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The Quad Concept: What Promise does it hold for the Future?
February 25, 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction In recent times, the Indo-Pacific region has attracted considerable attention of strategists and security analysts because of the rise of China with its muscle-flexing activities and assertiveness in regional affairs, which t....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , QUAD , Indo-Pacific concept , Free and open Indo-Pacific , trilateral Track-II dialogue , Kalidas Nag , Dara Shikoh , freedom of navigation , Russia’s reservation
Outlining a Geoeconomic Strategy for India
February 19, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Since time immemorial, states have used economic tools to practise power politics. Thus, questions arise on the recent discourse of the emergence of a new geoeconomic era in international relations. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China

Tags : Commentary , India , China , Indo-Pacific , globalization , RCEP , Geoeconomics , Liberalism , Revionism , USTR , Domestic Market , TikTok
The IOR Defence Conclave
February 09, 2021 Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Ministry of Defence of India has undertaken useful initiatives in engaging with partners mainly on a south-south basis over the last year. The Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers’ Conclave held on February 4, 2021 alongside Aero India 2021 wa....

National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , Indo Pacific , SAGAR , Defence Attaches , Tejas , Aero India 2021 , Defexpo , IORA
De-classified US strategy document on the Indo-Pacific
January 25, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

Possible Motive United States de-classified a document titled ‘US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific on 13th of January. The de-classified document consists of 10 pages and is likely to be only a part of the larger document. It is....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , US , Russia , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Maritime Security , Trump , Japan , South Asia , Indian Ocean
Assessing Indo-Pacific in 2021: Indian Perspective
January 12, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Article

The year 2020 was a landmark event in and for the Indo-Pacific. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the regional perception of China. Until then the challenge from China was known but it had yet to manifest itself in its entirety. The major ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , India , US , China , Russia , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Japan , Indian Ocean , COVID19 , Galwan , Himalaya , Biden , Maritime
भारत-अमेरिका के बीच 2 + 2 संवाद एक पूर्वनिर्धारित रक्षा संबंध की दरकार
December 02, 2020 Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय भारत और अमेरिका के बीच 2 + 2 संवाद (26-27 अक्टूबर, 2020) की तीसरी श्रृंखला हाल ही में समाप्त हुई �....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US

Tags : Hindi , Article , चीन। हिंद-प्रशांत महासागर। डीटीटी आई। सीएएटीएसए। बीईसीए। काउंटर टेररिज्म। साइबर डायलॉग। आईएसए। मेजर डिफेंस पार्टनर। एसटीए।
कहीं दोस्त, तो कहीं दुश्मन
November 19, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

अंतरराष्ट्रीय जगत में क्या भ्रम और भय जैसा माहौल है? यह सवाल इसलिए, क्योंकि पिछले दिनों जिस क्षे....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China

Tags : Hindi , Commentary , China , Russia , globalization , RCEP , WTO , Trans-Pacific Partnership , Caucasus -2020
India – US 2+2 Dialogue: Forging a Predictable Defence Relationship
November 02, 2020 Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction The recently concluded India – US 2+2 dialogue (October 26- 27, 2020), third in this series, is a pointer towards the two countries converging substantially in overcoming the often lamented `hesitation of history’. Coming....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US

Tags : Article , China , Indo Pacific , DTTI , CAATSA , BECA , Counter terrorism , Cyber Dialogue , ISA , major defence partner , STA
Japan- Vietnam Security Matrix in the Indo-Pacific Region
October 19, 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The security scenario centring in the much contested South China Sea continues to be grimmer because of China’s expansionist designs and expanding maritime claims, converting this part of the ocean into the most dangerous hotspot. In its intimidati....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China

Tags : Article , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Philippines , Indonesia , Wang Yi , defence sale , Yoshide Suga
A Perspective on the Senkaku Islands Dispute
September 04, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The dispute over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands comprising five uninhabited islands and three rocks totalling seven square kilometres in the East China Sea is often understated as a simple sovereignty dispute or a resource conflict. It may, in fact, be ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , Southwestern Wall Defense , Uotsuri Island , ADIZ , SDF , PAFMM , UNECAFE , Okinawa Trough , Bilateral Fisheries Agreement , F35 , aircraft carrier
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