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View: Modi's visit shows our relations with Russia not legacy holdout

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

That Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-anticipated and watched journey to Moscow, his first bilateral visit following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, was opportune and overdue tells something about India-Russia ties. PM Modi and President Vladimir Pu....

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Russia , PM Modi , Vladimir Putin , bilateral Relations

A Retired Bureaucrat’s 2024 Election Takeaways

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

With the dust of the 2024 election having finally settled and a new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government having been sworn in it is now appropriate to attempt to tease out some of its key takeaways. For starters, it should definitively pu....

June 10, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , Congress , BJP , election , PM Modi , NDA , Opposition

Key Developments and Changes in India’s Approach towards Africa (2014 - 2024)

Amb Rajiv Bhatia

Introduction

Foreign policy, as an instrument to promote national interest, is a continuing and dynamic – not static – phenomenon, displaying a subtle blend of continuity and change. While the principal interests of a nation such as ....

May 02, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , Africa , PM Modi , COVID-19 , G20 presidency , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , India- Africa Summit , Voice of Global South Summits

An Overview: Modi Government’s Approach to its SAARC Neighbours (2014-2024)

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Indian foreign policy under the Modi government has been characterised by unparalleled energy, informed by great vision and maturity, and infused by a refreshing firmness. It has, above all, been guided by a non-hegemonistic approach firmly rooted in....

April 25, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , India , Nepal , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , PM Modi , Bangladesh , South Asia , SAARC , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy

Forgotten Dimensions of Strategy: Russia- Ukraine War - Lessons for India

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

(Given below is the modified version of presentation given by Amb. DB Venkatesh Varma during Prof. Matinuzzaman Zuberi Memorial Lecture, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 7 December 2023.)

Kissinger Syndrome

By the time I joined th....

December 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Palestine , India , Russia , Putin , PM Modi , Ukraine , Policy , Lessons , Biden , Zelensky , Kautilya , Grand strategy , Zuberi

Addressing Post-earthquake Issues in Western Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

The deadly earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the midnight of November 3, 2023 that caused massive human causalities and destruction of property in the western hilly region of Nepal, had its epicenter in Jajarkot and West Rukum districts, nearly 500 kilo....

December 04, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , PM Modi , Humanitarian Assistance , earthquake , relief materials , Seismic activity

Sheetal Devi: An Epitome of Perseverance

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

अप्राप्यं नाम नेहास्ति धीरस्य व्यवसायिनः ॥ (there is nothing unattainable in this world for the steadfast and determined.’) This is a verse from an ancient Indian text, ....

November 07, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , China , Indian Army , J&K , PM Modi , Positive Bharat , Sheetal Devi , Para Asian games , Archery

The IMEC Way

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On the sidelines of G20 leaders of India, USA, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Italy, Germany and EU announced a new maritime and overland connectivity corridor between Asia and Europe i.e. India, Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Recently, som....

September 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , PM Modi , BRI , UAE , Biden , Middle East , IMEC

Prime Minister Modi in Athens: A Visit of Special Significance

Amb Yannis-Alexis Zepos Commentary

The Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, paid an official visit to Athens recently. Mr Modi represents modern India, a country the average Greek knows very little about. As far as India is concerned, the Greek collective memory is dominat....

September 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , PM Modi , Greece , Athens

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Egypt

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Modi concluded a two-day visit to Egypt on 24-25th June. The last visit at the prime minister’s level from India to that country took place 26 years ago in 1997. The visit is an important initiative to fill up the hiatus in engagemen....

June 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Egypt , PM Modi , Suez Canal , Fatah El-Sisi , Order of Nile , Sisi