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The Evolution of India-U.S. Trade Relations and the New Delhi Negotiations of March 2025

President Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs with a multitude of global partners and competitors alike has elicited a plethora of reactions ranging from outrage to agreements to renegotiate trade terms. Allies, partners, and adversaries alike....

Uniting North and South for Sustainable Development in the Arctic

(Given below is the Welcome Address delivered by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF on 20 March 2025 during the VIF-Northern Forum International Conference held on 20th March 2025) Mr Vladimir Vasilev, Executive....

Uniting North and South for Sustainable Development in the Arctic

(Given below is the Special Address given by Amb Vinay Kumar, India’s Ambassador to Russia during VIF-Northern Forum Conference on the abovementioned topic held on 20th March 2025) Good Afternoon! Firstly, I congratula....

Peace Talks With Maoists: Caution Suggested

In a significant development Abhay, in a statement issued on April 2, 2025, spokesperson of the Central Committee of the Communist Part of India (Maoist) said they were ready to sit at the negotiating table with the elected government. Ahaby said the....

Uniting North and South for Sustainable Development in the Arctic

(Given below is the Key Note Address delivered by Sh. Pavan Kapoor, Deputy NSA, India at the VIF -Northern Forum conference held at VIF, New Delhi on 20 March 2025) Good morning, everyone! It is great pleasure for me to ....

Sanskrit, an Intrinsic Part of Our Cultural History

The Uttarakhand government recently announced an ambitious programme to vigorously promote Sanskrit in the state. It had taken the first step back in 2010, when Uttarakhand became the country’s first state to declare Sanskrit as its second official....

Persecution of Minorities in East Bengal/East Pakistan/Bangladesh

On July 8, 1947, a privileged Brit, Cyril John Radcliffe, who had never set foot in India nor had the capacity to comprehend the complex Indian society, came to India and was tasked to draw lines on a political map that would partition India based ....

Polar Strategy in a Changing World

(Given below is the speech by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director at the Silver Jubilee celebration of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) Goa, on 05 Apr 2025) Dr VK Saraswat, member NITI Aayog, Dr M Ravicha....

Tariffs from an American Perspective: Reshaping of US Economic Model

Tariffs have once again emerged as a cornerstone of US economic policy under the Trump 2.0 administration. On April 2, 2025, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency[1]....

Trump, India and Tariffs

The initial round of bilateral discussion on the India-US BTA (Bilateral Trade Agreement) concluded on March 29, after intense discussions between the two country’s delegation. Not much is known about the final results of the four-day talks othe....

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