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Roundtable on ‘Navigating Complexities: India’s Strategic Ties with Taliban 2.0’

On 07 March 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Roundtable on “Navigating Complexities: India’s Strategic Ties with Taliban 2.0”. The panel included Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Prof (Dr.) Raghav Sharma, Prof Bilquees ....

March 19, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , US , Afghanistan , NATO , Taliban 2.0 , Jayant Prasad

Making Sense of Trump’s Ukraine U-turn

Abanti Bhattacharya Commentary

The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....

March 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Trump , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Cold War

Arctic Bridges: Are They Still an Option for Russia?

Sokolov N. Anton Article

Over the past 1,000 days, the world has crossed an invisible yet critical threshold in the domain of mutually assured security. While the previous system was far from perfect, it maintained a relative balance and stability. Today, however, we find ou....

January 20, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , NATO , Arctic , Arctic Bridges , International Maritime Organisation

Europe in Transition: Key Developments of 2024 and Prospects for 2025

Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

Trends in 2024

In 2024, Europe found itself navigating a landscape defined by profound geopolitical, economic, and political shifts. The enduring conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued to shape the continent’s strategic prioritie....

January 17, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , Indo-Pacific , Trump , Europe , NATO , UK , France , Germany , India-EU FTA , Russia-Ukraine , Poland , CBAM

Europe News Digest (1-15 January, 2025)

Russian Gas Flows Via Ukraine to Europe Stop as Deal Expires

Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped as a key transit deal expired, raising the stakes for the continent’s energy security as it draws heavily on reserves. For five....

January 16, 2025 NATO , Ukraine , Slovakia , Hungary , Poland , Russian Gas , Europe News Digest , LNG Prices , Transit Deal , EU Presidency , Elon Musk , Greenland , Moldova

Navigating the Future of Europe: Impact of the Second Trump Administration

Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

Donald Trump’s coming to power in the United States is being perceived as the biggest challenge for Europe in 2025, with respect to European defence, trade issues, the China factor, and diplomatic engagement. As Trump’s transactional approach to ....

January 08, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , US , Article , China , economy , Donald Trump , Europe , NATO , Ukraine , Trade Wars , Transatlantic Security

Europe News Digest (16-31 December, 2024)

EU Proposes Sanctions on Georgian Officials: Hungary and Slovakia Veto

Kaja Kallas, the EU's new foreign policy chief, is set to ask Member States for a mandate to move forward with sanctions on Georgian officials. Brussels has grown incr....

January 01, 2025 Donald Trump , sanctions , Qatar , NATO , ISRO , Slovakia , Georgia , Hungary , Europe News Digest , Olaf Scholz , Russian oil trade , Indian oil , AI factories , ESA

Europe News Digest (16-30 November, 2024)

Pro-Ukraine Protests Take Place in European Capitals as 1000th Day of War Approaches

Protesters have been out on the streets of cities such to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which the UN estimates has killed or wounded more tha....

December 02, 2024 NATO , Ukraine , clean energy , Georgia , Poland , COP29 , Europe News Digest , VfB Stuttgart Summit

The Impact of Ukraine Conflict on Japan-Russia Relations

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has markedly altered the state of relations between Japan and Russia. Though many analysts see the start date of the conflict with annexation of Crimea in 2014, it was only with the Russian special military operation in Fe....

November 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , National Security Strategy , NATO , shinzo abe , Ukraine Conflict , Energy Cooperation , China-Russia , Kuril Islands

Europe News Digest (1-15 November, 2024)

Germany’s ‘traffic-light’ Coalition Government has Collapsed

Germany’s three-way coalition, the “traffic light” alliance of centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and free-market liberal Free Democratic party (FDP), has co....

November 22, 2024 Donald Trump , Europe , NATO , Europe News Digest , Fuel Exports , Budapest Declaration , European Council