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The Traction of India-Singapore Relations
Rup Narayan Das Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying a two-day visit to Singapore on September 4th and 5th on the second leg of his visit after visiting the oil rich Brunei. His visit to these two important Southeast Asian countries is taking place close on the he....

September 02, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , modi , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , Shangri La Dialogue , Narasimha Rao , Singapore , Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Lee Kuan Yew
India and Voice of Global South Summit 3.0
Amb Gurjit Singh Commentary

India successfully held the third Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS) on 17 August. It carried forward the agenda of the previous two summits, which had fed into the G20 process. The VOGSS remains India's initiative and is not held in conjunction....

August 30, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , G20 , Global South , VOGSS
Israel and the HHH- War of Attrition and Revenge
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

July 31 was the casting date for a much-feared escalation in the Middle East as Israeli leadership acknowledged killing of the Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukr (July 30) but keeping enigmatic silence on the killing of the Hamas top leader and negotiator ....

August 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Israel , Gaza , Houthis , Netanyahu , Hezbollah , Biden , Hamas , Ismael Haniyeh
Kargil After 25 Years: Assessing Technological Impact on India’s Armed Forces
Pankaj Phanase Commentary

The Kargil war of 1999 was not just a conflict between two traditional rivals but a major direct confrontation between two nuclear powers that had defied global norms by conducting nuclear tests. This saga was catalysed by technological achievements,....

August 22, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Israel , technology , surveillance , Intelligence , Kargil War
Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railroad Proposal Revived
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

The proposal to construct a railroad from Termez in Uzbekistan to Mzaar-e-Sharif and Kabul in Afghanistan and onwards to Peshawar in Pakistan has been on the drawing boards since 2007. Instability in Afghanistan, lack of political will in Uzbekistan ....

August 21, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Doha 3 , railroad
Despite Hiccups, India-Malaysia Ties on Track
Rajesh Singh Commentary

The India-Malaysia relationship has come a long way since 2019, when Malaysia’s the then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad ruined the ties with his uncalled-for remark on Kashmir—he said that ‘New Delhi had invaded and occupied Kashmir’. He ha....

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Kashmir , Zakir Naik , CAA , Mahathir Mohammad , Anwar Ibrahim
Games, Politics and Geopolitical Games
Anurag Saxena Commentary

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् प्रजनशाऽस्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः “Among weapons....

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Bharat , data sovereignty , Gaming Industry , itihasa
The Global South and the Summit of the Future
Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is scheduled to convene for a “Summit of the Future” in New York on 22-23 September 2024. The outcome of this meeting of world leaders will be the adoption of a “Pact for the Future”. During the past....

August 20, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , World Health Organization , Covid , UN Security Council , UNGA
No End to Political Instability in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Once again President of Nepal Communist Party – Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) KP Sharma Oli, 72, became Nepal’s Prime Minister on July 15, 2024, after his predecessor Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to prove a majority in the Nepalese Parliament, ....

August 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , Nepal , BRI , KP Oli , MCC , Deuba
What Does a Second Term of Mr. Trump Mean for China?
Anil Kumar Kanungo Commentary

What would a second term of Trump administration mean for China? Would it be much harsher than the first one or would there be a minor compromise? It looks difficult to predict the exactness of Trump’s approach. However, looking at the chronology o....

August 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Trump , USA , WTO , Biden
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