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Assessment: Outcome of Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress concluded on 31 January two days earlier than planned for with a change in the leadership matrix and after approving the developmental plans. Vietnam’s political guidance and governance is based on a quartet....

February 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , India , US , China , COVID-19 , Pham Minh Chinh , Nguyen Phu Trong , Xuan Phuc.
Reforms for Atmanirbhar Bharat

COVID-19 has exposed the serious strategic implications of India’s import dependence, especially on China. Politics, Policy and Pandemic are the challenges to Prime Minister Modi’s vision of Atmanirbharta (self-reliance). While the initiative is ....

February 07, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , economy , trade , COVID-19 , Self-reliance , LAC , Reforms for Atmanirbhar Bharat , Boycott China
Pakistan- An Uncertain Road Ahead
Aakriti Vinayak Article

2020 was an unpredictable year. It was a year of everything and nothing! Covid-19 crisis turned the world upside down. There was a strange paranoia that gripped the world. It was catastrophic and exhausting, unsettling and unimaginable. However, for....

February 01, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , foreign policy , Neighbourhood studies , COVID-19 , minorities , 2020 , Economic crisis , PDM , locusts attack
Vietnam’s Thirteenth National Party Congress: Agenda, Achievements and Expectations
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam is holding its 13th National Party Congress from January 25 to 02 February, 2021. While the party congress is going to decide about the new leadership and also look for possible future blueprint to evolve as a middle power and develop relatio....

January 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , ASEAN , UNSC , South China Sea , COVID-19 , UNCLOS 1982 , Doi Moi reforms , development plans
Future of Tokyo Olympics Uncertain
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Yoshihide Suga government in Japan is in a fix. The postponed Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin in six months from now on 23 July but in the wake of surging pandemic, there is increasing clamour both from the public and the opposition parties....

January 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Tokyo Olympics , Vaccines , Budget , Toshihide Suga , Kazuo Shii , Yukio Edano , Japanese Communist Party , Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan , draft bill
Trends in Central Asia in 2020
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The past 2020 is marked by Central Asia’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent socio-economic impacts. The pandemic turned out to be a litmus test for the already troubled economies of Central Asia. The ye....

January 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , SCO , INSTC , Chabahar Port , elections , political turmoil , Eurasian Economic Union , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , COVID-19 , Remittances , power transition , India-Uzbek Virtual Summit , Labour Migrant , China's Belligerence , Foreign Trad
Myanmar 2020: Prospects and Challenges for 2021
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Strategically located between the two giant neighbours, India and China; Myanmar has been working on its foreign policy and domestic interests since the beginning of the year 2020. The year 2020 also marked a significant breakthrough in Myanmar democ....

January 12, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Tatmadaw , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Rohingya , Unilateral Ceasefires , EAOs , Elections2020 , India in Myanmar , ICJ , NLD victory , Panglong peace conference , Japan in Myanmar , China interference
Neighbourhood Year End Review 2020: Way Forward for 2021
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

South Asia presents a vivid tapestry of human diversity in all its glory. Across its eight countries, adherents of all the world’s religions live side-by-side, speaking hundreds of languages and dialects, sharing deep cultural similarities, and cel....

January 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Tourism , COVID-19 , Rohingya , PoliticalCrises , EconomicPressures , Labourpresseures , IndiaEngagements , ChinaInterference , InternalSecurity , SouthAsianRegion , TrilateralTalks
Fifth Generation (5G) Cellular Communication: Technology and Geopolitics
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

What Makes 5G Wireless Communication So Different?
The steady growth from first to fourth generation mobile communication was smooth, rapid and vastly beneficial to the Information, and Communication Technology (ICT) related industries.....

January 07, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , China , Taiwan , 5G , COVID-19 , Samsung , IOT
New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 has accelerated the global political and economic rebalancing that had been underway for the last two decades. New power equations are emerging. China’s confidence has increased many folds while the West is struggling to find answers to it....

January 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Act East , UNSC , QUAD , New Cold War , Indo Pacific , BRI , EU , COVID-19 , Neighbourhood First , Multilateralism , LAC , Biden , Middle East , Xi's China
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