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ASEAN Summit at Singapore: Urgent Need for a Legally Binding Code of Conduct in South China Sea
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The 32nd edition of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit took place in Singapore in from 25-28 April where the central theme of the meeting was envisioned as ‘Resilient and Innovative ASEAN’. While the South East Asia....

May 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea Code of Conduct , China’s militarisation of SCS
Iran Nuclear Deal
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

US President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal was partly expected in view of his campaign statements. It was nevertheless surprising. There were last minute attempts by the E-3 – France, Germany and the UK - to persuade Trump n....

May 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Iran nuclear deal , Sanctions on Iran
Modi Xi-Summit: All About ‘Feel Good’!
Gunjan Singh Commentary

The informal meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 27-28, 2018, has raised a lot of hope that there may be a new policy direction to improve the bilateral relations. Both the leaders showed ....

May 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Modi-Xi talks , Building Sino-India trust
President Kovind’s Visit: India -Africa Relations Reach New Heights
Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

India and Africa have nurtured a warm and strong relation through ages. After assuming office in July, 2017, Indian President Shri R N Kovind embarked his third foreign tour to Africa. He visited Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia in order to ex....

May 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , President’s Africa tour , Cooperation with Africa
Why S-400 Will Make Sense Despite (Un)Likelihood of US Sanctions
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

The open source is abuzz with the news that India and Russia are close to finalising the deal for the purchase of S-400 System despite the threat of US sanctions1. Making it a central issue during the visit of Defence Minister, Mrs ....

May 08, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Air defence , S-400
Significance of Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti-2018’
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a massive pan-India Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti 2018’ from 08-22 Apr 2018 involving practically the entire operational and logistic component of the IAF. What is the significance of the exercise? India faces f....

May 07, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Exercise Gagan Shakti , Indian Air Force
Commentary: Modi-Xi Informal Summit: Striving to Achieve Equilibrium
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The informal summit between Modi and Xi has taken place at an appropriate time when one looks at both the global and regional situation as also at the domestic situations in both the countries. While the statements made by the Indian and Chinese side....

May 04, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary
Commentary: Exploring India-Russia cultural linkages at 70
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

The historic city of Saint Petersburg was recently the venue for the Third Conference of Indologists organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Since 2015, the ICCR has been organizing a series of annual conferences of Indologists....

May 03, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India-Russia cultural linkages , ICCR , Conference of Indologists , Indo-Russian ties
Commentary: The Fifth India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

The swelling trade deficit with China has emerged as key area of concern in India’s bilateral ties. Some fear a hollowing out of large segments of Indian industrial capacity. It is in this background that the fifth India-China Strategic Economic di....

May 03, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , India-China trade deficit , Strategic Economic Dialogue
Commentary: Swami Vivekananda’s Impressions about China and Japan
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was a widely-travelled person. For someone who had not even seen the age of forty, to have travelled so widely in India and other parts of the world was not altogether a chance happening. It was part of the task he was d....

May 02, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda; Vivekananda on China and Japan
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