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Geopolitical mires of 2022 and the way forward for India
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The challenge for India and other developing nations is to find an optimal adjustment to a segmented globalisation. 2022 revealed some interesting truths about today’s world order. As the dominant superpower confronts the challenge from a....

January 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Globalisation , economic welfare , industrialised societies
Central Asia: A Look Back at 2022 and Projections for 2023
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

The year 2022 has been challenging for the Central Asian region. In addition to the widespread anti-government protests resulting from the tumultuous internal socio-economic and political environment, the external impact of the....

January 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , SCO , Protests , Central Asia , elections , Turkey , EU , reforms , Railways , Connectivity , CSTO , Ukraine Crisis , Karakalpakstan , Consultative meetings
G20 Presidency is a Celebration of India’s Culture and Social Philosophy
Anushka Saraswat Article

On 1 December 2022, India formally took over the G20 presidency, the significant multilateral forum to address the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, during stormy times in International Relations. When the drums are ....

January 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Climate Change , Multilateralism , COVID-19 pandemic , Territorial integrity , Russia-Ukraine conflict , Ukraine Conflict , G20 presidency , Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav , civilisational ethos , spiritual nationalism
Japan upgrades its Defence and Security Posture
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
In a dramatic departure to Japan’s exclusively defensive posture embodied in the pacifist post-War Constitution of Japan, the Fumio Kishida administration effectively abandoned on 16 December 2022 when it passed ammendments....

January 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , National Security Strategy , Taiwan Strait , opinion polls , regional peace and stability , Increased defence spending , missile firings , security burden sharing , NISA , peace clause
Lessons of Ukraine War, and Applicability on India
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Since it began, the Russia-Ukraine has thrown up an overabundance of geopolitical, geo-economic and geostrategic lessons. It is humbling to note that the lessons of 2021 were in total variance with those of 2022. India has learnt significant geostra....

January 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Russia , War , Peace , Ukraine , Lessons , strategic ambiguity , economic interdependence
West Asia – 2022 Gone by with a Twist
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder but the Black Swan events did not spare them either. As the countries, even the oil rich ones, were beginning to come out of the adv....

January 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , India , US , China , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Yemen , Abraham Accords , I2U2
Making sense of Nepal Elections
Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal Article

New government has been formed in Nepal after much anticipation with Prachanda as the Prime Minister. Leading 170 members in 275 member House of Representatives, his party Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Centre) [NCP(MC)] has allied with KP Sharma Oli ....

December 30, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , China , Nepali Congress , KP Oli , Prachanda , CPN (UML) , Madhes
U.S National Defense Strategy – 2022: Old Wine in New Bottle?
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd) Article

Introduction
On October 27, 2022, the US government published the unclassified version of the National Defense Strategy (NDS), along with the ....

December 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Hybrid Warfare , DOD , Irregular Warfare , deterrence , Force planning , NDS , supply chain security
The Outlook for 2023
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The year 2022 will go down in history in which the great power rivalries returned with a vengeance. Even as the Covid pandemic lingered on, the world saw a major conflict erupting in Europe, bringing in its wake huge supplychain disruptions, an unpre....

December 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Economic Studies , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , SCO , economy , hybrid war , Terrorism , 2022 , G20 , health , Gulf , Extreme weather , Russia Ukraine war , Global Agenda , multilateral fora , 2023 , Outlook , Trends
Xi Jinping’s Growing Bonhomie with Saudi Arabia: Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

There is a geopolitical reset centring in the Middle East where the US influence seems to have waned while China’s clout shows sign of growing. This assertion is backed by the development when the Chinese President Xi Jinping after securing an unpr....

December 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , BRI , MBS , international politics and diplomacy , Khashoggi , oil diplomacy , repositioning global order
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