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Arctic

Earth Sciences Ministry : Not ‘Glamorous’, but Critical to Lives and Livelihood

What does the Finance Ministry do? What role does the Home Ministry perform? What are the functions of the External Affairs Ministry? What is the purpose of the Defence Ministry? Put these questions to any lay citizen, and one can expect a fairly acc....

October 22, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Arctic , Earth Sciences Ministry , Antarctic , Tsunami , INCOIS , polar diplomacy

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(23-29 September 2024)

Economic

Xi’s Big Stimulus Week Aims to Draw a Line Under Slowdown

For months, President Xi Jinping appeared unfazed by slowing growth as stocks sank, prices fell, and discontent grew around China. This week showed he’s no....

October 07, 2024 Israel , Stimulus , Arctic , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Hongkong , Guyana , Anura Kumar Dissanayake , Mekong , Friends of Peace , AggregateEU

The significance of PM Modi's Visit to Russia

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

On July 8th and 9th, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited Moscow to participate in the 22nd India-Russia Summit with President Putin. The summit was a significant event in global geopolitics, allowing Prime Minis....

July 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , INSTC , Make in India , Arctic , Northern Sea Route , India-Russia Summit , Chennai-Vladivostok

China’s Advent in the Arctic – Rise of Chinarctic?

Pranjal Kunden Article

Introduction

24th February 2022 marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while simultaneously marking the possibility of disintegration of the Russian federation.^[1] Thi....

August 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Belt and Road Initiative , Arctic , Polar Silk Road , Arctic Council , Tianxia , Chinarctic

Russia-China Harmony: One Sided Compromise under Compulsion?

Brigadier V Mahalingam (Retd) Article

Introduction

“Russia may face wars on its borders in the near future over control of energy resources”, a Security Policy document released by Kremlin on May 13, 2009 stated. It went on to add “In a competition for resources, problems....

November 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Article , SCO , Tajikistan , Vladivostok , EEU , Arctic , Power of Siberia , Pamir , Russia's Far East , Trans-Siberian , Northern Sea Route , Russian influence , Arctic Policy , Polar Silk Road , Khabarovsk , Primorye , Turkmenistan gas.

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 28, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic

European Union Plans $2 Trillion Coronavirus Response Effort

The European Union set out a $2 trillion coronavirus response plan, including a massive pooling of national financial resources that, if approved, would dee....

May 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , Singapore , Big Data , European Commission , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Huawei , Hong Kong , Arctic , Power of Siberia , Japan Tourist Industry , Gazprom , Nord Stream 2 , Meng Wangzhou , Merck , Superspreaders

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 25, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic

Xi stresses analysing China's economy from comprehensive, dialectical, long-term perspective- CPPCC 2020

Xi called for consolidating the fundamental role of agriculture, ensuring stability on the six fronts and security....

May 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , CPEC , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Covid Surcharge , Corporate bailouts , Macau , Akademik Lomonosov , Digital tax , Savings , Arctic , Xi state visit , Iran-Venezuela , Cyclone Amphan