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VIF-JINF Webinar on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint webinar with the Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) on 10 February 2022 on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and ....

March 07, 2022 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , ASEAN , Quad Plus , Japan , CPEC , Indo Pacific , Strategic Outlook , Ukraine standoff

China Daily Digest February 23, 2022

China outlines tasks to advance rural vitalization in 2022: Xinhuanet

February 23, 2022

China unveiled its "No. 1 central document" for 2022 on Tuesday, outlining key tasks to comprehensively push forward rural vitalization this....

February 23, 2022 China , Africa , Japan , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , SME

China Daily Digest February 18, 2022

Chinese vice premier stresses food safety: Xinhuanet

February 17, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng Thursday called for the application of new technologies including big data to ensure food safety. Han, also a member of the St....

February 18, 2022 India , China , Taiwan , China Daily Digest , Quantum Computing , Inner Mongolia , semiconductor , Robot shark , Patent Law

Quad Foreign Ministerial meeting in Australia

Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

The Foreign Ministers from the Quad countries met in Melbourne, Australia on 11 February 2022. The meeting was in the preparation of the Quad summit which is expected to be held in the first half of this year. In the last two years, the Quad members ....

February 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , US , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Maritime Security , Terrorism , Japan

Ukraine Standoff also Presents an Opportunity

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity over the last few weeks, the situation around Ukraine is tense. Both Russia and NATO are enhancing their respective military build-up. Putin-Macron discussions held in Moscow on 7 February 2022 failed to res....

February 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Russia , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Baltic republics , Macron

India-China Military Standoff at LAC in Ladakh Sector - Whither from here?

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The 14th round of Corp Commander level military to military talks took place on 12 Jan 2022 to diffuse the ongoing military standoff between India and China. The situation emerged almost two years ago in May 2020 after China undertook military build-....

February 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , PLA , Aksai Chin , LAC , Ladakh , Galwan , Pangong Tso , Podcast , Kailash Range , Buffer Zone , CBM , Chushul-Moldo , Gogra

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 i....

February 02, 2022 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , QUAD , NATO , COVID-19 pandemic , Quad Plus Dialogue

China: Daily Scan, January 27, 2022

Chinese vice premier stresses need to advance coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region: Xinhuanet

January 25, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday called for new progress in the coordinated development o....

January 27, 2022 China , Russia , Afghanistan , Xi Jinping , Saudi Arabia , Corruption , WTO , China Daily Digest , Zhejiang , Hebei , Heilongjiang

Changing Dimensions of Information Warfare

Devsena Mishra Article

The changing character of war and its emerging dimensions which are often referred to as grey zone, non-contact, cyber, and information warfare, are fuelling some serious debates/actions across the world and these aspects are now a part of every coun....

January 27, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , China , Russia , Information Warfare , U.S. , strategic technology