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India's China challenge: A journey through China's rise and what it means for India; Author: Ananth Krishnan; HarperCollins India; 2020; ISBN: 978-9390327683; Pp 420; Price Rs 449

Akarsh Srivastava

Introduction

“You can change your friends but not your neighbours.” This quote by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee aptly captures the theme of the book India’s China Challenge written by seasoned journalist Ananth Krishnan. Author with hi....

July 14, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , International Relations , Book Reviews , India China Relations , WTO , The Economic Challenge , Kailash-Manasarovar

Talk by Amb Mohan Kumar on Future Trajectory of International Trade and Implications for India

The VIF held a talk by Amb Mohan Kumar, Dean/Professor at OP Jindal Global University on 14 April 2025 on "Future Trajectory of International Trade and Implications for India”. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, Amb Kumar spo....

May 15, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , US , China , WTO , International trade , Indian trade , Free Trade Agreements , Tariff Rate Quotas

Africa Now (01-15 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW

This edition of Africa Now, the fortnightly news digest focuses on significant developments in the continent across political, security, diplomacy, and economic sectors. Chad held its parliamentary elections amidst uncerta....

January 17, 2025 India , China , Ivory Coast , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Africa , Syria , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Turkey , WTO , United Nations , Kenya , Somalia , VIF Africa Now , Nigeria , South Africa , Ghana , Zambia , Lesotho , Somaliland , Democratic Republic of Congo , Chad , Puntland

Africa Now (16-31 December, 2024)

OVERVIEW

This edition of Africa Now, the fortnightly news digest focuses on significant developments in the continent across political, security, diplomacy, and economic sectors. Chad held its parliamentary elections amidst uncerta....

January 03, 2025 India , China , Ivory Coast , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Africa , Syria , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Turkey , WTO , United Nations , Kenya , Somalia , VIF Africa Now , Nigeria , South Africa , Ghana , Zambia , Lesotho , Somaliland , Democratic Republic of Congo , Chad , Puntland

Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , WTO , US market , Joe Bide

Neighborhood News Digest- 29 October 2024

Afghanistan

Source: New Uzbekistan Envoy Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News

A source told TOLO news that Oybek Usmanov has arrived in Kabul as the new Uzbekistan ambassador and is expected to present his credentials to the prime minis....

October 29, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , WTO , interim Government , World Trade Organisation , Africa Asia Luminary Annual Conference.

India’s Role in The World Today

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Any projection of the trajectory of India’s role in the world in the coming times demands first, an understanding of the current state of the world, and second, an awareness of the factors that are likely to influence its role.

The World To....

September 20, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Climate Change , Indian foreign policy , Indian Diaspora , UNHRC , WTO , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Neighbourhood first policy , Ukraine Conflict , Global South Summit

What Does a Second Term of Mr. Trump Mean for China?

Anil Kumar Kanungo Commentary

What would a second term of Trump administration mean for China? Would it be much harsher than the first one or would there be a minor compromise? It looks difficult to predict the exactness of Trump’s approach. However, looking at the chronology o....

August 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Trump , USA , WTO , Biden

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (22-28 July 2024)

Economic

US Spars with China Over Who Subsidizes Its Industries the Most

The US and China sparred over industrial subsidies at the World Trade Organization on July 26, with Beijing asking to set up a dispute panel to review th....

August 09, 2024 Xi Jinping , WTO , Brazil , Hong Kong , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Alaska , Industrial Subsidies , Unity Deal , BCG vaccine