Articles

The Quad vs AUKUS Debate: Implications for India

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific to bolster a more diversified regional security architecture alongside the traditional US-led alliance system. The Indo-Pacific’s strategic significance lies in its vita....

November 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , regional security architecture , PLAN , AUKUS , Minilaterals , Collective security frameworks

Botswana Elections: Beginning of a New Political Era

Dr Shambhavi Anand, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary

On 30 October, 2024, Botswana, the continent’s longest-serving democracy held its presidential elections. The contest for power was fought between the country’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and the op....

November 27, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , democracy , economy , PM Modi , Tourism , Food Security , Capacity Building , Botswana Elections

VIF Delegation’s Visit to Nepal

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The VIF delegation led by Lt. Gen. R K Sawhney, and joined by Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (retd) and Shri Avadhesh Mathur visited Nepal between 21 September and 24 September, 2024. The visit included extensive interactions with various dignitaries and ....

November 27, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , democracy , Climate Change , Smart Cities , Connectivity , Waste Management , expression , workforce , rising power

Maoists Resurface in Karnataka

Dr P V Ramana Commentary

Naxalites of the Communist Party of Maoist [CPI (Maoist)], Maoists in short, seem to be resurfacing in Karnataka. The killing in an encounter of Vikram Gowda, on November 18, 2024, in Eedu village, Karkala taluk of Udupi district, further confirms t....

November 25, 2024 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Karnataka , Maoists. Naxalites , CPI , Communist Party of Maoist , Maoist area

Review of the 21st Valdai Discussion Club Meeting

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a wide ranging four hour long open and frank interaction with the participants of the Valdai Discussion Club (VDC) meeting held in Sochi on 07 Nov 2024, Putin touched upon a variety of issues ranging from the rise of new multilateralism, the prosp....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Putin , Ukraine War , Valdai Club , Non-west , Trump election

Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Engagement with Afghanistan: Significant for the Region

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

During a recent visit to Tashkent, I had attended the roundtable on ‘Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Openness and Prosperity for Peace’ on 25 October 2024. The speakers were some of the prominent policy makers with long experience of diplomacy and ....

November 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Afghanistan , trade , Gas Fields , railway line , IMU , Amu Darya , Friendship Bridge

Ganderbal Attack 2024: The Emergence of Pakistan-Sponsored TRF

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan has been sponsoring terrorism in Bharat for over the past 30 years to undermine the stability of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (hereafter J&K) and other parts of the country. Post-nullification of Article 370 in 2019, J&K did....

October 29, 2024 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India , Pakistan , Kashmir , Radicalisation , Terrorism , Islam , LeT , Bharat , TRF , Ganderbal

A Critical Examination of the SCO Council of Heads of Government Summit in Islamabad

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) Summit held in Islamabad has garnered significant attention due to the regional dynamics among member countries, particularly between India and Pakistan, as well ....

October 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , CPEC , BRI , Connectivity , Gwadar port , SCO summit , Terrorism and Extremism

Tourism or Strategy? China's Geopolitical Play with 'Visit Nepal Year 2025'

Nikhil Sahu Commentary

In the sixteenth meeting of....

October 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , BRI in Nepal , Nepal Railway , Kyirong to Kathmandu , Chinese loan , Trans-Himalayan Railway , Nepal-China relation , KP Sharma Oli.

Earth Sciences Ministry : Not ‘Glamorous’, but Critical to Lives and Livelihood

Rajesh Singh Commentary

What does the Finance Ministry do? What role does the Home Ministry perform? What are the functions of the External Affairs Ministry? What is the purpose of the Defence Ministry? Put these questions to any lay citizen, and one can expect a fairly acc....

October 22, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Arctic , Earth Sciences Ministry , Antarctic , Tsunami , INCOIS , polar diplomacy