the internationally designated terrorist group Hamas based out of Gaza on Israeli civilians and settlers breaching the hitherto impregnable borders ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary
Unusual Developments in China
October 12, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The interest of governments and observers of China have got heightened with some unusual developments taking place in China particularly since the past few months. These have included the "removal" of high Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, pur....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , PLARF , Li Qiang , Li Shangfu , Chinal
Russia Pitches for a Non-hegemonic, Multipolar World Order
October 11, 2023 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

(The following is a summary of key take aways from the 20th Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, Sochi, 02-05 Oct 2023) The Valdai Discussion Club held its 20th annual meeting in Sochi from 02-05 Oct 2023. The meeting was addressed....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Commentary , India , China , G20 , Russia Ukraine war , BRICS Plus , multipolar world order , Valdai Club
Chinese Initiatives for Global Governance: Re-Defining the Global Order?
October 11, 2023 Commodore Gopal Suri Article

China’s emergence on the global stage has been accompanied by a clear pronouncement of its ambitions to be a global player with Xi Jinping emphasising the “global significance of the Chinese dream”....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , Xi Jinping , Global Security , BRI , Global Development Initiative , Global Civilizational Initiative
Iran-China Cooperation in Lithium Industry: Prospects and Challenges
October 09, 2023 Harshit Sharma Article

Abstract The discovery of lithium deposits, primarily used in powering electric vehicles, in Iran has opened avenues for foreign investment in the country. While the recent geopolitical changes in West Asia like the Iran-Saudi rapproch....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , China , Iran , sanctions , West Asia , Lithium , ; Electric Vehicles , Iran-Saudi Rapprochement
President Biden’s Impeachment Inquiry: Background and Implications
October 06, 2023 Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

(Disquiet & Polarisation in US Politics: Part 1) The current developments in the United States are demonstrative of the deepening partisan and retributive politics within the country in the last few years. Most of the chaos revolves aroun....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US

Tags : Article , Democratic Party , Republicans , President Joe Biden , Hunter Biden , Impeachment Inquiry , House Oversight Committee
Canada outburst dishonours code among spies
October 01, 2023 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

It is well known that intelligence agencies of major countries have harboured dissident and insurgent groups from around the world. Values, scruples and morality are not words in the lexicon of intelligence and security agencies. Their role is to ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Canada , India-Canada row
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