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US / NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Implications
Amb Amar Sinha Article

The author had the opportunity to attend on 5 May 2021 a very engaging round table jointly hosted by the Vivekananda Foundation, New Delhi, and Hudson Institute, Washington DC on the imminent US/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impact on the ....

May 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , Iran , Afghanistan , Taliban , Biden , Doha Agreement
Afghanistan Stares at an Uncertain Future
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The American troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan without an agreed political system in place. After nearly 20 years of a democratic period, Afghanistan is at the risk of losing the gains it made in the last 20 years of a democratic system. ....

May 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , China , Russia , Afghanistan , Taliban , Al Qaeda , Biden , Doha Agreement , Iran Pakistan , President Ghani , Troops withdrawal
Understanding the Trends in Russia US Relations
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Russia’s relations with the West are deteriorating rapidly. The rhetoric from the top leaders on both sides has been sharp and uncharitably harsh. They have expelled diplomats from each others’ countries. On 19th March, in a TV interview, Pre....

April 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Putin , Indo Pacific , NATO , US Sanctions , Biden , Crimea
Climate Change Summit: India Should Invest in Climate Action but Resist Western Pressure
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Coinciding with Earth Day, President Biden will be hosting a summit of world leaders to discuss climate change on 22-23nd April 2021. The purpose of the summit is to persuade the leaders to undertake ambitious goals to cut the greenhouse emissions an....

April 19, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Climate Change , PM Modi , renewable energy , Biden , CO2 emissions , John Kerry , Paris Agreement , Kyoto Protocol
ALL Roads Lead to Tehran
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Overturning the Obama era JCPOA nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) in 2018, President Trump brought back the Iranian issue to centre stage of global and middle eastern politics. He firmly endorsed the Israeli and Saudi assessment that....

April 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Iran , JCPOA , Trump , Saudi Arabia , Houthis , Hezbollah , Biden , Hamas , Ayatollah Khamenei
Changing American Perspective on Quad from Trump to Biden
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th Century
It is still too early in....

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , China , Russia , South China Sea , Australia , Trump , Japan , Obama , ASEAN Centrality , Biden , East China Sea
Japan-South Korea Entente Vital for Peaceful Indo-Pacific
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

The Indo-Pacific region has gradually assumed a centrality in the global strategic balance for peace and security. The stability and tranquility of the four decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War is being challenged by an aggressive China. ....

March 16, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Japan , Biden
The Leadership Summit will Consolidate the Quad
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The historic leadership summit of the Quad counties held on 12th March 2021 was a milestone in the evolution of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue which was set up back in 2007 and revived in 2017. Hosted by US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Mini....

March 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , Commentary , China , modi , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Biden , Suga , Morrison , Quad summit , Spirit of quad
Quad Summit: An Opportunity to Define the Contours of the Post Covid Indo-Pacific
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Indian Prime Minister Modi, US President Biden, Prime Minister Scott Morrisonof Australia and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will hold the first summit level meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, popularly known as the Quad, on 12 M....

March 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , Commentary , India , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Biden
The Indo-Pacific: A Pause in the Game
Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Article

The State of Play
As a Covid-wounded global community steps gingerly into 2021, a year ‘trumpeting’ a change of guard in the US, the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and an ongoing military stand-off between India and Chi....

March 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , Article , India , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Biden , Suga
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