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Economic-Political Developments in Nepal: Looking Back at 2022 and the Way Forward

March 02, 2023 Aarushi Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Nepal has had a tumultuous past in terms of its politics and its road to democracy. After a prolonged period of instability, it finally became a multi-party federal republic with the implementation of the new Constitution in 2015. Over the course of ....

Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Tags : Article , Nepal , Nepal elections , Nepal politics , Federalism , Nepal Economy , MCC , Citizenship bill

One year of Ukraine war: A conflict that has become a contest of will between Russia and the West

March 01, 2023 Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

As the war grinds on, India’s task is to keep our head, think and act for ourselves, be less enamoured of the big powers but also show leadership in restoring peace amongst them A year on, the Russia-Ukraine war has become a bonfire of ambitions....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Russia-Ukraine War , Russia Ukraine Crisis

India Africa collaboration on Renewable energies

March 01, 2023 Amb R S Malhotra Podcast

In this episode of VIF podcast, Shri Rakshpaul Singh Malhotra, former Indian Ambassador to Niger and Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation discusses the current contours of India’s collaboration w....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : India , Climate Change , renewable energy , energy transition , Podcast , clean energy

Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?

February 28, 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , Russia , SCO , Protests , Kazakhstan , Corruption , BRI , illegal immigrants , Debt Trap , Leasing Land , Ukraine Conflict , Anti-China Protests , Cultural Invasion

Geo-engineering: A Fringe Idea Whose Time Has Come?

February 27, 2023 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction On 1 October 2022, the US government announced a Five-Year Plan to study the controversial and seemingly sci-fi notion of deflecting the Sun’s rays before they hit Earth in order to temporarily reduce the effects of global wa....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Article , national security , Climate Change , Climate Change Mitigation , Geo-engineering , Solar Geo-engineering , Carbon Geo-engineering , Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

Punjab: Frankenstein amidst Witches Brew

February 27, 2023 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Article

Punjab - the front line border state of India has seen fragility in the 1980’s and 1990’s in the form of a bloody terrorist campaign memories of which returned to haunt with images from Ajnala (near Amritsar) where followers of a radical extremis....

Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , Pakistan , Punjab , ISI , Khalistan

Expectations from the Dahal-led ruling coalition in Nepal

February 27, 2023 Amb Ranjit Rae Podcast

In this episode of the VIF Podcast, we discuss the recent significant developments in Nepalese politics and the stability of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led ruling coalition. Ambassador Rae presents his assessment of the Nepal elections and the churning w....

Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Tags : India , China , Nepal elections , Pushpa Kamal Dahal , India-Nepal relations , Podcast , Rastriya Swatantra PartY

War and peace in Ukraine one year on

February 24, 2023 P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Russia, Ukraine and NATO are locked into inflexible positions that do not permit compromise sans loss of face. Four days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden undertook an arduous journey to ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , Russia , War , Ukraine , Russian invasion

One year of Russia’s war on Ukraine: A war of attrition, with no exit options in sight

February 24, 2023 P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

No one has a clear definition of victory or end goals. The Western bloc is enthusiastically pursuing sanctions against Russia for the moment but countries like India have wisely chosen to prioritise its own economic needs The Russia-Ukraine war is....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Article , Russia , Politics , Ukraine , World , Vladimir Putin , Russia-Ukraine War , Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Future of Ethiopia's Peace Deal

February 24, 2023 Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

There are nations with states and nations without a state. And in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a third category: states without nations. One such case in point is Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a Federal Democratic Republic with two chartered cities and nine ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , Ethiopia , nationalism , Constitution , Federalism , Abiy Ahmed , TPLF , Ethno-Nationalism , Eritria , Political instability