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Demilitarising the South China Sea: Concerted Efforts Needed
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Two of the most important topics during last year’s Shangri La Dialogue were ‘Upholding the rules-based regional order’ and demilitarisation of the South China Sea in the shape of a discussion on practical ‘measures to avoid conflict at sea�....

May 30, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Shangri La Dialogue
Commentary: PLA Navy’s Major Exercise in the South China Sea: An Analytical Perspective
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The massive People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy exercises conducted in the second week of April near Hainan and further east, and review of the same by President Xi Jinping come in the wake of evolving strategic situation at the global and regional....

April 19, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , South China Sea , Chinese naval exercise , PLA Navy
Discussion on ‘India’s Security Concerns in the Indo-Pacific’

On 9th April 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on India’s security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. The panelists were Ambassador Rajiv Sikri, Ambassador Kanwal Sibal and Captain Gurpreet Khurana. A....

April 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , QSD
‘Quad Plus’ Dialogue – Tokyo

A four-member team from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) comprising Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Harinder Sekhon participated in the Quad Plus Dialogue in Tokyo from March 4 to 6, 201....

March 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Pakistan , ASEAN , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Indian Ocean , Tokyo
Commentary: China and Philippines Rapprochement: Implications for India
Asha Sundaramurthy Commentary

With the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Philippines conducting the second Bilateral Consultation Meeting on the South China Sea, there’s been a range of views on what this could mean for regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. While the USA....

March 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Philippines-China
Interaction with ASEAN Journalists

On January 23, 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, hosted an interaction with visiting senior journalists from the ten of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Ph....

January 30, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , ASEAN , South China Sea , Indo-Pacific Region , India-ASEAN relations
ASEAN’s Centrality and the South China Sea Dispute
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The concept of Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) centrality has been much talked about as being one of the most cherished principles of the multilateral organization; however, there is no clear or detailed definition of the term. Yet ....

August 08, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , ASEAN Summit , Belt and Road
China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue
Dr Teshu Singh

Amid the heightening tension between China and the United States (US) over the Korean issue, on 21 June 2017, the first China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (D&SD) was held at the US State Department in Washington. The D & SD dialogue was setup ....

July 06, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , North Korea , South China Sea , China-US
Achievements: India-Vietnam Defence and Security Cooperation
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

“We realise that our efforts to bring economic prosperity to our people need to be accompanied by steps to secure them. Prime Minister and I have, therefore, agreed to deepen our defence and security engagement to advance our common interests. T....

May 12, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , security cooperation , South China Sea , Indo-Vietnam relations , Indo-Vietnam defence cooperation , Ho Chi Minh , Modi visit to Vietnam , Indian military
‘Beati Sunt Possidentes’ (Blessed are Those in Possession): A Leitmotif for Chinese (& Pakistani) Statecraft
Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)

Tucked away in Chapter 1 of Book 6, boringly titled ‘Defense’ in Clausewitz’s ‘On War’, is yet another nugget of his strategic wisdom: ‘In daily life, and especially in litigation (which so closely resembles war) it is summed....

April 10, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , India , Pakistan , China , South China Sea , China’s expansionism , territorial possession , Beati Sunt Possidentes , Leitmotif for Chinese , Statecraft
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