Articles

Iran’s Role in India's Strategy in the South Caucasus

The changing world order is marked by the growth of new power centers and redistribution of spheres of influence. India is becoming one of the key poles, and the South Caucasus one of the regions of competition. Restoration of the regional balance of....

July 17, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Iran , India's Foreign Policy , Azerbaijan , Armenia , South Caucasus , Transport corridor

International Strategic Engagement Capsule (IN-STEP)

Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a two-day International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP) module on March 26-27, 2024, for 37 senior policymakers (both civil and military) including 29 from overseas. The overseas part....

April 23, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Indian Economy , India's Foreign Policy , World Order , energy transition , Strategic Engagement , New Economic Order , India Civilizational

Conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’ on 20th November, 2019. The delegation consisted of ten Ambassadors and High Co....

November 29, 2019 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Panel Discussion , Africa , Conferences , economic cooperation , India's Foreign Policy , diaspora , African Continent , Africa Development Community

India's Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy

Has India always been a part of someone else's strategy? A RAND Corporation study argues that India thinks defensively due to the geography and cultural belief systems, so India never had a strategic culture. There is also the argument that India's s....

November 20, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Internal Security , national defence , India's Foreign Policy , Book Published , Neighbourhood , RAND Corporation , War game

A Score Card for India's Foreign Policy in 2016

Amb Kanwal Sibal

India continued its vigorous diplomacy in 2016 under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. Modi’s aspiration to make India a “leading power” by overcoming the challenges it faces and the opportunities it offers was pursued duri....

December 30, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Prime Minister Modi , India's Foreign Policy