The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....
In September 2024, the then Senator Marco Rubio (now Secretary of State of the United States of America) published a ‘....
Tags : Article , Critical Technology , semiconductor , Chip , Chip Design , Research Output , ASPI
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with Bodhigayavijalaya 980 Institute (BGVI) & Bharat Studies Centre, Mahachulalongkornrajyavidyalaya University (MCU), International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), India & Japan Foundatio....
Tags : Commentary , India , Buddhism , Thailand , Samvad , dharma , Hinduism , Bodh Gaya , Dhamma , Hindu Buddhist , Krabi
There are adequate signs that Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior echelons of the Chinese leadership are concerned at the levels of corruption in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and China’s defence industry. They are more worried at the wa....
Tags : Article , NPC , CMC , CCP , PLA , Xi Jinping thought , anti-corruption campaign , key minority , nationalization of military
At a time of massive flux in geopolitics, the United States (US) has issued South Africa an executive order that cuts its financial assistance, as a way to criticise the recently passed ‘land expropriation act’ and Pretoria's genocide case agains....
Tags : Commentary , US , Trump , South Africa , Land Act
The re-election of Donald Trump has been marked by bonhomie with Silicon Val....
Tags : Article , China , America First , TSMC , Biden Administration , Chips Act , Manhattan projects , US Tech policy
(Given below is the transcript of the presentation made by Sh. Satish Chandra Vice Chairman, VIF during the event held on the subject at the VIF on 24 Feb 2025) I am very glad that the Vivekananda International Foundation has organized an e....
Tags : Article , Bangladesh , East Pakistan , Sheikh Hasina , Ethnic Cleansing , hindus , Calcutta killings , Nehru Liaquat Ali pact
Introduction In the post-COVID era, the global geopolitical landscape has been highly unstable and marked by continuing military conflicts with far-reaching implications globally. Even the countries that are not directly participating in ....
Tags : Commentary , SCO , QUAD , BRICS , EAEU , Ukraine War , Multipolar World
India recently observed the 75th anniversary of its Constitution Day. It was an occasion to celebrate the robustness of our Constitution which ensures a slew of fundamental rights to all citizens of the country. It was also an occasion to bear in mi....
Tags : Commentary , Fundamental Rights , Emergency , Habeas Corpus case , Justice H.R. Khanna , 44th Amendment , Con-stitution Day
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the country has found itself at the centre of complex geopolitical dynamics. The Taliban's resurgence as Afghanistan's ruling regime is marked by a mix of isolationism and selective engage....
Tags : Article , economy , Afghanistan , Diplomacy , Humanitarian Crisis , 2024