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Will US politics bury or expose truth?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Respected science writer Nicholas Wade uncovers more. About how the guild of virology obfuscated, the World Health Organisation was suborned, the anti-Trump US media kept silent and the divided US polity let the culprit escape. Being a disciplined wr....

May 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , PLA , Chinese Military , Media , WHO , COVID-19 , Biden Administration , Wuhan Institute , US-China politics
Covid-19: The villain, bats or bat lady
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Even now, what the world knows about the mysterious virus 18 months after it broke out in Wuhan city in China, is that it is mysterious. Though officially called Covid-19 after its name was changed many times within three months of its detection, its....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , US , China , Global Security , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , SARS , Wuhan Institute of Virology
Quad Plus Dialogue

The Quad Plus Dialogue is held every quarter, since 2013 and the Vivekananda International Foundation has been the designated think tank representing India since the inception of this dialogue. Apart from VIF, the other think tanks from Quad members ....

May 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , India , US , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , QUAD , Australia , Singapore
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: April 2021
Naval Jagota

In April six experts group discussions were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each of the members of the expert groups....

May 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , CPEC , West Asia , CMEC , Middle East , Quad summit , Russia’s Resurgence , Iran nuclear plant sabotage , Myanmar developments , EU-China relations , North Africa region , Tehreek-e-Labaik , Islamabad Security Dialogue
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 10 May - 16 May 2021

Economic
Citing labour shortage, US states end pandemic jobless benefits, funds
A handful of US states have announced they will end extra unemployment benefits provided by the federal government, which they blame for creating a sh....

May 18, 2021 US , Economic , Gaza strikes , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Pandamic , China Telecom regulators , Climate , Israeli
Escalation between Iran and Israel
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the ongoing escalation between Iran and Israel; the US role and the future of the JCPOA.....

May 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , Palestine , US , Iran , JCPOA , Podcast , Cyberwar fare
Domestic and International Implications of China’s Digital Yuan
Raj Gupta Article

Abstract/Summary
The concept of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) seems to have gained traction over the past few years and is well past the stage of conception. With around 86% of the world's central banks engaged in CBDC related wo....

April 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , US , China , Cryptocurrencies , surveillance , US Dollar , Ant Group IPO , authoritarianism , blockchain technology , BRI nations , digital Yuan , PBOC , SWIFT , Winter Olympics
Joint VIF-Heritage Interaction on “Future Trajectory of Indo-US Relations”

The Vivekananda International Foundation and The Heritage Foundation, USA jointly organized a web-based interaction session to deliberate upon the future trajectory of Indo-US relationship in the post-COVID era. The discussion centered around three ....

April 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , US , Defence Relations , India-US Trade , Infrastructure Cooperation
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: March 2021
Naval Jagota

In March six experts group discussions and one joint discussion with the Prospect Foundation were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests from the neighbourhood, West As....

April 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , India-China relations , Iran’s Internal Political Dynamics , India-EU FTA
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
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