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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The Down End of the See-Saw
April 15, 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Premise This work attempts to analyse the following premise:- While much seems to be ‘advantage Russia’ at this point in time in the Russo-Ukraine war, the down under-belly of Black Sea is hurting them increasingly. Ukraine is go....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Ukrainian attacks in Black Sea , USVs attack Russian Ships , Black Sea fleet of Russia
The choice — the repeat of 2014-24 or throwback to 1989-98?
April 14, 2024 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Modi is the first and only Prime Minister to place before the people a long term vision for the nation and the world—that of a developed India by 2047. There are four main issues in the ensuing elections. One, a government which will be s....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Article , Congress , modi , Indian democracy , Article 370 , 2047 , INDI Alliance
Modi’s message to West — Democracies too can deliver
April 13, 2024 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

From being an intensely hated person, he has become the most admired world leader in just 10 years. Like the US presidential elections, the Indian parliamentary polls too attract the world’s attention. For two reasons. India’s emergence....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Article , India , Indian democracy , US elections , Narendra Modi
Voices from Jallianwala Bagh
April 12, 2024 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, was a watershed moment between the era of moderate politics at the national level and the emergence of mass nationalist movements against British imperialism in India. On this day,....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Punjab , Martial Law , Amritsar , Jallianwala Bagh massacre , Baisakhi , British imperialism , Reginald Dyer , Rowlatt Act , Proclamation , Indian National Congress , The Congress Punjab Enquiry , Hunter Commission , Disorders Inquiry Committee
US Presidential Election under Global Spotlight
April 12, 2024 Prof Chintamani Mahapatra Commentary

While more than sixty countries around the world will conduct democratic elections in 2024, currently it is the US Presidential election that is under the spotlight of the international community. Every fourth year, Americans vote for the occupant of....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , India , China , Russia , West Asia , Presidential election , NATO , Biden , Hamas
China and IUU Fishing in IOR: Need for India to Lead Mitigation Efforts
April 11, 2024 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is a vital hub of global economic significance, with a significant portion of the world's oil and container traffic passing through it. The Indian Ocean also holds rich marine resources which are....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China

Tags : Article , China , Maritime Security , IOR , IUU fishing
Sweden Joins NATO – Does it Contribute to Peace or Intensify Conflict?
April 10, 2024 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 7 March 2024, Sweden officially became NATO’s newest member, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC, thereby ending its 200-year-old policy of neutrality....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , NATO , Ukraine War , Nordic countries , Article 5 , containment strategy , defensive modernisation , Finnish War
Time for India to Reset its China Policy?
April 09, 2024 Rajesh Singh Commentary

Once Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government return to power—as most observers believe it will—it should be more unequivocal in projecting the country’s policy towards China. Perhaps, it is time that N....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Commentary , POK , Taiwan , Dalai Lama , Jawaharlal Nehru , Aksai Chin , Line of Actual Control , Arunachal Pradesh , Key words: Nancy Pelosi , Tibet.
India-China Relations: Envisioning the Long Haul!
April 08, 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Hu Xijin the former editor of Global Times on X (formerly Twitter) quoted a senior Colonel of PLA stating ‘Zangnan has been Chinese territory since ancient times. Where does Arunachal Pradesh come from? If a border war does break out, India will....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , US , China , Indian Ocean Region , Border management , Indian Navy , Trade Deficit , Arunachal Pradesh , Corps Commander level talks
Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World
April 05, 2024 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February....

Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh

Tags : Article , US , democracy , Bangladesh , EU , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Bangladesh Election , Sheikh Hasina , Munich Security Conference , Indo-Pacific Outlook
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