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Will RCEP Miss India?

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

Has a Cold War Started between U.S. and China?

Amb K P Fabian Article

China-U.S. relations are deteriorating at a rapid pace and some scholars have wondered whether we are witnessing the beginnings of Cold War 2 between the two biggest economies? On 21st July 2020, the U.S. State Department ordered that Chinese C....

August 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , US , China , Taiwan , Trump , Japan , Globalisation , COVID-19 , UN Security Council , Hong Kong , Cold War , Nixon

Perceptions, Policies and Narrative about China over COVID-19 from the Indo-Pacific

Amruta Karambelkar Article

As the initial shock from the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in the past few weeks, there has been a rising criticism of China from nearly all over the world. This piece would survey China’s policies and popular narratives from the Indo-Pacific that hav....

May 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Vietnam , Southeast Asia , Singapore , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , ASEAN.

Fallout of COVID-19: Japanese and Koreans to shift base from China to India

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan has dramatically altered the social, political and economic lives of millions in as many as 205 countries. No one can even hazard a guess the kind of life th....

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South Korea , China , Japan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , WTO , Suzuki , Hyundai , Samsung , FDI , POSCO , HDFC Bank , Supply chains

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 23, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

US DOD Starts Tiered COVID-19 Testing Process to Ensure Safety

Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten and Deputy Defence Secretary David L. Norquist described the four-tiered system and all other aspects of DOD's support to ci....

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Donald Trump , Japan , Unemployment , WHO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Remittances , Oil & Gas , Super tankers

COVID-19 aftermath: An agenda for QUAD

Amruta Karambelkar Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the entire world. Once the world has overcome the pandemic, a lot of rethinking is likely to occur in global politics. Countries had always emphasised cooperation in their foreign policies. The present crisis has....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , economy , QUAD , Australia , trade , Japan , Security , Wuhan , International order , BRI , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , International cooperation

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 26, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

Pompeo says CCP prevented cooperation with United States

In a press briefing on March 25, Pompeo mentioned that the US had tried to work with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) throughout by sending US scientists and ....

March 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Japan , Chinese Communist Party , Coronavirus Outbreak , World Bank , Oil price war , G7 , New York , Food and Drug Administration , COVID-19 Daily Scan

Indo-Pacific meeting on COVID-19

Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

On 20th of March a teleconference was held amongst some countries of the Indo-Pacific on the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was called by US and the participating countries included India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and Vietnam. The o....

March 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , South Korea , US , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Vietnam , COVID-19 , Corona Virus , New Zealand , International cooperation

Roundtable on ‘Managing India’s Relations with the Four Major Powers in an Unpredictable World’

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a closed-door roundtable on ‘Managing India’s Relations with the Four Major Powers in an Unpredictable World’ on 3rd February 2020. The meeting was attended by many retired senior diplom....

March 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , China , Russia , ASEAN , Japan , United States , Global Economy , Strategic Autonomy , Managing India’s Relations with the Four Major Powers

Act Far East Policy: Strengthening relations between India and Russia

Aayush Mohanty Article

Introduction

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, in his recent visit to India, attending the ‘Raisina Dialogue,’ opposed the Indo-Pacific concept, in New Delhi in January this year. In December 2019, the Russian Navy partici....

February 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Japan , energy , Vladivostok , Act Far East