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Trump 2.0: The Impact of Donald Trump’s Victory on the European Security Architecture
Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

As the European capitals prepare for the former Republican President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a significant geopolitical and geostrategic shift is inevitable. Trump’s policies could create potential upheaval across the Atlantic a....

November 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , Europe , Security , European Union , NATO , Ukraine , Transatlantic cooperation , Trade Wars
Tensions in Russia-Japan Relations
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a deep shadow over Russia-Japan relations. The immediate prospects for improvement look bleak. Japan imposed sanctions on Russia a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia reacted by inc....

November 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , North Korea , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Japan
Review of the 21st Valdai Discussion Club Meeting
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a wide ranging four hour long open and frank interaction with the participants of the Valdai Discussion Club (VDC) meeting held in Sochi on 07 Nov 2024, Putin touched upon a variety of issues ranging from the rise of new multilateralism, the prosp....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Putin , Ukraine War , Valdai Club , Non-west , Trump election
Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , WTO , US market , Joe Bide
The 21st Century: The Century of India and ASEAN - Modi’s Strategic Visit to Lao-PDR
Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Article

Modi's two-day visit during the second week of October to attend the 21st India-ASEAN and the 19th East Asia summits in Lao PDR on the invitation of Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone marked India's commitment to forge stronger ties with ASEAN amid an....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , ASEAN , Singapore , Act East Policy , Brunei , Laos
Revisiting Cooperation in South Asia from Vivekananda’s Perspective
Aadya Ananta Article

Abstract
Western scholars and thinkers have dominated the field of international relations. Be it the study of world affairs or regional affairs, western perspectives have paved the way for their understanding. This paper looks beyond the....

November 13, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Vedanta , tolerance , Orthodoxy , Non-Western IR , Universal Acceptance
Second Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security: Some Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The II Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, hosted by Belarus from October 31 to November 1, is believed to have highlighted the shifting stance within Eurasia towards a more multipolar world, with an increasing emphasis on autonomy f....

November 08, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , EU , Russia Ukraine war , multipolarity , Energy imports , Illegal Sanctions
Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Engagement with Afghanistan: Significant for the Region
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

During a recent visit to Tashkent, I had attended the roundtable on ‘Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Openness and Prosperity for Peace’ on 25 October 2024. The speakers were some of the prominent policy makers with long experience of diplomacy and ....

November 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Afghanistan , trade , Gas Fields , railway line , IMU , Amu Darya , Friendship Bridge
A Critical Examination of the SCO Council of Heads of Government Summit in Islamabad
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) Summit held in Islamabad has garnered significant attention due to the regional dynamics among member countries, particularly between India and Pakistan, as well ....

October 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , CPEC , BRI , Connectivity , Gwadar port , SCO summit , Terrorism and Extremism
India must not lower its guard along LAC with China
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The continued discussions between the military commanders and diplomats of the two sides resolved most of the issues over the past four-and-a-half years. China’s transgressions over a large frontage along its Line of Actual Control with India in....

October 26, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , LAC , India News , DH Spotlight
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