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Covid: Missing facts, misdirected discourse
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

"One-fifth of Indian districts have not reported any Covid-19 cases for the last seven days. We seem to have flattened the Covid curve,” declared Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan two months back, on February 15. By then the daily infections t....

May 04, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India , COVID-19 , Oxygen , Dr Harsh Vardhan
Biden’s Exit Plan: US decides to Pullout Troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021
Dr Anwesha Ghosh Article

On April 13, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced the departure of American troops from Afghanistan by September 11 this year- a symbolic date, coinciding with the horrific terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in the New York City and Pentago....

April 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Afghanistan , Taliban , Civil war , Biden announcement , US troops withdrawal , Istanbul Conference , neighbouring countries
Yoshihide Suga’s Tryst with India
Dr Anil Rawat Article

When Prime Minster Abe Shinzo laid down his office in August 2020 rather suddenly it sent shock waves of anxiety among most Japan watchers, policy planners and the political elite in India. Everyone wondered as to what could be the future of this bur....

April 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , QUAD , Japan , shinzo abe , Yoshihide Suga , Free & Open Indo-Pacific
To Friends in the United States: Ease Global Vaccine Manufacturing
Rudra Chaudhuri Commentary

The current public health crisis in India is devastating. On April 22, 2021, India recorded 332,921 COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 fatalities. It is unlikely that the second wave of the pandemic will level out anytime soon. The desperate need for oxyg....

April 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , India , COVID-19 , Joe Biden , Covishield , AstraZenca , Defense Production Act , supply constraints , vaccine shortage
Climate Change Summit: India Should Invest in Climate Action but Resist Western Pressure
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Coinciding with Earth Day, President Biden will be hosting a summit of world leaders to discuss climate change on 22-23nd April 2021. The purpose of the summit is to persuade the leaders to undertake ambitious goals to cut the greenhouse emissions an....

April 19, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Climate Change , PM Modi , renewable energy , Biden , CO2 emissions , John Kerry , Paris Agreement , Kyoto Protocol
New Leadership Takes Charge in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 05 April Vietnam’s National Assembly officially elected Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, member of the Politburo as the Prime Minister of Vietnam replacing the erstwhile Prime Minister Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The National Assembly resolution was passed with t....

April 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , UNSC , South China Sea , Vietnam , Nguyen Phu Trong , National Assembly , PM Pham Minh Chinh , President Xuan Phuc , Quang Ninh
Japan’s Strategic Outlook in the Indo-Pacific
Amb Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa

Japan is the pioneer of the Indo-Pacific construct. India and Japan are close partners in the Indo-Pacific. Join Ms. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa and Amruta Karambelkar as they discuss Japansee foreign policy & its security interests in the Indo-Pacific.....

March 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , India , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Japan , shinzo abe , Podcast , Senkaku
Double-Time Transition in South Asian Geopolitics!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The bygone year has been globally geopolitically transformative, with indications of catalysing into a new era. Many of the events are being propelled by the catastrophic pandemic with its birth epicentre at Wuhan, China. The Corona Virus is geopolit....

March 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , QUAD , LoC , Taliban , DGMOs , FMS
Changing American Perspective on Quad from Trump to Biden
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th Century
It is still too early in....

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , China , Russia , South China Sea , Australia , Trump , Japan , Obama , ASEAN Centrality , Biden , East China Sea
A Strategic Shift in the UK’s View of India is Welcome
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

(This is a modified version of the Director, VIF’s remarks at the VIF-IISS Webinar on “Implications of the UK Integrated Review for India” held on 19 March 2021) The Integrated review and its implications for bilateral relations W....

March 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Integrated Review , India-Pacific
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