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

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

Troubled Times Ahead for China and Xi Jinping

Jayadeva Ranade Article

China is headed for a difficult period. A variety of factors have converged to make this a potentially volatile period. With barely six months to go for the crucial 20th Party Congress, it will be a period of particularly heightened concern for Chine....

May 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , economy , Xi Jinping , Putin , CCP , Beijing , NDRC , Shanghai , zero-Covid

The Presence of Islamic State-Khurasan Province in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

नाततायिवधे दोषो हन्तुर्भवति कश्चन । प्रकाशं वाप्रकाशं वा मन्युस्तं मन्युमृच्छति ॥

May 26, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Terrorism , J&K , Iraq , ISIS , Syria , Taliban , ISKP , Al Qaida , Kerala

The CSTO and Collective Security in Eurasia

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led Eurasian security bloc, has acquired considerable traction in recent years due to the rapidly changing regional security situation in the Eurasian region. The annua....

May 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , Afghanistan , sanctions , Taliban , European Union , NATO , Sweden , Armenia , CSTO , Finland , Islamic State of Khorasan , Belarus.

अमेरिका पर चीन की बढ़त: इसके आगामी भावी प्रभाव

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

अमेरिका का राजनीतिक रूप से चीन के विरुद्ध होना महाशक्ति के रूप में उसके उदय में एक महत्त्वपूर्�....

May 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , बीआरआई , चीन , यूएस , मध्य-पूर्व , उदारवाद , पश्चिमी वैश्विकवाद , फेज वन ट्रेड डील , अमेरिका-चीन के बीच अलास्का में उच्चस्तरीय वार्ता , पिसा डेटा , रिजर्व करेंसी

Can there be a Policy Reversal under the New President, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in the Philippines?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

In the presidential election held on 9 March, the Filipinos elected a new leader, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Popularly known as “Bongbong”, Marcos Jr. secured more than 56 per cent of the votes, which was more than double the tal....

May 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Diplomacy , International law , EEZ , Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Bongbong) , Robredo , Duterte , trilateral , fishing vessels , rule-based order

Expect a Recalibration in the Pakistan- Taliban Relationship

Dr Anwesha Ghosh Article

The picture of former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed and Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mansour Ahmed Khan enjoying tea at Kabul’s Serena Hotel in a relaxed mood just before the announcement of Taliban’s ‘interim’ government in September ....

May 23, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghan Taliban , Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , Pak airstrikes , Taliban-Pakistan relations

Russia’s Military Understanding of Air Power: Structural & Doctrinal Aspects

Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The fog of war continues to hangover Ukraine even after eighty days, especially with facts difficult to discern amongst the information war running in parallel, biased reportage, and contradictory narratives based on the wide swath of international p....

May 23, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Russia , Air defence , S-400 , Ukraine , Air Power , SAM , VKS , Aleksandr Zelin , MANPADS , SEAD , Sergey Shoigu , VVS

Remembering Swami Vivekananda's Concept of Universal Brotherhood on Africa Day

Nikhil Yadav Article

In the history of mankind, there have been rare instances where the introductory words spoken by a person have electrified the whole audience as much as Swami Vivekananda’s groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions. ....

May 20, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Africa , Egypt , Ramakrishna missions , Swamiji , universal brotherhood

Russia-China: The Unequal Relationship and its Implications

Jayadeva Ranade Article

A brief background of world events will help set the context for assessing this relationship. Without delving into why Russia did what it did in Ukraine, over the past few years we have witnessed major powers attempting to consolidate or expand their....

May 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Russia , Putin , CCP , Ukraine , Tsinghua University , CPSU