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Report of VIF Strategic Discussions on the Ukraine Conflict
Avantika Menon Article

At the crack of dawn on 24 February 2022, President Putin announced a special ‘military operation’ in the Donbas region of Ukraine. A large number of tanks and troops rolled into several parts of Ukraine from Russia, Crimea and Belarus while w....

March 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , US , China , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Information war , Air Power , Biden , Minsk Agreement
Russo-Ukraine War: Air Power Analysis
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The inexplicably constrained role of the Vozdushno-kosmicheskiye sily (VKS) or the Russian Aerospace Force till now has left all followers of the conflict confused. Given the disparity in the inventorysize and quality of assets, between the sm....

March 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Russia , Air Force , Missiles , NATO , Ukraine , ISR , helicopters , SAM
Ukraine Crisis: Assessing the US Response and the Economic Implications
Amb Arun K Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Russia's sudden military incursion into Ukraine has taken the world by storm with the developing situation having far-reaching economic and geopolitical implications. Join Amb. Arun K. Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Avantika Menon in this podca....

March 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , India , economy , Europe , sanctions , Podcast , SWIFT , Ukraine Crisis , Invasion
Briefing by RIAC for VIF Experts on the Developments in Ukraine

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) organized a briefing for experts at the Vivekananda International Foundation on the recent developments in Russia-West Relations and the escalating situation in and around Ukraine. The welcoming remark....

February 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Panel Discussion , Russia , Interaction , Russia , Ukraine
The external dimensions of India-Russia relations
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In the two decades since India and Russia declared a new strategic partnership, the global geopolitical landscape has undergone major transformations. While the partnership retains a strong strategic content, its course has inevitably been impacted b....

December 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Russia-India Relations , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Russian President Vladimir Putin
Impact of Developments in Afghanistan on India: A Report
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is a report on Brainstorming Session held on 13 September 2021 at the VIF attended by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen Ravi Sawhney, Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhyay, Mr. Tilak Devasher, Dr.Srikanth Kondapalli, Lt. Gen. Rakesh Sharma, Mr. Satish Cha....

September 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China , Pakistan , Russia , Article , India , Iran , Taliban
VIF-RIAC Discussion on Post Covid Global and Regional Trends and India-Russia Relations

The VIF, in collaboration with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) organised a virtual discussion on "Post Covid Global and Regional Trends and India-Russia Relations on 23 June. The participants in the discussion included Dr. Arvind Gu....

August 05, 2021 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , India-Russia , bilateral relationship , Covid Global
अमेरिका और रूस फिर आए एक साथ
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

16 जून को जिनेवा में अमेरिका-रूस शिखर-सम्मलेन बैठक के बाद सार्वजनिक रूप से बताए गए "निष्कर्षों" के....

July 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , पुतिन , नाटो , साइबर सुरक्षा , बाइडेन , शीत युद्ध के बाद , सामरिक स्थिरता
US and Russia Engage Again
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The publicly-stated “outcomes” from the US-Russia summit meeting in Geneva on June 16 are well-known: return of their Ambassadors to their respective stations; foreign office discussions on restoration of diplomatic properties and staff strengths....

June 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Putin , NATO , Cyber Security , Biden , Post Cold War , Strategic stability
Takeaways from the Biden-Putin Summit
Dr Himani Pant Commentary

The downturn in the trajectory of US-Russia ties has become more pronounced since 2014. The differences over Ukraine, Middle East and others have been further exacerbated by charges of election meddling, cyber attacks levelled against Russia. At pres....

June 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , US Foreign Policy , Cyber Security , Joe Biden , Vladimir Putin , US-Russia ties , Biden-Putin Summit , Geneva Summit , Russian Foreign policy
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