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Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: November 2021

Vivekananda International Foundation organized two think tank interactions and two expert group meetings through webinars on events and topics in the month of November 2021. The think tank interactions were with premier counterparts in USA and in Tai....

December 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , artificial intelligence , QUAD , Afghanistan , Europe , European Union , Indian perspective , Quantum Computing , AUKUS , India US Collaboration , Pakistan. US , CNAS

EU-Central Asia Relations: An Emerging Partnership

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

On November 5, European Union (EU) leaders met with prime minister-level Central Asian representatives in Bishkek for the inaugural EU-Central Asia Economic Forum. The delegation from the EU was led by Executive Vice-President and Trade Commissioner ....

November 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , European Union , Tajikistan , Green Recovery , Digitization , Civil Society , Energy Exports , Hydrocarbons , Business climate , Economic Forum

EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The European Union released its Indo-Pacific strategy covering the perspective of all 27 countries in April this year. The strategy is a balanced effort which aims to contribute to stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development in the In....

June 14, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , European Union , Podcast , EU Foreign Policy , EU In the Indo Pacific , France and the Indo-Pacific , Germany-Indo Pacific , Netherlands-Indo-Pacific , EU-India

EU Foreign Policy and EU-India ties

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

As the EU copes with several internal and external challenges amid COVID-19, join Amb. Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Himani Pant for a discussion on the broad contours of the EU's domestic and foreign policy and the trajectory of EU-India ties.....

April 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , EU-India Summit , European Union , Podcast , EU Foreign Policy , EU-China , EU-Russia , EU-US ties

Post Covid-19 World Order: An Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has been described to be the greatest challenge for the world since the Great Depression and the Second World War. No country and its people had anticipated that they would have to deal with a crisis of such a large scale. The c....

November 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , European Union , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Covid-19 Crisis , World War II , Post Covid-19 World Order

India and EU: An Insider’s View by Bhaswati Mukherjee, New Delhi: ICWA and Vij Books, 2018, ISBN: 978-81-93759-10-3, pp. 336, Rs 995

Dr Himani Pant

Although India was among the first countries to develop ties with the European community in the 1960s, the country’s present level of engagement with the European Union (EU) is not commensurate with the existing potential. The four-year long hiatus....

June 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , European Union , Brexit , Book Reviews , India-EU summits

European Union’s post COVID-19 Trajectory- the Challenges Ahead

The European Union (EU) has faced a series of crises in the last decade which have tested its resilience as a supranational entity based on solidarity and common values. Since several of its internal issues remain unresolved, the EU would now have to....

May 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Interaction , European Union , EU , COVID-19 Trajectory , Crises

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 7, 2020

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

Economic

Dollar strength exposes cracks in Asian emerging-market debt

The resilient U.S. dollar and the resulting weakness in emerging-market currencies amid the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the risk of default on Asian ....

May 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , European Union , WHO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Resilient dollar , Debt Markets , Swiss National Bank , Currency Swaps , US- China tensions , Phase 1 trade deal , European Banking Authority , Short-time Work , LNG demand , Tomhawks , Khalilzad

Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the European Union

Dr Himani Pant Commentary

The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has evolved as a global pandemic¹ ever since its outbreak in China in December 2019.² This highly contagious disease has infected around 800,000 people worldwide in a short span of three month....

March 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , China , Europe , European Union , European Commission , COVID-19 , Eurozone , Border Controls , Coronavirus Pandemic , Covid-19 in Europe , Italy , Spain , Global Recession , EU's Economy , Demography , Migrant Crisis.

Roundtable Discussion on Brexit and its Impact on the European Union: Implications for India

Nearly four years after holding the fateful referendum to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom eventually ceased to be an EU member on 31 January 2020. The country, however, would remain a part of the Customs Union till the culmination of the....

March 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Interaction , European Union , Brexit , UK , Bilateral Trade