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President’s Visit Rekindles Ties with Africa
Amb Gurjit Singh

In a welcome continuation of India's attention to Africa, President Droupadi Murmu, made a cross-continental visit to three African countries between 13-19 October. She visited old friend Algeria, largely ignored Mauritania and the ‘warm heart o

October 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, International Solar Alliance, Algeria, Malawi, Global South, Mauritania, IAFS IV, President Murmu
India-Africa Partnership: Key Areas
Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF

India’s President Draupadi Murmu’s visit to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi from 13 -19 October 2024, has put the spotlight on India’s partnership with Africa. This visit comes in the backdrop of significant steps taken by India to showcase its

October 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Digital infrastructure, Food Security, Higher Education, IAFS, critical minerals, India Africa, Draupadi Murmu
Taiwan’s Tipping Point
Rup Narayan Das

As Taiwan, officially known as Republic of China, celebrants its ‘Double Ten’ National Day on 10 October, there is gnawing anxiety of its existential survival since Chiang Kai-shek, its founding father, broke away from the mainland to proclaim Pe

October 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, US, China, Taiwan, Nixon, KMT, Kissinger, CCP Mao Zedong, Chips Act, Shanghai Communique, Taiwan Strait Crisis
West Asia Peace: The Lost Chance in Camp David Summit of 2000
Rajesh Singh

The Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas axis and all those others pitted against Israel in the ongoing conflict in West Asia have demanded that Israel should vacate the territories it has occupied; territories they that they say belong to the Palestinians. If Israe

October 08, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Palestine, Iran, Hamas, Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, Bill Clinton, Camp David Summit 2000, Mosab Hassan Yousef
The Kursk Incursion – An Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Scope
This work attempts to analyse the issues related to the recent incursion of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia. In that, it examines the so-called 'gains' from such an incursion in the light of existing realities.
October 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Russia, Nuclear, Putin, Ukraine, Kursk, Zelenskyy
China-Africa Cooperation Forum: An Analytical Overview
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF

China hosted the Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on September 4-6, 2024. In the Ministerial conference of the 2024 FOCAC summit, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, stated that the summit would be ‘China’s most important home di

October 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, China, Africa, modernisation, Debt, Green energy, FOCAC Summit
Israel’s conundrum about the Day after Scenario in Gaza Strip
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF

Israel's security policy has been influenced by a deep sense of regional isolation, vulnerability and asymmetry in terms of small territorial size, limited population, lack of strategic depth, diplomatic weaknesses, limited strategic and economic ass

September 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Israel, US, Joe Biden, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Benjamin Netanyahu, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Philadelphi corridor, Rafah corridor
India’s Role in The World Today
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Any projection of the trajectory of India’s role in the world in the coming times demands first, an understanding of the current state of the world, and second, an awareness of the factors that are likely to influence its role.

The World To

September 20, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Climate Change, Indian foreign policy, Indian Diaspora, UNHRC, WTO, Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Neighbourhood first policy, Ukraine Conflict, Global South Summit
The Fifth World Nomad Games in Kazakhstan: Embracing Tradition Through Sports
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Introduction
Kazakhstan hosted the Fifth World Nomad Games (WNG) from September 7–13, 2024, in its capital city Astana. Since its inception in 2012, the World Nomad Games (WNG) have expanded into a notable platform showcasing the tradit

September 20, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, Central Asia, Soft Power, Tourism, Keywords- Nomadic Culture, Traditional Sports, ethnosports
The First India-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue -Outcomes and Assessment
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

On 9th September, India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held the first ever meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, thereby institutionalizing the much-awaited dialogue and format which also attests to both sides attaching high importance

September 20, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, India, GCC, I2U2, IMEEC, Joint Action Plan
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