Articles

Egypt – France – India – UAE Quadrilateral: An Axis in the Strategic Waters

Setting the Context

On July 15, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the fifth visit to the UAE in last eight years. This visit was preceded by his visit to the Republic of France as the guest of hono....

August 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Maritime Security , Suez Canal , Red Sea , Quadrilateral , Western Indo-Pacific , Strategic Co-operation , Sea Lanes of Communication , Chokepoints

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Egypt

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Modi concluded a two-day visit to Egypt on 24-25th June. The last visit at the prime minister’s level from India to that country took place 26 years ago in 1997. The visit is an important initiative to fill up the hiatus in engagemen....

June 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Egypt , PM Modi , Suez Canal , Fatah El-Sisi , Order of Nile , Sisi

Lessons for the World from the Suez Canal Crisis

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The Suez Canal has never lost its newsworthiness because of its strategic location and significance in the realm of maritime trade. The 193-kilometre (120 mile) long canal, one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries, was....

April 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Suez Canal , Mediterranean , MV Ever Given , Cape of Good Hope , waterway , Suez Canal Authority , Yom Kippur War , nationalization , Shoei Kisen , Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie , cargo

The Berlin-Baghdad Express; Sean McMeekin; Penguin Books 2011; PP 461; Price Rs 550; eBook Rs 413

Amb Prabhat P Shukla

Ideas & Ideologies That Provoked World War I Still Pose A Threat Many books have been written about the First World War, especially in recent years, as more information emerges in the public domain. This year – the hundredth anniversary of the o....

August 27, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , First World War , Book Reviews , Berlin-Baghdad Express , European Powers , Suez Canal