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Significance of Tajikistan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan Summit
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction
On a historical and unusual note, the first trilateral summit meeting between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Ashgabat on August 4, 2023. Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, Emomali....

August 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , regional cooperation , Taliban , Transportation , Electricity , Amu Darya , Water Dispute
इमरान खान का 'नया पाकिस्तान' हुआ ध्वस्त
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

पाकिस्तानी अदालत ने पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री और पाकिस्तान तहरीक-ए-इंसाफ नेता इमरान खान को प्रसिद्ध �....

August 17, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Imran Khan , IMF , Caretaker Government in Pakistan , Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar , Caretaker Prime Minister
Imran Khan’s Arrest and Deepening Political Uncertainties in Pakistan
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Imran Khan’s arrest in the Toshakhana case has removed him from the electoral math for five years. Though he will appeal, the process will take time. He was convicted for not declaring a gift received from an Arab prince which should have been hand....

August 11, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Imran Khan , IMF , Shehbaz Sharif , Tosh Khana case
The Turkish Exception to India's Forays in West Asia
Md. Muddassir Quamar Commentary

The West Asia region is considered an “extended neighbourhood” in Indian foreign policy discourse. Since recalibrating its foreign policy in the 1990s, this important region has found a coveted place in India’s external outreach. Consequently, ....

July 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , OIC , I2U2 , AKP , Pakistan factor
शंघाई सहयोग संगठन की बदलती गतिशीलता का मूल्यांकन
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

हाल ही में भारत की अध्यक्षता में शंघाई सहयोग संगठन (SCO) का 22वां शिखर सम्मेलन वर्चुअल प्रारूप में स....

July 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , चीन , मध्य एशिया , रूस , शंघाई सहयोग संगठन , आतंकवादी आश्रय , शिखर सम्मेलन
Foreign policy in a world between orders
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Non-alignment was a Cold War effort to retain the autonomy of policy between two hostile politico-military blocs. Foreign media covering Prime Minister Modi’s recent landmark visit to the United States frequently mentioned non-alignment as inhib....

July 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , foreign policy , Prime Minister Modi , US State dinner
Artemis Accords: Indo-US Space Cooperation
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a landmark development, after initial hesitation, India has signed the Artemis Accords developed by the US, which lay down the rules and guidelines for international partners in space exploration. The Indo-US joint statement of 23rd Jun 2023 reca....

July 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , US , Artemis Accords , ISRO , NASA , Outer Space Treaty
SCO is a platform for India to remain relevant in Eurasia
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the 23rd summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on 4th July 2023 in a virtual format. This concluded India’s first-ever presidency of the SCO. The baton was passed ....

July 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , China , INSTC , Terrorism , Ukraine , BRI , Connectivity , Yuan , ruble
Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Egypt
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Modi concluded a two-day visit to Egypt on 24-25th June. The last visit at the prime minister’s level from India to that country took place 26 years ago in 1997. The visit is an important initiative to fill up the hiatus in engagemen....

June 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Egypt , PM Modi , Suez Canal , Fatah El-Sisi , Order of Nile , Sisi
Recalling the pre-March 24, 1940 Idea of India
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

But answers to such questions, important as they are, will hardly capture the deeper vision that underlies Modi’s Sengol mission. Why did Narendra Modi choose to recall the August 14-15, 1947 midnight history of Sengol now? Why did he time it....

June 23, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Constitution , post-independence , Sengol , New Parliament building
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