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Mrs. May's Resignation and European Parliament Elections
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Mrs. May’s resignation on 24th May coincided with the European Parliament elections. The resignation was directly linked to Britain’s European Union (EU) policy, and her failure to get approval of British Parliament for the Brexit dea

June 01, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, Commentary, Brexit, Britain’s EU policy, PM May’s resignation
Vietnam Continues to be Wary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The second BRI Forum of China held in April 2019 has received as much attention, if not more, as the first one held in May 2017. The fundamental objectives of the BRI remain the same, i.e., shoring up of domestic economy by exporting surplus industr

May 29, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, Vietnam and BRI, Second BRI Forum, caution over BRI
Algeria - Hankering for Democracy
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

It seems that time for long imposed dictatorships is on the decline. This is more so in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where consequent to public protests and virulent demonstrations the well-entrenched strongmen had to submit and exi

May 21, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, people’s revolution in Algeria, Algeria’s democratic demands
Why Russia remains important for India?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

India pursues an independent foreign policy. But given the pulls and pressures of geopolitical realities, it is not an easy task. There is often a tendency in India to focus on US and Japan while ignoring Russia. This will be counter-productive. Indi

May 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Indo-Russian relations, balancing US, Russia and China
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation: An Assessment
Dr Teshu Singh

The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), titled as ‘Working together to deliver a Brighter Future for Belt and Road Cooperation”, held in Beijing, China on 25-27th April 2019 attracted wide international attention. It

May 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Xi Jinping’s speech, Second Belt and Road Forum, BRI reforms
US Sanctions, Iran’s Response and worsening Oil Situation
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

President Rouhani in a nationally televised speech on 8th May announced that Iran would not be temporarily performing some of its obligations under the nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA). This is not withdrawal from th

May 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, JCPOA, Iranian oil exports, India’s import bill
उत्तर कोरिया मामले में ट्रंप की “अधिकतम दबाव” की रणनीति की सीमाएं
Dr Kapil Patil

जापानी एजेंसियों ने 30 नवंबर को उत्तर कोरिया के जहाजों को लगातार कई दिनों तक तट से दूर विदेशी जहा�

May 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, उत्तर कोरिया के अवैध गतिवधि, उत्तर कोरिया परमाणु एवं मिसाइल कार्यक्रम, ट्रंप की “अधिकतम दबाव” रणनीति
West Asia Round-up - April 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Libya Civil War
After eight years of Arab Spring the plight of the Libyans continues unabated. General Khalifa Haftar, debunking the proposed conference (power sharing agreement) that could have ushered in some stability through a dialog

May 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article
The Second Belt and Road Forum
Dr Gunjan Singh

The second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held in Beijing from April 25-27, 2019. The first BRF was held in 2017. This BRF saw the participation of more than 150 countries underscoring the argument that the appeal for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ha

May 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, Second Belt and Road Forum, Global interest on BRI, Xi Jinping’s benign narrative
ASEAN needs India to preserve its centrality in a multi-polar Indo-Pacific
Commodore Somen Banerjee

A workshop of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Regional Forum (ARF) was concluded in Dili, Timor-Leste on April 26, 2019. A range of issues would have been on the table including the Rohingya refugee crisis, radicalisation and the S

May 01, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, ASEAN Centrality, Indo-Pacific power-play, China’s assertiveness in East Asia
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