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China’s Great Game in the Sahel
Samir Bhattacharya Article

On November 29–30, 2021, the Eighth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), under the theme "Deepen China-Africa Partnership and Promote Sustainable Development to Build a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era," took place i....

October 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Energy Security , International Relations and Diplomacy , France , Great Game , Cold War , Islamist , Lithium , Mali , African Union , Coups , Wagner , AU , Niger , Sahel , green transition , G5 , Barkhane , FOCAC , Uranium
Ukraine-Russia War: Lessons for Future of War
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Debates about the future of war are as old as war itself. Currently, it is normal to reflect on future wars by highlighting the over-arching importance of artificial intelligence, space, quantum computing, block-chain technologies, robotics, and the ....

October 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , India , Russia , Air Force , Artillery , Missiles , Ukraine , ISR , MANPADS , close air support , HIMARS , precision munitions , rockets
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 41, 2022)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. Week 41, 2022

COMMENTARY

Coups d’état as Instrument of France Non-grata in Afri....

October 10, 2022 China , Russia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , coup , Tanzania , Tigray , VIF Africa Now , Military Takeover , Morocco , Congo , Mali , African Union , Nigeria , South Africa , Guinea , India-Africa Relations , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Commonwealth , Connect Africa , Lesotho , Namibia
The India Way @ the UNGA
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

It appeared from media reports and commentaries as if India was the flavour at the 77th UNGA where India was ably represented by her Foreign Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar. This is not a eulogy for the EAM but he is known to call a spade a spade whic....

October 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Russia , UNSC , Ukraine , Multilateralism , UNGA , reforms , G 20
The Russia-Ukraine War 2022: A Point of No Return?
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 24 February 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced ‘special military operation,’ the beginning of land, sea, and air offensive against Ukraine. The Western Pundits had forecast that the war under the onslaught of Russian famed military and t....

September 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Russia , Nuclear , Referendum , Ukraine , EU , Donetsk , Luhansk , Donbas
China: Daily Scan, September 23, 2022

Chinese FM meets Russian counterpart: Xinhuanet
September 22, 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th sessi....

September 23, 2022 Russia , COVID-19 , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Microsoft
Turkey's Current Strategic Profile
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses, "Turkey's Current Strategic Profile" by addressing Ankara's strategic and foreign policy priorities in the context of Russia-Ukraine crisis; identifies the reasons for rapprochement between....

September 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , India , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine , Podcast , Recep Tayyip Erdogan
China: Daily Scan, September 19, 2022

Maintaining CPC's position as leadership core in developing socialism with Chinese characteristics: Xinhuanet
September 16, 2022
When the Communist Party of China (CPC) reviewed the historic achievements and shifts accomplished ....

September 19, 2022 Pakistan , Russia , SCO , ASEAN , Taiwan , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Xizang , Qinghai , CH-4 , WZ-7
China: Daily Scan, September 16, 2022

Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting: Xinhuanet
September 15, 2022
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday presided over a State Council executive meeting, which made decisions on multiple economic issues. The co....

September 16, 2022 Russia , Nepal , SCO , Tajikistan , Covid , China Daily Digest , Belarus , Samarkand
Current Energy Dynamics in West Asia
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. D. P. Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow ar VIF discusses, "Current Energy Dynamics in West Asia" by evaluating the impact of the US President Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia on global oil prices; assessing the policies of OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia....

September 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Russia , Saudi Arabia , G7 , OPEC+ , Podcast , states Iran
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