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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (15-21 January 2024)

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China confirms GDP rose 5.2% in 2023 on higher government spending
China's economy grew 5.2% on the year in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Jan 17, confirming an unusual early revelation Premier Li Qia....

January 31, 2024 North Korea , NATO , Immigration , NAM , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Liberal Democratic Party , Red Sea , China GDP , Japan Economy , Data Centers , Pakistan-Iran
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (01-07 January 2024)

Economic

US becomes world’s top LNG exporter – Reuters
The US emerged as the globe’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the global market in 2023, Reuters reported on Jan 03, citing tanker tracking and g....

January 17, 2024 South Korea , Iran , Bangladesh elections , NATO , Gaza , Locusts , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Red Sea , EVs , Patriot Missiles , Somaliland , Top LNG Exporter
Japan Abandons its Three Basic Principles on Arms Exports
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In response to the increase in the region’s geopolitical stress, Japan’s vulnerability has increased manifold. This has compelled the administration of Fumio Kishida to make some drastic change in the country’s security posture. The main driver....

January 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , NATO , Taiwan Strait , missile launches , Ukraine Crisis , collective self-defence , Three Basic Principles , weapons exports , peace clause in Jaoanese Constitution
Europe moving east, new alignments and priorities possible
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Recent interactions with strategic communities in Europe brought into focus how different the world looks from their vantage points and how geography – in its broader definition of location, physical features, natural resources, historical experien....

August 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Europe , NATO
Evaluating US-Japan-South Korea Camp David Summit
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
During the Group of Seven (G-7) summit hosted by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his home city of Hiroshima on 21 May, US President Joe Biden announced that he will host the first stand alone trilateral summit betwe....

August 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , NATO , Taiwan Straits , trilateral , Camp David summit , duty to consult , China’s reservation , institutional architecture , Joint statement
NATO after the Vilnius Summit: An Indian Assessment
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The NATO Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, 11-12 July 2023, was momentous in many respects. It took place against the background of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine whose active phase of hostilities is now well past 500....

July 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Russia , Turkey , NATO , Ukraine , France , Sweden , Zelensky , Vilnius Summit
NATO’s Outreach into the Indo-Pacific – Part I
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
In the great power contestation with the United States and China as the main two protagonists with satellite powers either endorsing stance or outright standing behind either of the two has turned global politics upside down.....

July 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Taiwan Strait , SDF , Pacifist Constitution , Shangri-La security summit , ITPP
Fractured NATO Politics: Sweden and Japan in Focus
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
The Ukraine crisis has dramatically reoriented the strategic outlook of major stakeholders. Though the crisis has increased the hiatus between Russia and the West, it has also brought Russia and China closer. The most signif....

June 30, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Senkaku Islands , Kurile Islands , liaison office , expansion of NATO , Turkey reservation , Macron reluctance to support Tokyo liaison office
Drone Threat is Real: India Needs a Comprehensive Counter Drone Strategy
Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Article

The Drone Threat
Unmanned vehicles, referred to as drones in this paper for ease, are unquestionably useful, but the problem is that this is true even for bad guys. The million-dollar question in the billion-dollar unmanned industry is ho....

June 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India , DRDO , NATO , Ukraine , 5G , Drones , Counter Drone Strategy
Erdogan Consolidates Power in Turkey with Third Win: India needs to be Watchful
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The unprecedented third term that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won during the second round of presidential elections has attracted considerable media attention in India and Europe. Before the first round of elections held on 14 May, opinion....

June 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Erdogan , OIC , G-20 , Ukraine War , missile defence system , Kilicdaroglu , Bosporus Strait , strategic location
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