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Significance of Nobuo Kishi’s Vietnam Visit in the Indo-Pacific

September 17, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In recent times, Vietnam has emerged as the darling of the world. Many important countries such as the US, Japan, India and many European countries are making special efforts to court Vietnam. Why is there this sudden recognition of Vietnam and why d....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , South China Sea , Military technology , COVID-19 , cybersecurity , Senkaku , Nobuo Kishi , Pham Ming Chinh , international politics and diplomacy

Takeaways from the Fullerton lecture

August 19, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

A high-level US visit was due in Southeast Asia. The region felt having been neglected from the previous administration. Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense visited Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines in July. The choice of three specific coun....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , US , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Taiwan

चतुष्टय (क्वाड) को लेकर ट्रंप से लेकर बाइडेन तक बदलता अमेरिकी परिप्रेक्ष्य

April 27, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“जो समुद्र पर प्रभुत्व रखता है, वह कारोबार पर दखल रखता है; जिसका दुनिया के व्यवसाय पर नियंत्�....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , भारत। चीन। रूस। दक्षिण चीन सागर। आस्ट्रेलिया। ट्रंप। जापान। ओबामा। आसियान केंद्रीकता। बाइडेन। पूर्वी चीन सागर।

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

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.

भूआर्थिक रणनीति की रूपरेखा

March 16, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

सहस्राब्दियों से राष्ट्र-राज्य ने शक्ति की अपनी राजनीति में आर्थिक उपकरणों का बेधड़क उपयोग कि�....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China

Tags : Hindi , Article , भारत। चीन। हिंद-प्रशांत क्षेत्र। वैश्वीकरण। आरसीईपी। भूआर्थिकी। उदारीकरण। संशोधनवाद। यूएसटीआर। घरेलू बाजार। टिक टॉक।

Japan-South Korea Entente Vital for Peaceful Indo-Pacific

March 16, 2021 Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

The Indo-Pacific region has gradually assumed a centrality in the global strategic balance for peace and security. The stability and tranquility of the four decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War is being challenged by an aggressive China. ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Japan , Biden

The Leadership Summit will Consolidate the Quad

March 15, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The historic leadership summit of the Quad counties held on 12th March 2021 was a milestone in the evolution of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue which was set up back in 2007 and revived in 2017. Hosted by US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Mini....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US

Tags : Commentary , China , modi , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Biden , Suga , Morrison , Quad summit , Spirit of quad

Quad Summit: An Opportunity to Define the Contours of the Post Covid Indo-Pacific

March 11, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Indian Prime Minister Modi, US President Biden, Prime Minister Scott Morrisonof Australia and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will hold the first summit level meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, popularly known as the Quad, on 12 M....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US

Tags : Commentary , India , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Biden

The Indo-Pacific: A Pause in the Game

March 10, 2021 Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Article

The State of Play As a Covid-wounded global community steps gingerly into 2021, a year ‘trumpeting’ a change of guard in the US, the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and an ongoing military stand-off between India and Chi....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China

Tags : Article , India , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Biden , Suga