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Sanctions against Russia and its impact on Indian Economy

On 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced ‘special military action’ against its eastern neighbour Ukraine. The USA and the European Union vehemently criticised the move as unjustified, unprovoked act to invade Ukraine and im....

March 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , US , Russia , sanctions , Ukraine

Vimarsh on Russia-Ukraine Crisis

On 14 March, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh on the “Russia-Ukraine Crisis”. The session encompassed a series of introductory remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, and a talk on the stated theme by Amb....

March 23, 2022 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , India , PM Modi , Ukraine , President Putin , Black Sea , Russia-Ukraine Crisis , Russian Federation

India-Japan Summit: Reinforced Commitment under the Ukraine Shadow

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In normal times, the 70th Anniversary of bilateral ties between India and Japan would have been celebrated with much fanfare; yet the occasion was marked with the 14th Annual Summit in New Delhi after the previous one had been held in Tokyo in Oct 20....

March 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Japan , Ukraine , 70th Anniversary

Chinese Assessments of the US and Western Sanctions on Russia

Jayadeva Ranade Article

After the February 4 summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on the side-lines of the Beijing Winter Olympics, where Putin briefed Xi Jinping -- or certainly gave him at least a fair insight into hi....

March 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Article , US , Russia , sanctions , Ukraine

West Asian and North African states’ Response to Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 24 February 2022, Russia launched military campaign against Ukraine after months of posturing, military build-ups and breakdown of the Minsk agreement that failed to stall the conflict between Russian-backed separatists in the two breakaway region....

March 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Russia , North Africa , Ukraine , Food Security , Oil and Gas , Vladimir Putin

China: Daily Scan, March 17, 2022

Former Supreme Court official indicted for graft: Xinhuanet

March 17, 2022

Meng Xiang, former chief of the enforcement bureau of the Supreme People's Court, has been indicted on charges of taking bribes, the Supreme People's Pro....

March 17, 2022 Ukraine , Coronavirus , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , E-Commerce , Tencent , Alibaba

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Where do African Countries Stand?

Samir Bhattacharya Article

Context

On 21st February 2022, President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of Ukraine’s breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk and decided to support Moscow-backed separatists with a military operation March 17, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Russia , Energy Security , Ukraine , United Nations , Sudan , Food Security , Mali , African Union , Coups , Russia Africa Summit , Wagner

China: Daily Scan, March 16, 2022

Xi's speech on Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to be published: Xinhuanet

March 15, 2022

A speech by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a central conferen....

March 16, 2022 India , Beijing , Ukraine , BRI , G20 , COVID-19 , Indonesia , Shanghai , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Jilin , Evergrande , BYD

The Russian Airpower Dilemma

Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Rajesh Isser, AVSM,VM (G) Article

General Observations

The ‘fog of information war’ challenges any meaningful analysis at this stage. The western narrative with connivance of the corporate sector has virtually silenced the ‘other’ narrative. It is clear that everyth....

March 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Air defence , Ukraine , Air Power , VKS , Zelensky

China: Daily Scan, March 15, 2022

Report on Work of NPC Standing Committee: Xinhuanet

March 14, 2022

Following is the full text of the Report on the Work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). Delivered by chairman of the NPC Standing....

March 15, 2022 Russia , NPC , Xi Jinping , Ukraine , Coronavirus , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , J-20 , DJI