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A MEGA response to MAGA
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Macron wants to Make Europe Great Again, borrowing from Trumpian MAGA ideas and protectionist Bidenomics. The Euro polls may influence this process. In about a week, elections will determine the complexion of a new European parliament. They would ....

June 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Donald Trump , USA , European Union , Joe Biden , France , Emmanuel Macron , European Parliament elections
PM Shahbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Shahbaz Sharif concluded his five-day visit to China on 8th June. While China may be Pakistan’s most important foreign partner, the prime minister’s dash to Beijing on the eve of the budget session raises questions. Pakistan follows a July-June b....

June 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , China , CPEC , Balochistan , Gwadar , IMF , Shahbaz Sharif , Gen Asim Munir
A Retired Bureaucrat’s 2024 Election Takeaways
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

With the dust of the 2024 election having finally settled and a new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government having been sworn in it is now appropriate to attempt to tease out some of its key takeaways. For starters, it should definitively pu....

June 10, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , Congress , BJP , election , PM Modi , NDA , Opposition
The Creators of False Narratives
Rajesh Singh Commentary

Two interesting bits of news filtered in towards the close of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. One, was that an attempt to influence the polls through the misuse of artificial intelligence by a foreign agency had been foiled. And two, was that an organi....

June 07, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , CIA , OpenAI , DisInfo Lab , George Soros , Rajiv Malhotra , Vijaya Viswanathan , STOIC
Defence Corridor and Entrepreneurship in VUCA Times
Prof (Dr) Manoj Joshi Commentary

Overview
The big question is in these turbulent times, how can India's Defence Corridor strengthen national security while acting as a center of entrepreneurial innovation? Let us discover! In the dynamic landscape of VUCA (Vola....

June 03, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , UP , Made in India , MSMEs , R&D , Defence Industrial Corridors , Tamilnadu , VUCA
Why is the UK Courting Central Asia?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has prompted Western countries to play a more active role in Central Asia. In March 2023, US Secretary Anthony Blinken visited Central Asia, followed by German Federal President Steinm....

May 29, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , China , Russia , sanctions , Russia Ukraine conflict , Energy resources , Multivector foreign policy , Educational initiatives
विवादित नक्शा छापना नेपाल का अदूरदर्शी कदम
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

नेपाल के राष्ट्रपति के आर्थिक सलाहकार चिरंजीवी ने मौजूदा वाम सरकार के दबाव के चलते इस्तीफ़ा 12 म....

May 21, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , China , Nepal , चीन , territorial dispute , नेपाल , नेपाल-भारत , Kalapani , Nepal-India , वाम गठबंधन
Gloomy Economy Amidst Recovery in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

After COVID-19, certain signs of economic recovery are being visualised in Nepal. The rate of economic growth that was merely 1.9 per cent a year ago in 2023 is almost set to rebound to

May 09, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , economy , Remittances , govt. budget , Nepal Investment Summit
India and the Parliamentary Elections in Maldives
Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

The general elections for the National Majlis (Parliament) of Maldives were conducted on 22nd April. According to the results, the Peoples National Congress (PNC) of President Mohammed Muizzu and its poll partner Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) r....

April 24, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , China , Maldives , Türkiye , Muizzu , Debt trap. India out
The Difficulty with Diaspora
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

India possibly can boast of having one of the largest (nearly 35 million) and most successful diaspora across the world from the blue collar to the whitest of the them all. They are mainly Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian origin (PI....

April 22, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Israel , India , Conflict , Libya , diaspora , Workers
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