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Responding to American Criticism of India’s Stance on Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Amb Kanwal Sibal Article

If western governments are ready to accommodate India by balancing their longer term interest in keeping it within their “democratic” fold with their shorter term interest in drawing India into the circle of “democratic” states condemning Rus....

June 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , India , Russia , Europe , Ukraine , Oil , America
Sudan-South Sudan Rapprochement and Its Implications for the Region and Beyond
Samir Bhattacharya Article

After a decade-long impasse, the borders between Sudan and South Sudan reopened on 1st October, 2021. With this first step of rapprochement, two countries can now slowly advance towards stabilizing the ties between them. On 12th September Sudanese Pr....

October 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , South Sudan , genocide , Oil , Sudan , India Africa Forum Summit , Civil war , Connectivity , Liberalism , Military Takeover , rapprochement , debt-trap
The Frozen Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh Flares up again
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nagorno Karabakh is one of the frozen conflicts in Eurasia for over a quarter century. However, on September 27 the two contenders and neighbours Azerbaijan and Armenia fired up the conflict yet again resulting in hundreds of casualties and attacks o....

October 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Pakistan , Russia , Iran , Putin , Turkey , Oil , Azerbaijan , Erdogan , Armenia , CSTO , OSCE Minsk group
What is happening in Libya?
Amb K P Fabian Article

We have been coming across reports, more in the foreign media than in the Indian, of the military gains of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at the expense of the Tobruk-based General Khali....

June 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Russia , Libya , Turkey , Oil , Tripoli , Tobruk , GNA , Haftar
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 6, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic
Biden's edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Joe Biden’s advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks as the pr....

May 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Europe , Oil , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Joe Biden , Phase 2 talks , Dubai , Transportation , Aramco , Money Laundering , Investment funds , Hong Kong , Trade Deficit
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 11, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Dispute among German Virologists on Heinsberg Study
On April 9, the virology professor, Hendrik Streeck, presented "interim results” on the "Covid-19 Case Cluster Study" to the press. Streeck and an interdisciplinar....

April 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Chinese PLA , Oil , WHO , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Coronavirus Narrative , epidemic control
Complicated 2019 for the International Oil Market and Trade
Aayush Mohanty Article

Introduction
The effects of the United States of America’s (U.S) pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in early 2018 had an impact on the global oil trade, which continued in 2019. The renewed unilateral sanction....

January 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , US , Iran , energy , Oil
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