Commodore Gopal Suri has held important command and staff appointments on shore and at sea, and is a senior member of the strategic fraternity in the field of National Security and Strategy. His focus areas are on maritime security studies that encompass the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region.

Contributions 
Assessing Ten Years of Belt and Road Initiative With China's economy growing at a significantly slower pace than it was a decade ago, Beijing's willingness and ability to continue pouring money into the BRI has been a matter of speculation. But Xi seems to have doubled down on his signature progra...

Xi in Vietnam: Consolidating the Communist Connection General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Vietnam for about 30 hours on 12– 13 Dec 23, with a jam-packed schedule, meeting his comrades from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in addition to the political leadership of an important country on China�...

Chinese Initiatives for Global Governance: Re-Defining the Global Order? China’s emergence on the global stage has been accompanied by a clear pronouncement of its ambitions to be a global player with Xi Jinping emphasising the “global significance of the Chinese dream”...

VIF Papers 
China's 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Old String with New Pearls? China and the Indian Ocean Region China has been incessantly increasing its footprint in the Indian Ocean in the past decade by undertaking port infrastructure projects, managing and running ports, gaining port access for naval platforms, a...

Case for a Regional Maritime Security Construct for the Indo Pacific The Indian Ocean has been the hub of major economic activity and global realpolitik since the end of the Second World War. It has assumed greater importance since the penultimate decade of the last century and will continue to remain so in the...

VIF Briefs 
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA) … MDA signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions … IPMDA is aimed at curbing maritime free-run in the Indo-Pacific …...

VIF Reports 
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: October 2023 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF)has been deliberating on S& T issues that affect our national capabilities in this domain. The S& T Expert Group held a discussion to understand the dynamics of ‘Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics’ wherei...

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2023 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held discussions on the recently concluded BRICS Summit and developments in Pakistan while also looking at geoeconomic implications from economic growth rates to energy transition and trade for India during ...

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: August 2023 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a number of discussions during the month. Geopolitical tensions and technological competition are affecting US-China economic engagement. Factors influencing economic dynamics include sanctions, export ...

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: July 2023 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held meetings on a variety of subjects in the month of July 2023 with six expert groups, a trilateral dialogue, an inter-think tank dialogue and a roundtable. The first meeting of the newly constituted Inter...

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