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Assessing US Recognition of Golan Heights
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das

On 21 March 2019, the US President Donald Trump announced his decision in a tweet stating that the US after 52 years have recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. The reason according to President Trump is that the region ho

April 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, US-Israel alliance, occupation of Golan Heights, Israel-Syria dispute
Post-Balakot, Terrorism on Front Burner in Russia's South Asia Discourse
Vinay Shukla

In the wake of daring strike by the Indian Air Force (IAF) jets on the terrorist training facility of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan's Balakot, the Russian discourse has radically shifted from an ‘imminent’ nuclear stand-off between the two South A

March 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Commentary, Pakistan’s terrorism, Russian opinion on Balakot strike
Putin-Trump Summit: Untangling the Knots
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Ensuring Peace is a global good and a responsibility of all countries and stake holders. But it is more so of the Hyper and Super powers, who always indulge in the political chess games and move their rooks adroitly and sometimes bluntly, to ensure t

July 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Russia, Commentary, Helsinki Summit, Trump-Putin meeting
Modi-Putin: The Sochi Rendezvous
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Black seaside resort of Sochi is President Vladimir Putin’s favourite place to conduct most intricate and intense interaction in the serene and scenic environment with his key counterparts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was his latest guest of honou

May 31, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, Sochi Summit, Putin-Modi interactions
The False Euphemism of ‘New Cold War’
Vivek Sugandh

Introduction Russia’s relationship with West has been on a downward trajectory for a very long period of time. It is under this pretext that an eminent discourse of ‘A New Cold War’ has emerged in the official and academic c

October 17, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Russia, US, Russia, Trump, New Cold War, Asia pivot, geo-politics in Asia, Edward Lucas, Putin
Syria: The Russians are leaving, or are they?
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Russian President Putin’s decision to pull out his military resources from Syria has been received with much skepticism and analysts are pulling out all the stops to examine the decision from every angle. Till late the Russian Air Force was using i

April 02, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Islamic State, Daesh, ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
The Ukraine Crisis and The Challenges Ahead
Dr Harinder Sekhon

A ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Eastern Ukraine was reached in Minsk after a marathon session of negotiations running into almost seventeen hours amongst the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. This seeks to end a year of bitter f

February 16, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia
India and Russia: Putin Visit to Boost Ties
Dr Nivedita Das Kundu

The India-Russia Strategic partnership was formed in the year 2000. Russia was the first country with whom India established a strategic partnership and in the year 2010 during the 11th Summit, India and Russia elevated their relationship to a “Spe

December 10, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia
India Must Choose the Right Strategic Partner
Mohan Kumar S

Current Scenario It has been rightly stated that, as a nation we can change our friends, but not our neighbours. We have been destined to live in the most dangerous part of the world with two nuclear armed countries, China and Pakistan in o

September 19, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Russia
Ukraine Developments: US/ EU Attempt to Stretch Europe’s Frontiers?
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Developments in Ukraine should be understood as part of US/EU's project of stretching the frontiers of "Europe" eastwards as far as possible in order either to eventually topple the present Russian political and economic order from within and make Ru

March 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, US, Russia
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