Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

June 16, 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

For over a decade the biggest problem and misfortune of the Libyans has been the competition among the rival powers. This included the regional and non-regional interventionists who continue to support their favourite militias or quasi governments wh....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , Putin , Tripoli , Tobruk , GNA , Erdogan , Gen. Haftar , UN , Berlin Process

COVID-19 in Tajikistan: From Denial to Full-scale Crisis

June 15, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Despite being surrounded by the countries with positive cases of coronavirus, the Tajik Government had consistently denied the existence of the virus until April 30 when 15 cases were reported. This announcement was made when the World Health Organiz....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , India , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , World Bank , Pandemic , IMF , Remittances , Pneumonia , Medical Diplomacy , Vande Bharat

The Virtual Summit between India and Australia: how Significant?

June 15, 2020 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Connected by the Indian Ocean, Commonwealth, the English language and shared democratic values, Australia has never loomed larger in the Indian consciousness than in the last decade. The relationship has seen its highs and lows but here has been a st....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , India , Australia , strategic partnership , defence cooperation , Cyber Security , diaspora , Mutual Logistics Support , Indo--Pacific

ऑटोनॉमस शस्त्र प्रणालियों के प्रयोग पर नियंत्रण

June 15, 2020 Mayuri Mukherjee Commentary

तकनीकी परिभाषाओं की चिंता करने के बजाय जोर इस बात पर हो कि मानव अपनी मशीनों पर नियंत्रण कैसे ब�....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , Commentary , कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता , घातक स्वायत्त हथियार , उभरती प्रौद्योगिकियां , संयुक्त राष्ट्र CCW , अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मानवीय कानून

Ultra Virus | A Poem

June 13, 2020 Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

The road to the exalted status of Xi-ri Xi-ri Xi-ri Xi-ri Xi-ri Xi In lanes behind Hotel Raffles In Singapore it still baffles Me how our dear friend Hu Noh Lai Knew I would be passing by. He softly whispered in my ea....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Commentary , China , Xi , Ultra Plans , Ultra Virus , Propaganda Department

The Disarray in the Gulf Cooperation Council

June 12, 2020 Amb K P Fabian Article

The 5th of June 2020 marks a sad day in the annals of the 6-member GCC (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) founded in 1981. On 5th June 2017 the Crown Princes of Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. broke off relations with ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Iran , Qatar , GCC , Saudi Arabia , Arab Spring , U.S. , Muslim Brotherhood , 13 Demands and Ultimatum , Gas Fields , Al Jazeera

India-China Standoff along the LAC: Challenges and Opportunities

June 10, 2020 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 16 April 2013, ITBP discovered a new Chinese six tent position near Raki Nullah in the Sub Sector North of Eastern Ladakh. On 18 April, when the Indian Army asked PLA to withdraw to its original positions, the PLA produced a map which was part of ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , LAC , Chou en lai , Depsang , Chumar , BPMs , Doklam Crisis , JWG , Pagong Tso , Galwan

कजाकस्तान ने अपनी क्षेत्रीय संप्रभुता पर सवाल खड़ा करने वाले चीनी भाषा के लेख का किया विरोध

June 09, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय कजाकस्तान के विदेश मंत्रालय ने 14 अप्रैल 2020 के चीन के राजदूत झांग श्याओ को तलब किया और ए....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China

Tags : Hindi , Article , सोशल मीडिया , कोरोनावायरस , कजाकिस्तान , वीबो , वीचैट , प्रादेशिक अखंडता , मणिपुर , अति-राष्ट्रवाद , चीनी चिकित्सा सहायता , चीनी कूटनीति

India’s Medicine Diplomacy

June 09, 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

“Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam” (World is one family) has been a key ingredient of India’s outreach to the world from time immemorial. It has also acquired a greater salience in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. The whole world is suffering and is frankly ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , GCC , WHO , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Vande Bharat Mission , International Vaccine Alliance , Pharmacy of the World , e-Arogyabharati