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Strategic Autonomy

India's Strategic Crossroads: Reassessing Partnerships Post-Pahalgam

Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Pak-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which resulted in the tragic loss of 26 lives, has once again thrust India into a complex web of regional tensions and international diplomacy. While India responded unequivocally with....

May 16, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Indian foreign policy , Strategic Autonomy , US-India Relations , Cross-border terrorism , Operation Sindoor , Pahalgam Attack 2025 , India Pakistan hyphenation , Ceasefire diplomacy , India’s counter-terrorism strategy , Reassessing strategic alliances , Geopolitics of South Asia , US mediation in Indo-Pak conflict , Russia and Israel support for India , Pak sponsored terrorism

India's Strategic Balancing in Navigating the Arc of Instability and Conflict in the Western Indian Ocean

Dr. Raghvendra Kumar Article

Introduction: Context and Relevance

The magnitude of overlapping and interlinked conflicts in West Asia, Northern, and Eastern Africa makes 2024 one of the most volatile years in the global political landscape, affecting the lives and liv....

February 18, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Africa , trade , India’s foreign policy , energy , Strategic Autonomy , diaspora , Regional Security Dynamics , Arc of Instability , West Asia Conflict , Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Geopolitics , Multi-alignment , and Regional Stability.

Significance of First India-Central Asia Summit

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

India-Central Asia relations have witnessed an upward trajectory in the recent past. The key factor behind the renewed India-Central ties is the consistency in bilateral and multilateral dialogue and discussion. There already exists an India-Central ....

February 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Chabahar , Strategic Autonomy , Great Game , Podcast , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Delhi declaration , trade and connectivity , Development Cooperation , security and defence cooperation

Roundtable on ‘Managing India’s Relations with the Four Major Powers in an Unpredictable World’

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a closed-door roundtable on ‘Managing India’s Relations with the Four Major Powers in an Unpredictable World’ on 3rd February 2020. The meeting was attended by many retired senior diplom....

March 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , China , Russia , ASEAN , Japan , United States , Global Economy , Strategic Autonomy , Managing India’s Relations with the Four Major Powers