Dr. Rishi Gupta is an assistant director at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi. Currently, he is the 2024 Taiwan Fellow at the Centre for India Studies & Department of Diplomacy at the National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Additionally, he serves as a visiting fellow at the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) in Kathmandu, Nepal. He regularly teaches courses on India’s foreign policy and international relations at the University of Delhi. Previously, he was an exchange fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. Before assuming his current roles, Dr. Gupta worked as a researcher with the Vivekananda International Foundation, the Center for Air Power Studies, and Pondicherry University. He earned his Ph.D from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, his M.Phil in Foreign Policy Studies from the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, and his MA in South Asian Studies from Pondicherry University in Pondicherry. His research interests include the Indo-Pacific, South Asian geopolitics and regional security, and Himalayan geopolitics.

Contributions 
Political Instability Resurfaces Again in Nepal Nepal, nestled between the two biggest Asian economies—India and China—is again witnessing political uncertainties. The ruling Left Alliance is on the brink of collapse following the withdrawal of support from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unifie...

विवादित नक्शा छापना नेपाल का अदूरदर्शी कदम नेपाल के राष्ट्रपति के आर्थिक सलाहकार चिरंजीवी ने मौजूदा वाम सरकार के दबाव के चलते इस्तीफ़ा 12 म...

खास है प्रधानमंत्री तोबगे की भारत यात्रा भूटान के नव-निर्वाचित प्रधानमंत्री शेरिंग टोबगे अपनी पाँच दिवसीय यात्रा पर भारत आए। प्रधानमं�...

भारत-केन्या संबंध मजबूत और सामयिक महत्त्वपूर्ण यात्रा केन्या के राष्ट्रपति विलियम रुतो अपनी दो दिवसीय यात्रा पर 04 दिसम्बर �...

Why did the Pakistani ‘Establishment’ Bring Back Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan? Nawaz Sharif is Back Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is leaving no stone unturned in projecting himself as an ‘ideal’ Prime Ministerial candidate for the forthcoming General Elections scheduled for 08 February nex...

VIF Papers 
South Asian Response to Ukraine Crisis: Political, Economic and Humanitarian Implications The Russian “special military operation” launched against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has impacted countries worldwide. While the global powers are busy in either extending support or condemning Russia in their respective ways, the fundamental ...

Book Published / Book Reviews 
“Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties” by Ranjit Rae, Vintage Books, New Delhi, pp. 224, 2021, ₹ 499 As one completes the immigration and security checks at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and passes through the boarding gates, one gets amused on why is there another set of security checks, just next to the runway, before boarding an Air I...

VIF Briefs 
Event Reports 
Talk on Evolving Situation in Sri Lanka The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on Economic Situation in Sri Lanka on 18 May 2022. The talk was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation The economic situation in Sri Lanka is an evolvin...

Talk on "Nepal-India Relations" by Ambassador of Nepal H.E. Dr. Shankar P. Sharma By Khusmita Dhabhi & Rishi Gupta The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk by H.E. Dr. Shankar P. Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal on "Nepal-India Relations" on 1st June 2022 at 1100. The session was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Di...

Virtual Talk on India-Bhutan Relations A virtual talk was organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation on 21 October 2021 on India-Bhutan Relations. The talk delved upon the following areas. The foundation of India-Bhutan diplomatic bilateral ties was laid in 1968 with the op...

VIF Virtual Book Discussion on “Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties” by Ambassador Ranjit Rae The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a book discussion on “Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties”on November 05, 2021. The event was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF. Author of the book Ambassador Ranjit Rae delive...

VIF Interactive Session with Sunil Bahadur Thapa and Bishow Parajuli The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interactive session with Shri Sunil Bahadur Thapa, Joint General Secretary, Nepali Congress, and Member of Constituent Assembly on 08 November 2021. Shri Thapa was joined by Brishaw Parajuli, Repr...

Outreach 
Lending a helping hand to Sri Lanka Published in the Daily Pioneer on 26 July 2022....

Deuba’s visit to rev up ties with India Published in The Pioneer Newspaper on 1st April 2022....

Deuba Seeks Better Relations with India Published in South Asian Voices on 20th January 2022....

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