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India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent that there is open talk about among people about t

February 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, India, China, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, Japan, PM Modi, NATO, G20, Biden, Wang Yi, ending war
Xi Jinping Preparing to Initiate another ‘Party Rectification’
Jayadeva Ranade

Since Chinese President Xi Jinping withdrew the stringent zero-Covid restrictions overnight and eased the campaign against China’s tech platforms, there has been considerable speculation in the international media to suggest that Xi Jinping had bee

February 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Party Central Committee, two establishments, two safeguards, four consciousness, rectification campaign
Imperatives for Reconsideration of the Armed Forces Doctrines
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Modern warfare dictates different Services and indeed different components of national power to be brought together intelligently to achieve unity of command and unity of effort. Modern warfare is also extremely complex, and no two wars can be stated

February 20, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, China, Article, China, CDS, Air dominance, Joint Doctrine, Service specific doctrines, Theatre Commands
Balloon Surveillance and the Near Space Region
Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd)

With the US shooting down a fourth unidentified object over US airspace on 11 Feb 2023, it has been an unprecedented week or so for NORAD and the homeland defence. Among the four objects that have been brought down is the well publicised Chinese ball

February 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, U.S., LAC, Ladakh, ISR, balloon, near space
US-Philippines Base Deal aimed to Check China
Prof Rajaram Panda

Introduction
The Philippines is on a diplomatic overdrive. There seems to be cracks in the ASEAN unity. The 10-member bloc is not in the same page on a host of issues. Cambodia is suspected to have succumbed to the Chinese temptation of e

February 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, ASEAN, military base, SDF, Spratly Islands, Palawan, medium-range missiles, VFA, EDCA, Marcos Jr.
China’s Systemic Mistreatment of its Religious Minorities
Rakshith Shetty

The Middle Kingdom and Its War against Religion: A Historical Perspective
When speaking to military students at Nankai University in 2013, Chinese professor Ai Yuejin said the following: “Do you know what the foundation for our nati

February 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, religion, Demography, Tibet, Xinjiang, Human Rights, Hans
India’s Global Leadership: Revamped Agenda and Reformed Multilateralism Impacting Emerging World Order
Prof (Dr) Debasis Bhattacharya

India’s ascendancy as UNSecurity Council President in December 2022 for the second time in a span of only fifteen months remarkably reflect its growing global recognition as a formidable and credible power that is committed to strengthen the tenets

February 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, NATO, UN Security Council, Multilateralism, World Order, Russia-Ukraine War
Challenge before Indonesia as ASEAN Chair to Deal with Myanmar Issue
Prof Rajaram Panda

Indonesia assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after in 2023 and hosted its first major meeting of the group’s Foreign Ministers at the ASEAN Secretariat on 3 February 2023 on a slew of issues affecting the

February 09, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, ASEAN, Tatmadaw, military Junta, strategic relevance, Six-Point Consensus, Tourism conference
Disentangling the Perceptions of ‘Grey Zone Warfare’!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

One of our most serious problems today is defining what war is. Historically, war and warfare have rigid definitions, and national security and military doctrines, the capabilities and structures are designed to respond to those definitions. Wars wer

February 08, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, LAC, Sun Tzu, no war no peace, Grey Zone warfare
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's Visit to India
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's Visit to India" by assessing Egypt's importance in West Asian regional geopolitics and identifying the areas of collaboration between India and Egypt.

February 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, India, Egypt, North Africa, Podcast, Eastern Mediterranean Sea
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