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Maritime Security in the IOR : Counterpiracy and the India-Australia Maritime Cooperation
Anushka Saxena

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is significant for a number of reasons. To begin with, it serves as the global hotspot for naval trade and for maintaining sea-based lines of communications. It houses chokepoints like the Bab-el Mandeb, Strait of...

November 25, 2021 Article, Counterpiracy, Drones, Gulf of Aden, India-Australia relations, VIF Alerts, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours
Shashank Sharma

India is gifting a Russian Kilo class submarine to Myanmar1. The diesel-electric submarine, INS Sindhuvir, was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988 and continues to be in service. The submarine refurbished by the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd...

October 31, 2020 Article, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China, EEZ Surveillance, Indian Navy, INS Sindhuvir, Kyaukphyu, Maldives, Maritime Security, Mauritius, Myanmar, SAGAR, Seychelles, Sittwe, Sri Lanka, Submarine, VIF Alerts, Maldives, Myanmar, Indian Ocean Region, Media Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies
2019 was a Challenging Year for Indian Foreign Policy, 2020 will be even more so
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Introduction

US-China trade war deepened in 2019 despite some signs of thaw towards the end. Unexpectedly, President Trump was impeached by the US congress on the charges of having misused his power and for not cooperating with the...

December 31, 2019 Article, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, outlook 2020, Sino-Indian relations, Terrorism, trade, VIF Alerts, Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Myanmar Round Up: October 2019
Aakriti Vinayak
Alakh Ranjan
Jaideep Chanda

The irony of the democratic process in the ‘imperfect’ democracy that is Myanmar, is the military attempting to use the democratic mechanisms to elbow out the modicum of civilian control that exists!

Slowly, but surely, the upcoming...

November 21, 2019 Article, democracy in Myanmar, ethnic armed groups in Myanmar, Rohingiya problem, VIF Alerts, Myanmar, Indian Ocean Region
India and France Join Hands to Deliver ‘Public Goods at Sea’
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Among the many facets of India-France bilateral relations, cooperation in the maritime domain has been high on the agenda. Maritime security with strong constabulary elements, exchange of information on White Shipping, Varuna series of naval...

August 26, 2019 Indian Ocean issues, Maritime cooperation, PM’s France visit, VIF Alerts, Commentary, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Is BIMSTEC Finding due Attention?
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Conceived and formed in 1997 at Bangkok initially as a grouping of Bay of Bengal littoral countries, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping has expanded to include hinterland...

September 14, 2018 BIMSTEC, Kathmandu Summit, VIF Alerts, Commentary, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
Dr Neha Sinha

Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the...

July 9, 2018 Assumption Island, Indo-Seychelles relationship, Seychelles President’s visit, VIF Alerts, Commentary, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
India and North West Indian Ocean Region - Role of Geo-Economics in Bridging the Gulf
Saurabh Chandra

Salience of West Asian Economy

The North West Indian Ocean Region encompasses the Arabian Sea and stretches from the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf, through the Straits of Hormuz, while the Bab-el-Mandeb connects the...

August 28, 2017 Bridging the Gulf, Geo-Economic, Geo-economic policy, hydrocarbon trade, Indian Ocean Region, North West Indian Ocean, VIF Alerts, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
India - Mauritius: An Umbilical Relation
Dr Neha Sinha

Located about 900 km east of Madagascar, Mauritius is the ‘Little India’ of the southwest Indian Ocean. While the vast majority of ethnically heterogeneous nations have struggled to form successful democracies, Mauritius has not. Since...

May 24, 2017 colony, Indian Diaspora, Mauritius, VIF Alerts, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Saudi-Maldivian Ties: An Opportunity or Threat for India?
Anushree Ghisad

The President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom paid an official visit to Saudi Arabia from 18th March. A joint statement issued at the conclusion of Yameen’s visit to the Kingdom said that the two sides have expressed their desire to...

March 31, 2015 Myanmar, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies
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