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2021 Crystallised the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape
Amruta Karambelkar

2021 was an eventful year in the Indo-Pacific region. Several developments have taken place, which are significant in their own right, but are rather indicative of what lies ahead in this region. This article examines the implications of the key secu

January 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, India, US, China, Russia, ASEAN, QUAD, Australia, Southeast Asia, AUKUS
China Raises its strategic profile in Horn of Africa and IOR
Amb Gurjit Singh

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kept up the tradition of Chinese leaders visiting Africa at the beginning of the year. For 32 years, this tradition has been in vogue and the Chinese FM, between 4 and 7 January, visited Eritrea, Kenya and Comoros in

January 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Africa, Article, China, BRI, Wang Yi, IUU, Special Envoy, Horn of Africa
Japan and Australia ink Defence Pact with Eye on China
Prof Rajaram Panda

Though the QUAD and AUKUS had received wide media attention in India, with each analysis applauding the merit of these initiatives, another significant development that took place in the past week has somewhat received less attention. The import of t

January 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, QUAD, South China Sea, Taiwan, Uyghur, UNCLOS, SDF, Scott Morrison, Senkaku, Fumio Kishida, AUKUS, defence pact
The Significance of the Australia -Japan Defence Agreement
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Australia and Japan signed a new defence agreement on 6 January 2022, which both PM Scott Morrison and PM Fumio Kishida hailed as a landmark. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is Japan’s second such Agreement with any country, after treaty ally

January 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, US, China, Australia, Japan, Self-Defense Forces, AUKUS, RAA
Geopolitical trends of 2021 and impact on India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

3 January 2022 The year 2021 saw numerous upheavals and developments shaping the world and will certainly stand out as a difficult year with some promising developments. As the world steps into the new year, join Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and

January 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, India, China, Nepal, Indo-Pacific, Myanmar, QUAD, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pandemic, Covid, Neighbourhood, Podcast, AUKUS
Central Asia: A Look Back At 2021 and Outlook For 2022
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Introduction
The year 2021 has been challenging for Central Asia. The year marked the three decades of independence for the Central Asian countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The socio-economic and health impacts of the

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, China, Russia, SCO, TAPI, Protests, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, trade, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, India- Central Asia Dialogue, Azerbaijan, Capacity Building, Connectivity, Border Dispute, TCGP
East Asia: Likely Trends in 2022
Prof Rajaram Panda

A year has just ended and we usher into another one. Many parts of the world witnessed dramatic developments in political, economic and defence/security realms. In a globalised and inter-connected world, no part of the world remained insulated from d

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, ASEAN, QUAD, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, shinzo abe, COVID-19, weaponisation, summit diplomacy, Fumio Kishida, CPTTP, missile developoment
The Last Two Gulf Summits- Looking at New Horizons
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Addressing the Shura Council King Salman of Saudi Arabia last week reiterated his concern about the Iranian government’s policy which is destabilizing regional security and stability, including building, and backing sectarian armed militias and pro

January 04, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Iran, JCPOA, Qatar, GCC, Syria, IRGC, Houthis, Gulf Summit
Africa: Looking Back at 2021 and Likely Trends in 2022
Samir Bhattacharya

For the second year in a row, countries across the world battled to cope with the negative economic impacts of covid. Though African continent handled the initial impacts of Covid-19 relatively well, in 2021 it suffered immensely from Covid-19 outbre

January 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, democracy, Ethiopia, Terrorism, South Sudan, election, Corruption, Covid, Sudan, Civil war, coup, Gambia, Islamist terrorism, Mali
Distilling a Strategic Vision for the Future
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

In all ages, major geopolitical events, wars and warfare has been an important topic of analysis, mostly by historians, as post-script. Can these be predicted, in their likelihood, broad timeframe, typology and the likely political and military end-s

January 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, Pakistan, China, LAC, Strategic Vision, scenario building
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