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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (18-24 September)

Economic

Global growth forecast slashed
Growth in the global economy will remain anemic as rising interest rates squeeze business activity, while China's recovery from the pandemic has proved weaker than expected, the Organiza....

September 29, 2023 South China Sea , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Blinken , US Shutdown , Nagorno Karabakh , Saudi Enrichment , Lizi Port , MONUSCO , China-Syria , IMF Pakistan
Analysing China - Russia Naval Exercises
Commodore Gopal Suri, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

China has the fastest growing navy amongst the major powers of the world with a current strength of about 340 ships including 125 major combatants and submarines[1]. This growth ....

September 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Russia , South China Sea , Navy , East China Sea , Maritime Silk Route , PLAN , Guangdong , Vostok , Joint Exercises , Peace Blue Shield , Maritime Interaction , Joint Sea , no-limits friendship , military alliance , joint patrols , Peter the Great Bay
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (14-20 August)

Economic

Global household wealth nosedives – report
Total net private wealth across the world decreased by 2.4% to $454.4 trillion at the end of last year, according to a joint report by Credit Suisse and UBS published this ....

August 24, 2023 Myanmar , South China Sea , BRICS , China economy , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Nuclear Power , ECOWAS , US Export Controls , Camp David , Iran-Saudi Arabia , Covid Variant
Evaluating US-Japan-South Korea Camp David Summit
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
During the Group of Seven (G-7) summit hosted by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his home city of Hiroshima on 21 May, US President Joe Biden announced that he will host the first stand alone trilateral summit betwe....

August 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , NATO , Taiwan Straits , trilateral , Camp David summit , duty to consult , China’s reservation , institutional architecture , Joint statement
"Work in Progress": Visits from Washington to Beijing
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has made a trip to China. Prior to her, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a two-day visit to Beijing on June 18-19 and met President Xi Jinping. These high-level delegations are an effort by Washington t....

July 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , South China Sea , Taiwan , trade , President Xi Jinping , East Asia , Secretary Antony Blinken , Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Dissecting Vietnam Prime Minister Chinh’s Visit to China
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Rebalancing diplomatic ties among nations in the Indo-Pacific amid strained relations with and between some of them is the new definition of diplomacy now. Each country pursues it foreign policy based on its national interests, be that on economic, p....

July 07, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , UNCLOS , COC , EEZ , INS Kirpan , nine-dash line , maritime claims , ONGC , Vietnam’s counterpunch
Escalation of Conflict Feared after Tsai’s Visit to the US
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Taiwan issue again entered a new geopolitical churn when Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met the US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on 5 April 2023, provoking Beijing to issue a sharp rebuke. This was the highest-profile meeting of an....

April 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Taiwan Strait , military drills , international politics and diplomacy , war games , threat to use force , Japan’ concern , ASEAN’s dilemma
AUKUS’s Nuclear Submarine Pact: Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Two strategic groupings – the Quad and AUKUS – are in the news that has caught world’s attention. While the Quad has been for been in existence for some time now, AUKUS is a recent construct. When in September 2021, Australia, the UK and the US....

March 20, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , South China Sea , Taiwan , Strategic competition , AUKUS , defence spending , Nuclear submarine deal , USS Virginia
US- India & Indo-Pacific: Takeaways from 2022
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2022 brought a series of geopolitical changes of global magnitude that were last witnessed somewhat in the Cold War period. The economic slowdown and the disruption of the supply chains that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic got furthe....

January 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , South Korea , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Japan , LAC , Russia-Ukraine conflict , IPEF , US Domestic Issues , CAATSA Waiver
Trilateral Web Conference on "Emerging Strategic Environment in the Indo-Pacific"

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a trilateral webinar with the Japan Institute of National Fundamentals and the Prospect Foundation on 29 September 2022 on "Emerging Strategic Environment in the Indo-Pacific". After initial remarks ....

January 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Conferences , South China Sea , India-China Border , Taiwan Strait , East China Sea , National Fundamentals , US-led Freedom
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