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Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Prerna Gandhi is an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation with a focus on Japan, ASEAN and Korean Peninsula. She is currently a doctoral student at Dept. of East Asian Studies, Delhi University. She is also a recipient of the Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship and visited Japan in the “Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Program- JENESYS” in summer of 2011.

Prerna Gandhi is an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation with a focus on Japan, ASEAN and Korean Peninsula. She is currently a doctoral student at Dept. of East Asian Studies, Delhi University. She is also a recipient of the Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship and visited Japan in the “Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Program- JENESYS” in summer of 2011.

Contributions 
China is Edging over the US: Upcoming Ramifications
May 13, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The US politically turning against China has been a defining interruption in China’s great power rise. It has led to a concerted effort to challenge China for its every misdemeanor, by leveraging on group dynamics. The friendly international ambian...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, US, China, BRI, Middle East, Liberalism, western universalism, Phase One trade deal, US-China High Level Talks in Alaska, PISA Data, Reserve Currency
रूस पर पश्चिमी प्रतिबंधों का प्रभाव: अनपेक्षित नतीजे
April 13, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
युद्ध का कोहरा न केवल यूक्रेन युद्ध के सैन्य पहलुओं को प्रभावित कर रहा है बल्कि अंतरराष्ट्रीय ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, चीन, अमेरिका, हिंद-प्रशांत, कोविड, रूस, यूक्रेन, जेसीपोओए, आर्थिक प्रतिबंध, युआन, खाद्य संकट
Impact of Western Sanctions on Russia: Unintended Ramifications
April 02, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The fog of war isn’t just affecting the military aspects of the Ukraine war but going beyond to fundamentally alter an international system that was already turbulent. In this context, the gamut of western economic sanctions on Russia are going bey...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, US, China, Russia, Indo-Pacific, JCPOA, economic sanctions, Ukraine, Covid, Yuan, Food Crisis
भारत-जापान शिखर सम्मेलन: यूक्रेन युद्ध के साए में दोहराई गई प्रतिबद्धता
March 25, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
अगर समय सामान्य होता तो भारत और जापान के बीच द्विपक्षीय संबंधों की 70वीं वर्षगांठ बहुत धूमधाम से...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, भारत। चीन। रूस। हिन्द-प्रशांत। जापान। यूक्रेन। 70वीं वर्षगांठ।
India-Japan Summit: Reinforced Commitment under the Ukraine Shadow
March 22, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
In normal times, the 70th Anniversary of bilateral ties between India and Japan would have been celebrated with much fanfare; yet the occasion was marked with the 14th Annual Summit in New Delhi after the previous one had been held in Tokyo in Oct 20...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, Russia, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Ukraine, 70th Anniversary
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VIF Papers 
Japan’s Changing Security Discourse from the prism of its Deterrence Imperative
October 17, 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
... US-Japan alliance is cornerstone for Japan’s security and its deterrence. However, despite conflicts of interests and intermittent tensions, Japan has never sought to replace the alliance with its own defense capabilities .. Though Japan’s s...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Japan’s national security, Japan SDF deterrence
VIF Briefs 
Threat of Military Conflict on Korean Peninsula
February 13, 2018 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
..... the latent possibilities of a conflict have now moved into the direction of a US-North Korea conflict. The increased pace of nuclear and missile testing under Kim Jong-un’s supremacy has sought to hasten North Korea’s surge of being able to...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, North Korea, US, Korean Peninsula, US-North Korea conflict, Songun Policy, Kim Jong-un Regime
Event Reports 
Brainstorming Session on Strategic & Economic Outlook for 2022
March 07, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an online brainstorming session on Strategic and Economic Outlook for 2022 on 10 January 2022. It saw participation from Dr. Arvind Gupta, Dr. Anantha Nageswaran, Dr. C Rajamohan, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney...

Tags: Conference, International Relations and Diplomacy, ASEAN, 2022, GDP, Economic Outlook, Strategic Outlook, Covid wave
VIF-JINF Webinar on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022
March 07, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint webinar with the Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) on 10 February 2022 on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and ...

Tags: Conference, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, ASEAN, Quad Plus, Japan, CPEC, Indo Pacific, Strategic Outlook, Ukraine standoff
Foreign Secretary’s Vimarsh Talk on "Global Rebalancing and India's Foreign Policy"
July 28, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
In the series of Vimarsh public lectures delivered by eminent personalities, the VIF hosted an online talk by India’s Foreign Secretary, Shri Harsh V. Shringla on 30 June 2021. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, in his welcome address outlined how the ...

Tags: Vimarsh, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Financial crisis, Global Rebalancing
Webinar on "National Security and Media"
May 14, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The VIF organized a webinar on " India's National Security and Media" on 22 February 2021. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF in his opening remarks highlighted the important role media plays in how a national security issue is projected, presented, and ...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Media Studies, Interaction, Defense, journalists, Indian government
Interaction with Ambassador of Japan to India, H.E. Mr. Satoshi Suzuki
July 01, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an online interaction with the Ambassador of Japan to India, H.E. Mr. Satoshi Suzuki on 29 June 2020. The one-and-a-half-hour interaction saw participation by many stalwarts from New Delhi’s str...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Interaction, Act East, Samvad, COVID-19, Self-reliance, Ambassador of Japan, standing cooperation, Global Partnership
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Outreach 
Impact of Demographic Transition on International Relations
May 03, 2021 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Published in Usanas Foundation on 3rd May 2021....

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