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Managing India-US Defence Partnership Across Transition
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

A New Leader on the Stage
Trump’s second Presidency of the US (2.0) is just a few days away. The change seems potentially disruptive, for which the world is bracing up. Interestingly, Newsweek, on 14 September 2024, published a list of ....

January 03, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , Donald Trump , COMCASA , DTTI , 2+2 Dialogue , Defence industry , BECA , Defence Exports , Emerging technologies , Military Exercises , Defence Trade , India- US Defence Partners , RDP , SOSA , Foundational Agreements iCET
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 16-31 March 2023, Issue 10

In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
  1. Approval of Proposals Worth Rs 70,500 Crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) Category
  2. Self-Reliance in Defence Production
  3. ....

    April 24, 2023 Make-in-India , BECA , AI , Samsung , MSMEs , blockchain , UIDAI , Science & Technology , TikTok , SMIC , semiconductor , Foxconn , BrahMos missiles , Gaganyaan , Chips and Science Act , Techade , ASML , eCourts , OpenAI , Aatmanirbharta , NISAR , AirPods , ARIES , ATAGS , Chandrayaan , Deep-Tech , DPSUs , DroneNet , GPTs , Indian-IDDM , Intel , IoTs , Micron , OpenResearch , Project Himshakti , SRIJAN Portal , StartUps
Assessing Pompeo’s Five-nation Asian Visit
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In a rather unusual diplomatic move a week ahead of the important Presidential elections in the United States on 3 November and amid the raging pandemic on a global scale, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided to undertake a five-country tour....

November 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China’s assertiveness , South China Sea , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , COMCASA , 2+2 Dialogue , LEMOA , BECA , Pompeo , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Pham Binh Minh , Malabar naval exercises
India – US 2+2 Dialogue: Forging a Predictable Defence Relationship
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The recently concluded India – US 2+2 dialogue (October 26- 27, 2020), third in this series, is a pointer towards the two countries converging substantially in overcoming the often lamented `hesitation of history’. Coming....

November 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , Article , China , Indo Pacific , DTTI , CAATSA , BECA , Counter terrorism , Cyber Dialogue , ISA , major defence partner , STA
A Case for Deepening India-Taiwan Ties
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
The changing geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific region in recent times has demanded reorientation of foreign policy priorities by many countries in the region. The single factor driving this new thrust is China’s ....

October 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Malabar , 2+2 Dialogue , Tsai Ing-wen , BECA , Coronavirus , Huawei , One China policy , ITA , TECC , milk-tea alliance , National Day , red-line.
The '2 plus 2' Indo-US Dialogue; a Fillip to Indo-US Security Cooperation
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

India and the US concluded the 3rd edition of the ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue in New Delhi on 27 October 2020. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar from the Indian side and Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary o....

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Make in India , defence cooperation , BECA , Indo-US dialogue , multipolar Asia
Logistic Support Agreements- A Growing Footprint
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Open sources are abuzz with the news that in the annual bilateral summit between India and Russia slated in November 2020, the Agreement on Reciprocal Logistic Support or ARLS is likely to be signed1. In the above context, this article ....

October 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , BECA , Logistic Support Agreement , LSA , ARLS , MSLA
Quad acquires Stronger Teeth as Australia joins Malabar Naval Exercises
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The decision of India to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercises after a gap of 13 years is a substantial strategic move whose significance in the region’s strategic landscape shall hereafter acquire greater heft. This also mean....

October 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Maritime Security , Malabar , COMCASA , LEMOA , BECA , MDA , PASSEX , JIMEX
Sino-Indian Standoff: Can India Rely on USA?
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The deterioration in China's relations with the USA and India have not entirely uncoincidentally been accompanied by the blossoming of ties between the latter. Nevertheless, as India looks down the barrel of a military confrontation with China, as a ....

August 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Trump , BECA , Ladakh , India-US military , Chinese espionage , alliance of democracies , Biden , Uyghurs
Analysing Trump’s India Visit
Dr Harinder Sekhon Commentary

The deep camaraderie seen between the two leaders during US President Trump’s visit to India is a testimony to the tenacity of India-US relations that continues to deepen despite challenges. Though the visit was high on pomp, pageantry and symbolis....

February 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , Afghanistan , BECA , America First , Big trade deal , Homeland Security , H1B Visa , GSP
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