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Visit of Czech Senate President to Taiwan
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The visit of the Czech Senate president to Taiwan has drawn sharp comments from China. Mr. Milos Vystrcil in his address to the Taiwanese Parliament on 1st September declared ‘I am a Taiwanese’. The expression of empathy with the Taiwanese people

September 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, Dalai Lama, EU, One China policy, Czech, Middle Kingdom, Slovakia, Wang Yi
A Perspective on the Senkaku Islands Dispute
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The dispute over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands comprising five uninhabited islands and three rocks totalling seven square kilometres in the East China Sea is often understated as a simple sovereignty dispute or a resource conflict. It may, in fact, be

September 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Southwestern Wall Defense, Uotsuri Island, ADIZ, SDF, PAFMM, UNECAFE, Okinawa Trough, Bilateral Fisheries Agreement, F35, aircraft carrier
Cooperation on New Technologies, will India choose BRICS or D10?
Aayush Mohanty

As the Indian External Affairs Ministry prepares for the BRICS Foreign Minister’s Meeting, Beijing has proposed to set up an Innovation Base to strengthen the grouping’s cooperation on 5G, digital economy, Artificial Intelligence, information tec

September 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, US, China, BRICS, UK, G7, Huawei, Hong Kong, LAC, D10, 5G. Innovation base
West Asia Round Up: August 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

ABSTRACT:
August witnessed monumental events in the region. US sponsored rapprochement between UAE and Israel; Pompeo’s visit to Khartoum; Beirut blasts; attempts to ceasefire in Libya; Iraqi PM’s visits to Iran and USA; Defeat

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Israel, US, Iran, UNSC, Putin, Libya, Turkey, UAE, Saudi Foreign Minister, virtual summit
US Presidential Elections
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The Republican and Democratic Conventions reflect the differing party philosophies and the contrasting personalities of the two candidates. President Trump emphasized national security, law and order, and low taxes. Biden called for social justice, r

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Commentary, China, economy, International Relations, Covid, Taxes, Cold War, Democrats, Republicans, imigration, race relations
Twin Bombings in the Philippines: Abu Sayyaf Group is “Back in Game”
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

In the 2019 Global Terrorism Index report published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Philippines moved up a rank at ninth (9th) position among top 10 countries impacted by the act of terrorism. However, the data depicts a decline of 1

September 01, 2020 Terrorism, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Islamic State, Terrorism, Philippines, Al Qaeda, Abu Sayyaf Group, ASG, Mindanao, Jolo, Sulu, Islamist, Suicide Bombings
Will RCEP Miss India?
Amb Gurjit Singh

Vietnam has taken over from Thailand as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020. Its theme at its opening summit in June is ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’1. Thailand is the country coordinator for India and will be followed by Singapore from 2021

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, ASEAN, Australia, Japan, RCEP, Covid, TPP, regional value chains, CEPAs, FTAs
Denigrating Prime Minister Modi’s Policies in Foreign Journals to Serve Domestic Political Purpose
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The Modi government is under attack in influential international media by people of repute in India who ignore the consequences of this for the country’s image abroad. Playing politics at home is one thing, but playing politics abroad with a view t

August 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, ASEAN, Act East, QUAD, International Solar Alliance, RCEP, COVID-19, Neighbourhood First, Multilateralism, WTO, indopacific, Trumpian, Ultra nationalism
South Korea’s Success in Manufacturing: Some Pointers for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

The people and government of India are striving to achieve national objectives of ‘Make in India’ and raise the contribution of manufacturing in the country’s GDP from the current 16% to 25% by the year 2025. In the context of the debilitating

August 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, South Korea, NITI Aayog, FICCI, R & D, innovation, Atmanirbhar Bharat, CII, Ease of Doing Business, Investment Ombudsman, NOCs
Pakistan’s 14th Amendment Act: Forcible Annexation and Hidden Chinese Colonial Project
Abhinav Pandya

It seems that the Indian media is either completely oblivious of devastating developments happening in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, or they hardly seem to bother about it. As one can see, several mainstream media outlets of India ran fabricat

August 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, CPEC, Lashkar, Gilgit-Baltistan, 14th Amendment, POJK, Jaish, Jamaat-i-Islami proxies, Sunni-Jihadist groups
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