Articles

PM Albanese in India: A Natural Momentum to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Australia rests on the pillars of trust and reliability. Australian PM Albanese has just completed a successful 4-day visit to India this week (8-12 March 2023), which took him to Ahmedabad fo....

March 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Australia , PM Modi , ETCA , CEPA , PLI , Albanese , Joint Exercises , MRAs

India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent that there is open talk about among people about t....

February 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , China , Russia , Nuclear Weapons , Japan , PM Modi , NATO , G20 , Biden , Wang Yi , ending war

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: May 2022

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

In the month of May 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized five expert group interactions and one think tank interaction with most of them being hybrid. The dominant theme in most of the interactions was the Ukraine-Russia conflict....

July 04, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , China , Indo-Pacific , Taiwan , Europe , USA , West Asia , PM Modi , Russia Ukraine war , impact on India

BRICS – Taking the Long View

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The 14th BRICS Summit hosted by China on 23th-24th June 2022 was attended virtually by the leaders of the five BRICS countries including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There were a series of preparatory meetings prior to the summit, covering a ....

June 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , PM Modi , BRICS Summit , Ukraine , Covid

Vimarsh on Russia-Ukraine Crisis

On 14 March, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh on the “Russia-Ukraine Crisis”. The session encompassed a series of introductory remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, and a talk on the stated theme by Amb....

March 23, 2022 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , India , PM Modi , Ukraine , President Putin , Black Sea , Russia-Ukraine Crisis , Russian Federation

Evolution of Indo-US Relations: From Estranged Democracies to Engaged Democracies

Rup Narayan Das Article

From being what Dennis Kux, the US diplomat and author, called ‘estranged democracies’, India –U.S.A relationship has been transformed to ‘Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current visit to USA is....

September 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indo-Pacific , PM Modi , Nuclear Deal , COMCASA , DTTI , LEMOA , Biden

Colombo Security Conclave Emerges

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

On 9 August, Prime Minister Modi had the unique distinction of being the first Prime Minister of India to chair a session at the UN Security Council. It was carefully crafted to focus on the important issue of maritime security. It was debated at hig....

August 16, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Maldives , Article , India , China , Maldives , Maritime Security , PM Modi , Indian Ocean , Colombo

Climate Change Summit: India Should Invest in Climate Action but Resist Western Pressure

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Coinciding with Earth Day, President Biden will be hosting a summit of world leaders to discuss climate change on 22-23nd April 2021. The purpose of the summit is to persuade the leaders to undertake ambitious goals to cut the greenhouse emissions an....

April 19, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Climate Change , PM Modi , renewable energy , Biden , CO2 emissions , John Kerry , Paris Agreement , Kyoto Protocol

Jordan’s Royal Challenge

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Palace Intrigues are an integral part of the Royalty and history is replete with it. One hundered years old Hashemite Kingdom is no exception. Discontentment, embedded ambitions, unsolicited external interests, and interference add to the spice espec....

April 14, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ISIS , Saudi Arabia , PM Modi , Jordan , King Abdullah , Prince Hamzah

India Bangladesh the Mitali (friendship) Journey

Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

The Mitali Express scheduled to run between Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Jalpaiguri (India, West Bengal) will be inaugurated by PM Modi and PM Sheikh Hasina on the 27th morning during PM Modi’s two days trip to Dhaka (26-27 March 2021). This visit is spe....

March 25, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , PM Modi , India Bangladesh , War of Liberation , Bangabandhu , Mujibur Rahman , Sheikh Hasina , celebration