Swami Vivekananda consistently emphasised that India's decline was largely attributed to its neglect of women.[1] Throughout history, illustrious figures such as Maitreyi and Gar....
Tags : Article , Swami Vivekananda , Vedas , American women , motherhood , Savitri , Shakti , Sita , Women power
Good afternoon! Esteemed Dr Gupta, Esteemed Dr Bystritskiy, Dear colleagues, To begin with, I would like to congratulate everyone and welcome the conference that the Valdai Discussion Club and the Vivekananda International Foundation have orga....
Tags : Commentary , India , Russia , SCO , BRICS , G20 , Valdai Discussion Club , External Affairs Minister , Denis Alipov
The recent COP 28 in Abu Dhabi and prior to that the G20 Summit in New Delhi observed “at the midway point to 2030, the global progress on SDGs is off-track with only 12 percent of the targets on track”. Global Leaders are tying loose....
Tags : Commentary , SDGs , Sustainability , Global South , CSO , ESG
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With the latest drone attacks launched by the Houthi rebels on the cargo ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea, the region in and around Djibou....
Tags : Commentary , India , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Maritime Security , Djibouti , Indian Ocean , Gulf of Aden , Red Sea
India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to p....
Tags : Article , economy , Connectivity , Payments , Russia in India , India in Russia , Act Far East policy
Introduction In the self-ruled island of Taiwan, 19 million eligible voters shall be going to the polls on 13 January 2024 to elect a new President. The geopolitical significance of this cannot be understated as the outcome shall be of ex....
Tags : Article , Indo-Pacific , DPP , New Southbound Policy , Taiwan Strait , Party Charter of 1991 , Response of the US and Japan , KMT and TPP
It was half a decade ago, when the ‘strategic community’ commonly opined that conventional wars were passe, and if and when future wars did occur, they would ‘likely to be ambiguous, uncertain, short, swift, lethal, intense, precise, non-linear....
Tags : Article , LoC , Military technology , LAC , Drones , Army manpower , Counter terrorism grid
One of the most discussed topics in Russian society is the current and future state of Russian-Indian relations, and their impact on the state of affairs in the modern world. Clearly, Valdai Discussion Club experts are directly involved in ongoing....
Tags : Commentary , India , Indo-Russian relations , Shanghai Cooperation Organisation , Vladimir Putin , Russian Federation , S. Jaishankar , Russia Ukraine , The United Nations
In his column, Arvind Gupta, Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, focuses on India-Russia relations, noting the strength and resilience of these ties amidst geopolitical turbulence. Focusing on the relationship between India and R....
Tags : Article , India , BRICS , Narendra Modi , Indo-Russian relations , Shanghai Cooperation Organisation , Vladimir Putin , S. Jaishankar , Russia Ukraine , The United Nations , S-400 air defense systems
The year 2023 ended on high note for India-Russia relations with the successful visit of External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar. The five-day visit to Moscow and St Petersburg was significant for numerous reasons for both sides and also contained....
Tags : Commentary , Defence , Putin , BRICS , G20 , EAM , Lavrov , Jaishankar , Russia-Ukraine War