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Does The Trump Plan for Peace Make Sense?
Amb K P Fabian

Before answering the question, let us look at the highlights of the 180-page plan worked out over three years, between Israel and U.S., with marginal consultations with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and one or two others , but not with the Palestinians wh

February 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Jerusalem, Palestine, Gaza, West Bank, Arab League, OIC
China in Cyberspace
Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.)

A number of major developments in warfare and military technology occurred in the latter half of 20th century. These paradigm shifts are seen in veering away from waging conventional wars to unconventional wars; from nuclear wars to non-proliferation

February 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, PLA, Information Warfare, Electro Magnetic Spectrum, Cyber warfare, cyber doctrine, informationization, cyber espionage, Strategic Support Force, C4ISR Attachments area
India-Central Asia Business Council: Reinvigorating India-Central Asia Economic Engagement
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On 6 February 2020, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) along with apex industrial bodies of the five Central Asian countries launched the India-Central Asia Business Council. In his address, External Affairs Minister,

February 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, India, Kyrgyzstan, INSTC, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, trade, Chabahar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Business Council, FICCI, Tourism
Act Far East Policy: Strengthening relations between India and Russia
Aayush Mohanty

Introduction
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, in his recent visit to India, attending the ‘Raisina Dialogue,’ opposed the Indo-Pacific concept, in New Delhi in January this year. In December 2019, the Russian Navy partici

February 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, Russia, Indo-Pacific, Japan, energy, Vladivostok, Act Far East
Review of Japan 2019 and Outlook for 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

2019 was an eventful year for Japan in both national and international domains. From an imperial transition to being the G20 Chair, to major trade agreements and the deadly Typhoon Hagibis, the year was filled with its share of ups and downs for Japa

February 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, India, South Korea, US, China, Iran, EU, Reiwa Era, G20, Northeast India
Exploring Iran’s Domestic Dynamics towards the US
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das

The internal political dynamics in Iran are divided into three blocs namely the clergy, the technocracy and the military and security forces. The interplay between the three blocs into the clergy-military; military-technocrat and clergy-technocrat al

January 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, West Asia, Article, JCPOA, IRGC, Kataeb Hezbollah, Hassan Rouhani, Qassim Soleimani, Popular Mobilisation Forces, Iran-US tensions
Mike Pompeo’s Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: What to Expect?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from February 1-4, 2020. He will be chairing a meeting of the ‘C5+1 forum’ at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Earlier, the visit was scheduled to take place in earl

January 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, China, Russia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, USA, Geopolitics, EAEU
Ukranian Tragedy - The Bigger Question
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Far Beyond ‘Just a Human Error’
This article argues that that the downing of the Ukrainian civil airliner by an Iranian missile on 08 Jan 2020 that took 176 innocent lives1 is an incident that goes far beyond than ‘just

January 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Quds Force, IRGC, missile strike, Ukrainian aircraft, human error, fratricide
Libya – the Unfortunate Domain of International Competition: Berlin and Beyond
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Soon it will be almost a decade of destruction in Libya which in many ways could be the worst extension of the four decades of Gaddafi’s autocratic rule. On February 17, 2011 ecstatic Libyans had jubilantly marched their revolution for a ‘New Lib

January 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, General Haftar, Tripoli, Tobruk, GNA, UNSMIL, Erdogan
Constitutional Changes in Russia! What is Cooking?
Rajesh Soami

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his entire government resigned on January 15th after a televised speech by President Putin to the federal assembly wherein he proposed sweeping changes to the constitution. These changes will modify the equation of

January 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Commentary, democracy, Putin, Medvedev, Yeltsin
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