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West Asia: Review of 2021 and Preview of 2022

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF briefs about the upcoming trends in West Asia in 2022; discusses the reasons for reconciliatory atmosphere; identifies the conflict faultlines, and talks about the possible areas of cooperation for In....

January 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Iran , QUAD , Saudi Arabia , Israel-Palestine Conflict , Abraham Accords , Podcast , UAE;

2021 Crystallised the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape

Amruta Karambelkar Article

2021 was an eventful year in the Indo-Pacific region. Several developments have taken place, which are significant in their own right, but are rather indicative of what lies ahead in this region. This article examines the implications of the key secu....

January 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , Russia , ASEAN , QUAD , Australia , Southeast Asia , AUKUS

Japan and Australia ink Defence Pact with Eye on China

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Though the QUAD and AUKUS had received wide media attention in India, with each analysis applauding the merit of these initiatives, another significant development that took place in the past week has somewhat received less attention. The import of t....

January 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Uyghur , UNCLOS , SDF , Scott Morrison , Senkaku , Fumio Kishida , AUKUS , defence pact

Geopolitical trends of 2021 and impact on India

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

3 January 2022 The year 2021 saw numerous upheavals and developments shaping the world and will certainly stand out as a difficult year with some promising developments. As the world steps into the new year, join Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and....

January 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , China , Nepal , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Pandemic , Covid , Neighbourhood , Podcast , AUKUS

East Asia: Likely Trends in 2022

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A year has just ended and we usher into another one. Many parts of the world witnessed dramatic developments in political, economic and defence/security realms. In a globalised and inter-connected world, no part of the world remained insulated from d....

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , QUAD , Xi Jinping , Kim Jong-un , shinzo abe , COVID-19 , weaponisation , summit diplomacy , Fumio Kishida , CPTTP , missile developoment

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: November 2021

Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation organized two think tank interactions and two expert group meetings through webinars on events and topics in the month of November 2021. The think tank interactions were with premier counterparts in USA and in Tai....

December 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , artificial intelligence , QUAD , Afghanistan , Europe , European Union , Indian perspective , Quantum Computing , AUKUS , India US Collaboration , Pakistan. US , CNAS

A Critical Assessment of the Quad from an Indian Perspective

Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

Few foreign policy matters generate opinions as polarising as over the Quad. The prime point of difference is over what the Quad ought to do, and whether it should be militarised or not. These concerns are fair on its own but it misses forest for th....

November 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , US , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Cyber-security , Critical Technology

China’s Expanding Twitter Diplomacy

Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta Article

Twitter has emerged as a powerful social media tool/platform in the 21st century's modern diplomacy. Chinese diplomatic offices and their personnel have increased their presence on Twitter to promote their narrative and propaganda with a global audie....

November 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , QUAD , Social Media , Diplomacy

Virtual Vimarsh on 'Indo-US Relations' by Amb Arun Singh

To discuss the trends in Indo-US relations and the potential trajectory of the bilateral partnership, the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual Vimarsh on 29 October. The opening remarks were made by the VIF director Dr. Arvind Gup....

November 12, 2021 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , QUAD , US Foreign Policy , US Congress , Indo-US relations

Resilient Rare-Earth Supply Chains: Whither Quad?

The ubiquitous iPhone is perhaps the most commonly cited example used to showcase the globalized nature of supply chains. Starting from its design process in California, US, the complex supply chain for its production and assembly spans 43 countries ....

November 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , QUAD , Global supply chains , Rare Earth , Earth Elements , Quad Collaboration