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Vimarsh on ‘The Seven Tectonic Forces Undermining India: How to Confront & Defeat Them’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a panel discussion on 'The Seven Tectonic Forces Undermining India: How to Confront & Defeat Them’ on 3rd March 2023. The panel discussion was aimed to highlight the issue of various forces h....

March 28, 2023 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , national security , Breaking India , Global Rankings , Ganga
Geopolitical Relevance of the Pacific Islands for India and the Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual talk by Ms. Cleo Paskal, Non-Resident Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), Washington DC on "Geopolitical Relevance of the Pacific Islands for India and the Indo-Pacific ....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , Taiwan , Indo-Pacific Region , Geopolitical , Chinese political warfare
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: February 2023
Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

Vivekananda International Foundation was in full flow in the month of February 2023 with ten expert groups meeting. The areas of interest geographically were Africa, West Asia, US, Pakistan, Indo-Pacific, Neighbourhood, Central Asia and three key top....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Indo-Pacific , Central Asia , Africa , West Asia , Myanmar Crisis , Economic Outlook 2023
India's G20 Presidency Presents an Opportunity to Foster India-Africa Collaboration on Traditional Medicines
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

After the G20 Summit in Bali, India took over the G20 presidency for one year, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.[1] Indeed, this presidency is an opportunity for India....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , G20 , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Ayurveda , Healthcare , AYUSH , India Africa Collaboration , Traditional Medicine , Alternative Medicine
Western Sahara - The North African Gordian Knot
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF

… Western Saharan conflict is one of the world's most underlooked conflicts .. it is crucial to indigenous Sahrawis and their kin in southern Morocco, northern Mauritania and western Algeria .. UN has so far failed in providing the groundwork for s....

March 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Western Saharan , Morocco-Algeria dispute , Polisario-SADR , Conflict in Western Sahara , Africa politics , North African , Gordian Knot
China’s Big Two Sessions Confirm Xi Jinping as China’s Pre-eminent Unrivalled Leader
Jayadeva Ranade Article

The plenary sessions of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) -- China's version of a parliament -- and 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) -- China's top political advisory body -- that concluded on March 13 were, a....

March 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , PLA , CPPCC , Two Sessions , Qin Gang
Changing Shades of Russian Weapon Deployment in Ukraine War
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Picking up the Thread- the Premise
The recent reports in the open source have stated that in the massive missile strikes on Ukraine between 06-10 Mar 2022, Russia has used ‘new age weapons’, namely the Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles....

March 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Ukraine War , Ukraine-Russia War , Russian weapon deployment
Japan sets up Military Base in Ishigaki Island to Deter China
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Like many Asian nations, Japan that shares a historically ugly phase of relationship with China, now faces the heat from a muscular China, despite having a robust relationship in the economic domain. China’s ambitions to attain a great power status....

March 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Senkaku Islands , SIPRI , China threat , Ishigaki Island , collective self defence , Coast Guard intrusions , End of Pacifism in Japan
Salami Slicing, Fait Accompli and Buffers: What Next?
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The contradictions are stark. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has often opined that relations with China are not normal, because India will not agree to any attempt to change the Line of Actual Control (LAC) unilaterally. Stating again ....

March 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , PLA , Aksai Chin , LAC , Tawang , buffers
Has Singapore Changed its Stance on Ukraine?
Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

On 8th of March 2023, Singapore’s minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam delivered the keynote address on the occasion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine war at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His speech took a critical view of the West which merit....

March 16, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Singapore , Ukraine
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