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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

Analysing Biden’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The US has come out with an Interim National Security Strategic Guidance on 03 March 2021 that will not only form the basis for Biden administration’s National Security Strategy but also would find its reflection in the forthcoming US Budget and es....

March 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US , China , Trump , NATO , Biden , Forever Wars , modernising military

Revival of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Options and Possibilities

Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

21st February is an important date in the global calendar this year and specifically for Iran and the West Asian region. On this day, Iran has declared that it will expel United Nations nuclear inspectors unless sanctions imposed on it by the US are ....

February 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , JCPOA , Trump , IRGC , Biden , Abraham Accords , IAEA , Iran deal

Can Biden Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

Amb Ashok Sajjanhar Article

The Joseph Biden administration declared on 23rd January, 2021, within a few days of coming to power that it will reassess the agreement reached by Donald Trump with the Taliban in February 2020. It stated that the US proposed to review whether the m....

February 16, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Trump , Taliban , Al Qaeda , Peace Deal , Ghani government , Biden

Narrative of an Aggressive Russia Needs to be Countered

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

In the midst of shifting global strategic equations, the Biden administration would do well to have a fresh look and properly prioritize the present and future challenges to US interests, power and influence. In the emerging order, a candid dialogue ....

February 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , India , US , China , NATO , Ukraine , Biden , Crimea

2021: The Year Ahead for Japan

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Although 2020 remained a challenging year for Japan due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 offers no alleviation from the existent troubles. The year started with a second month-long emergency, albeit a soft lockdown limited to the nation's capital an....

January 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Australia , Climate Change , Japan , Vietnam , Tokyo Olympics , Biden , Yoshihide Suga , Lower House Elections , Digital Agency , Senkakus

Assessing Indo-Pacific in 2021: Indian Perspective

Amruta Karambelkar Article

The year 2020 was a landmark event in and for the Indo-Pacific. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the regional perception of China. Until then the challenge from China was known but it had yet to manifest itself in its entirety. The major ....

January 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , Russia , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Japan , Indian Ocean , COVID19 , Galwan , Himalaya , Biden , Maritime

New Geopolitics: India’s Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Covid-19 has accelerated the global political and economic rebalancing that had been underway for the last two decades. New power equations are emerging. China’s confidence has increased many folds while the West is struggling to find answers to it....

January 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Act East , UNSC , QUAD , New Cold War , Indo Pacific , BRI , EU , COVID-19 , Neighbourhood First , Multilateralism , LAC , Biden , Middle East , Xi's China

China Debates Policy towards U.S. as Biden’s Administration Takes Over

Jayadeva Ranade Article

China’s leadership echelons have been very apprehensive about anti-China actions the Trump Administration might take in its last days. Zhou Li, a former career diplomat who is presently senior researcher at the Chongyang Institute of Financial Rese....

December 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Qiao Liang , Biden , Jake Sullivan , six scenarios , US China competition , Xi Jinping thought

Sino-Indian Standoff: Can India Rely on USA?

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The deterioration in China's relations with the USA and India have not entirely uncoincidentally been accompanied by the blossoming of ties between the latter. Nevertheless, as India looks down the barrel of a military confrontation with China, as a ....

August 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Trump , BECA , Ladakh , India-US military , Chinese espionage , alliance of democracies , Biden , Uyghurs