Articles

P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The war in Ukraine is in its sixth month, with no clarity on an endgame. Russia reiterates it will not back down, until it achieves its original objectives. Ukraine seeks more heavy weaponry from the West, to drive Russian forces back to their pre-wa....

August 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Europe , NATO , Ukraine , Cold War

Russia-Ukraine Conflict and International Developments: An Indian Perspective

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(This is an updated version of the presentation made at an international conference organised by National Institute of International Strategy, CASS, Beijing on “Russia-Ukraine Conflict and International Developments” on 26 July 2022) The Russi....

August 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Russia , NATO , Ukraine , energy crisis , Food Crisis

Shinzo Abe: Tragic Departure of a Colossus – Part I

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The morning on 8 July began with the devastating news that the former Prime Minister of Japan Abe Shinzo, a true friend of India with whom the author had a chance to briefly interact at the India International Centre as a member in August 2007 when h....

July 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Abe Shinzo , nation mourns , Yamagami , assassination , nationalist , conspiracy theories , cult controversy , motivation , religious group

VIF Cyber Review: June 2022

National

“Cyber secure India is integral to national security and development”: Union Minister of Home Affairs

Addressing a national conference on cyber security and national security on 20 June 2022, the Union Minister of H....

July 08, 2022 India , China , Russia , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , NATO , 5G , cyber espionage , Canada , CERT-In , VIF Cyber Review , spyware , MeitY

China: Daily Scan, June 30, 2022

Chinese video gaming billionaire plans relocation with family abroad after draconian Shanghai lockdown: South China Morning Post

June 28, 2022

Huang Yimeng, the billionaire co-founder of one of China’s largest video gaming com....

June 30, 2022 Pakistan , ASEAN , Belt and Road , NATO , Wechat , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Tencent

China: Daily Scan, June 23, 2022

China's top political advisor calls for fostering green, low carbon development: Xinhuanet

June 22, 2022

China's top political advisor Wang Yang has called for efforts to foster high-quality growth that embodies green and low-ca....

June 23, 2022 Russia , ASEAN , BRICS , NATO , COVID-19 , AI , China Daily Digest , Jilin , G-7 , Tianjin , We Chat

The Spectre of Afghanistan: Security in Central Asia by Kirill Nourzhanov and Amin Saikal; London, I.B.TAURIS Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2021, pp. 249.

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are three Central Asian countries that share geographical boundaries and cross-border ethnic linkages with Afghanistan. As a result, the developments in Afghanistan have directly impacted these countries. Alth....

June 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , United States , NATO , Book Reviews , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Central Asian countries

Is Biden Serious about Defending Taiwan from the Chinese Threat?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine has dramatically altered the geopolitics of the world. When Russia’s Foreign Minister warned of the possibility of a nuclear war and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces at an e....

June 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Sabre-rattling , NATO , One-China policy , flashpoint , international politics and diplomacy , strategy of denial , strategic ambiguity

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: April 2022

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

In the month of April 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized six expert group interactions with most of them being hybrid. All the interactions covered the relevant and engaging topics in the world and the region i.e. Sri Lanka, Uk....

June 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Israel , Pakistan , developments , Counter-terrorism , Sri Lanka , Conflict , NATO , Imran Khan , Political Crises , Shahbaz Sharif , Red Sea , geopolitical contestation , Implications , no-confidence motion , Russia-Ukraine , military equipment , India-US 2+2 meeting , Indo-US relationship , strategic discussion

Should India Worry about Russia-China partnership post-Ukraine Crisis?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Russia and China have developed a strong understanding after Russia launched its special military operation on 24 February 2022 in Ukraine. This single Russian military action has injected a huge dramatic turnaround in the diplomatic initiatives and ....

May 30, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Article , Xi Jinping , NATO , International Relations and Diplomacy , President Putin , East and South China Sea , arms procurement , rule-based order , supply chain