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Future of Kazakhstan after Nazarbayev: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

In a historic announcement on 19 March 2019, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev declared his resignation through a state television message. He stated that this decision was not easy, but he wanted to pave the way for the young generation o

April 15, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, Presidential succession in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Presidential election
पश्चिम एशिया राउंड अप फरवरी 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

सऊदी शहजादे मोहम्मद बिन सलमान की एशिया की धुरी
शहजादे मोहम्मद बिन सलाम की लोकप्रियता सऊदी

April 12, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Hindi, Article, ईरान, सीरिया, सऊदी अरब, इस्लामी सहयोग संगठन
Limitations of Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” Strategy on North Korea
Dr Kapil Patil

On 30 November 2018, the Japanese agencies spotted the North Korean vessels engaged in offshore ship-to-ship transfers with foreign vessels conducting illegal activities on the consecutive days.1 The offshore couplings is among the scores

April 11, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, North Korea sanctions, North Korea economic downturn, DPRK denuclearisation
West Asia Round-up: March 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Abstract
President Trump continues to surprise the world as far as the foreign policy domain is concerned especially with regard to West Asia. After his Jerusalem Salvo and the proposal in making “Deal of the Century” for the Middle

April 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Golan Heights, Kurdish rebellion, India at the OIC
Initial Assessment of China’s CPPCC Plenary Session, 2019
Jayadeva Ranade

Earlier in March this year, China successfully concluded plenary meetings of the Party’s top two bodies, which set the agenda for the year ahead. 2158 delegates of China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Con

April 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China’s CPPCC plenary, 2019, Xi Jinping’s policies with Chinese characteristics
Assessing US Recognition of Golan Heights
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

On 21 March 2019, the US President Donald Trump announced his decision in a tweet stating that the US after 52 years have recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. The reason according to President Trump is that the region ho

April 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, US-Israel alliance, occupation of Golan Heights, Israel-Syria dispute
चीन ने बढ़ाए दलाई लामा का प्रभाव कम करने के प्रयास
Jayadeva Ranade

चीन के भीतर रहने वाले तिब्बतियों पर चौदहवें दलाई लामा का प्रभाव घटाने और उन्हें नीचा दिखाने के �

April 03, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, तिब्बतियों का आक्रोश, दलाई लामा का प्रभाव
Economic Warfare: The Most Effective Weapon in Chinese Strategy of Unrestricted War
Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM

The Chinese characteristics in hybrid warfare can be traced to Sun Zu’s classic Art of War. “To fight and conquer in all battles is not the supreme excellence; the supreme excellence is in breaking enemy’s resistance without fighting.”1<

April 03, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China’s economic leverage, China’s economic weapon
Operation Sahayata: Indian Navy Extends Support during Africa’s Hour of Need
Dr Neha Sinha

In the aftermath of the Category 4 Cyclone 'IDAI' that lashed Mozambique, the cyclone moved further deep into the continent causing enormous destruction and swamping the people of Zimbabwe and Malawi. It is to be noted that this cyclone in the South

April 02, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, IDAI cyclone, Indian Navi in Mozambique
Brexit, EU and future of Regional Integration
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The EU Summit on 21st March decided to extend the Brexit dead-line beyond 29th March. However, it set two dead-lines instead of one. A slightly longer dead-line of 22nd May is in case British Parliament approves the

March 29, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, Commentary, Brexit, UK-EU Brexit deal
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