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View: Modi's visit shows our relations with Russia not legacy holdout
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

That Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-anticipated and watched journey to Moscow, his first bilateral visit following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, was opportune and overdue tells something about India-Russia ties. PM Modi and President Vladimir Pu

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Russia, PM Modi, Vladimir Putin, bilateral Relations
Pezeshkian as President: What Might this Mean for Iran and India
Kingshuk Chatterjee

Election for the presidency of the Islamic Republic in Iran has brought into limelight the unlikely figure of Masoud Pezeshkian, who beat the arch-conservative Saeed Jalili in the run-off held on 5th July 2024. Winning by a good nine percentage poin

July 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Ebrahim Raisi, Reformist bloc, Hijab laws, 2022 protests, Saeed Jalili
Future Politico-diplomatic Initiatives with China and the Border Dispute
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The phase of intense politico-diplomatic relationship between India and China got over in May 2020, having lasted nearly thirty years plus. Of the guiding mantras of diplomacy and deterrence, the former was centre-stage, and the latter was underplaye

July 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, China, PLA, Aksai Chin, Trade Deficit, LAC, Corps Commanders level talks, patrol clashes
Playing with Fire: Future of Israel-Hamas & Hezbollah Conflict
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Building the Perspective
This work is a sequel to the author’s previous work titled ‘Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s War Aims a NO GO’.[1] While the said

July 02, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Israel –Hamas war, Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Israel-Lebanon war
Repatriation of Artefacts Under PM Narendra Modi’s Leadership
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF

Have you ever imagined how a graceful bronze image of Nataraja, crafted in the 11th century CE under the Chola rulers for temples in Tamil Nadu, ended up in North American or European museums? Well, the short answer to that is colonialism, war crimes

July 01, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, 1972, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, Indian artefacts, Indian cultural heritage, Nataraja, Goddess Pratyangira, Mahishasuramardini idol, Uma Parameshwari idol, Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, National Gallery of Australia
How Critical are the Critical Minerals for Central Asia?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Why are Critical Minerals Important?
Critical minerals, with their unique and irreplaceable properties, are vital to modern technologies, industries, and national security. Their designation as critical stems from these properties but als

June 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, China, BRI, C5+1, clean energy, critical minerals, Rare Earth Minerals, Green energy, US-Central Asia
India’s Energy Diplomacy: 10 Years of Modi Government
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

India’s GDP was a little over USD 2 trillion in 2014. [1] That has grown to USD 3.7 trillion currently. This near doubling of the GDP in ten years of the Modi government has al

June 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Energy Security, Russia Ukraine war, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy, Energy Diplomacy, ONGC Videsh Limited, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, Atomic Energy Act, India’s Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, Hydroelectricity
2001 Bonn Afghan Conference - 2024 Swiss Ukraine Peace Summit Lessons For India
Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

"India's position has been vindicated," Ambassador Asoke Mukerji, India's Former Permanent Representative to the UN says on 'The Gist'. That's because 14 out of the 100 participants of the 'Summit on Peace in Ukraine' in Switzerland similarly dissoci

June 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, India, Russia, Ukraine, Afghan Conference, Pathtopeace
Russo-Ukraine Conflict: Some Inferences on Air and Air Defence Aspects
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

February 2022 to June 2024 and counting, that is over two and four months for which a bloody war is raging between Ukraine and Russia with no signs of ebb in the near future. [1]

June 17, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Ukraine, Russo Ukraine conflict, air and air defence war in Ukraine
A MEGA response to MAGA
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Macron wants to Make Europe Great Again, borrowing from Trumpian MAGA ideas and protectionist Bidenomics. The Euro polls may influence this process. In about a week, elections will determine the complexion of a new European parliament. They would

June 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Donald Trump, USA, European Union, Joe Biden, France, Emmanuel Macron, European Parliament elections
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