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The EU -USA- China Contradiction: the Friends Turned Foes and Vice Versa
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The European Union (EU) is today facing a major contradiction. Its traditional ally, the USA has in several ways turned its back on Europe and is entering into trade and defence related quarrels. China which is the EU’s ‘systemic rival’ is on t....

July 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , Article , US , China , Climate Change , trade , Brexit , NATO , EU , UK , COVID-19 , FDI , TTIP , 2020 EU China Cooperation Agenda
Developments in West Asia

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual interactive session on the subject, “Developments in West Asia” on 13 July 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks and introduced the central topics, i.e. Geo....

July 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , China , Indo-Pacific , Iran , COVID-19 , West Asian region , Gulf
Iran’s Nuclear Quest in Recess
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On July 2, some explosions at the nuclear component facility at Natanz in Iran appear to have damaged the crucial centrifuges delaying its programme by at least two years as per Iranian officials. Earlier, there was yet another blast said to be at th....

July 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Israel , China , JCPOA , Saudi Arabia , Cyber Attack , Natanz , Joe Bidden
‘Unknown Pneumonia’: Another Chinese Propaganda in Kazakhstan?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Kazakhstan has again become the victim of China’s sensationalist and maligned propaganda at the time when it is grappling with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. On July 9, Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan issue....

July 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Kazakhstan , South China Sea , trade , Security , Fake news , BRI , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pneumonia , Gas pipeline , Chinese Embassy , Propaganda , Misinformation , Exports , Aggressive China , Chinese Intrusion.
Happenings Concerning Hagia Sofia Call for India’s Moral Voice
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

Turkey's recent decision to convert the iconic Hagia Sofia museum into a mosque is condemnable. It marks yet another move by Erdogan's Turkey to turn its back on the measures, admired the world over, taken by Kemal Ataturk to turn Turkey into a truly....

July 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Turkey , Kemal Ataturk , Uighurs , Erdogan , Islamization , UNESCO World Heritage site , mosque
Pakistan Stock Exchange Attack— BLA’s Thwarted Attempt
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours. You know, eventually, those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard.”
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July 15, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Iran , Afghanistan , Terrorism , CPEC , Balochistan , Sindh , Baluchistan , BLA , Karachi , PSE , StockExchange

Exploring Indian Airpower Doctrine & Debacles in The Himalayas
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Rajesh Isser, AVSM,VM (G)

This is an article exploring some of our wars in the Indian Himalayas to derive correct lessons for future conflict management. In light of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and future theatre commands, restructuring and reorientation for the future i....

July 12, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , China , Chinese stratagem , Indian Airpower , IAF , Himalayas , Leh , Kargil , Sino-Indian War , Air Operations
China’s Strategy to Overcome the Virus Stigma is “Belligerence”
Praveen Menon Article

On June 15 2020, Col. B Santosh Babu probably didn’t expect to walk up to a Chinese observation post at the vertex of the bend in Galwan River. It was strange because the PLA themselves had dismantled the post after the talks few days back. A sense....

July 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , COVID-19 , Col. Santosh Babu , belligerence , wolf warriors , Gen. Zhao Zongqi
Border Brinkmanship: A Miscalculation by China
Air Marshal SS Soman (Retd.) Article

India and China have been engaged in a tense military faceoff that has witnessed numerous violent incidents over the last two months in Eastern Ladakh. The standoff has resulted from an aggressive border brinkmanship triggered by China, to assert its....

July 09, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , China , Taiwan , LAC , Ladakh , Tibet , Galwan valley , Xinjiang , Air Power , Expansionist
Countering Coercion in The Indo-Pacific
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra (retd.) Article

Deliberate and pre-meditated intrusions by China, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, and consequent Indian responses, have raised concerns globally about the potential of escalation. Diplomatic, economic, military, informational, and ....

July 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , China , Indian Ocean Region , PLA , LAC , Coercion , Maritime Security Strategy , Two Front war
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