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Finance track of the G20: An Analysis
Dr Saon Ray

The G20 made up of the 20 leading economies of the world is the foremost international forum for discussion and resolution of international economic issues. The G20 consists of the Finance track, the Sherpa track and the many engagement groups. Indi

February 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, India, G20, Podcast, G20 presidency, Finance track, Economic issues
Fumio Kishida’s Five-nation Tour: An Assessment
Prof Rajaram Panda

After adopting a path-breaking measure to rearm Japan in December 2022 in the wake of North Korean threat and China’s belligerence, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida undertook a six-day, five nation tour starting with 8 January 2023 that took

February 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Taiwan Straits, Fumio Kishida, NPT Review Conference, Defense build-up, G-7 summit, Reciprocal Access Agreement, Indo-Pacific paradigm
The Promise and Peril of Africa in 2023
Samir Bhattacharya

As the year 2022 ended, here is a brief recap of what happened in Africa over the past year. Most African countries were still battling to recover from the pandemic when the year began. However, a series of disruptions, such as supply shortages and s

February 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, democracy, Climate Change, Africa, election, COVID-19, AfCFTA, Military Coup, Scramble for Africa, Islamist terrorism, Horn of Africa, COP27, Sahel
From the Global South to G20, with despair and concern
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

India at 75 is not what it was during the Cold War, striving to preserve autonomy of national action between two hostile politico-military blocs. Those blocs are gone. At the World Economic Forum in Davos recently, captains of industry and

January 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, World economic forum, WEF
India China Border Dispute Packets of Information to Continuous Spectrum
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)

China Factor: A Seven Decades Old Dispute Debated on Packets of Information
In recent times - especially after the Galwan incident of 15 June 2020, Sino Indian border dispute is the most intensely debated topic in Indian media. The cont

January 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Aksai Chin, Sino-India border disputes, Depsang Plains, Annexation of Tibet, Kongka incident
Yudh Abhyas 22: Another Step Further in Deepening Indo-US Strategic Ties
Dr Sweta Kumari

Yudh Abhyas, a joint military exercise, held between the Indian Army and the US Army is one of the critical aspects of the defence cooperation between the two countries. This exercise takes place at the Battalion level with its joint planning at th

January 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, US, Article, Indian Army, US Army, Yudh Abhyas, UN Mandate, Interoperability, HADR and Indo-US Defence Cooperation
West Asia and North Africa Review 2022
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das

Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war drew mixed responses among the West Asian and North African states based on their national interests and strategic objectives. Most states in the region do not necessarily

January 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Russia-Ukraine War; Israel-Palestine Conflict; Yemen; Libya; Syria; Saudi Arabia; Iran Protest
India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav

January 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, India, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, President Sisi, UAE, G 20, Delhi declaration
US- India & Indo-Pacific: Takeaways from 2022
Dr Sweta Kumari

The year 2022 brought a series of geopolitical changes of global magnitude that were last witnessed somewhat in the Cold War period. The economic slowdown and the disruption of the supply chains that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic got furthe

January 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, India, South Korea, China, ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, QUAD, South China Sea, Taiwan, Japan, LAC, Russia-Ukraine conflict, IPEF, US Domestic Issues, CAATSA Waiver
Nuclear Weapons for South Korea: Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda

A concerning trend is unfolding in the Korean Peninsula and larger East Asia wherein fresh talks in South Korea of revisiting the nuclear options are being openly articulated. This is precisely being triggered by North Korea’s relentless surge in n

January 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons, International sanctions, summit diplomacy, Extended deterrence, 1953 armistice, disarmament talks, Gallup opinion survey
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