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Analysing China - Russia Naval Exercises
Commodore Gopal Suri Article

China has the fastest growing navy amongst the major powers of the world with a current strength of about 340 ships including 125 major combatants and submarines[1]. This growth ....

September 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Russia , South China Sea , Navy , East China Sea , Maritime Silk Route , PLAN , Guangdong , Vostok , Joint Exercises , Peace Blue Shield , Maritime Interaction , Joint Sea , no-limits friendship , military alliance , joint patrols , Peter the Great Bay
Saudi Diplomacy: Breaking the Barriers
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Last decade, especially since the Arab Spring of 2010, has been quite momentous for the Saudi domestic, foreign and security policies. This has been further accentuated in the last five years and is greatly marked by tremendous pragmatism and realism....

September 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , Iran , Houthi , G20 , OPEC , MBS , Abraham Accords , Riyadh
Prime Minister Modi in Athens: A Visit of Special Significance
Amb Yannis-Alexis Zepos Commentary

The Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, paid an official visit to Athens recently. Mr Modi represents modern India, a country the average Greek knows very little about. As far as India is concerned, the Greek collective memory is dominat....

September 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , PM Modi , Greece , Athens
The Significance of US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The security situation in the Indo Pacific is evolving rapidly. The growing threats from DPRK and China have compelled the US, Japan and ROK to come together in comprehensive trilateral format with security as its key pillar. On 18th Aug 2023, a tril....

September 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article
Kerry’s Visit to China, Climate Change and India’s Energy Transition
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Climate change has resulted in the heat wave sweeping the northern hemisphere from the US, Europe, and China to South Korea. India witnessed heavy rains. The UN Secretary-General stated that “The era of global warming has ended; the era of globa....

August 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , Climate Change , BRICS , G20 , John Kerry , Kyoto Protocol
Europe moving east, new alignments and priorities possible
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Recent interactions with strategic communities in Europe brought into focus how different the world looks from their vantage points and how geography – in its broader definition of location, physical features, natural resources, historical experien....

August 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Europe , NATO
Egypt – France – India – UAE Quadrilateral: An Axis in the Strategic Waters
Aditya Malpekar Article

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
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: July 2023
Commodore Gopal Suri

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held meetings on a variety of subjects in the month of July 2023 with six expert groups, a trilateral dialogue, an inter-think tank dialogue and a roundtable. The first meeting of the newly constituted Inter....

August 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Jammu & Kashmir , Taiwan , West Asia , India-US strategic partnership , Quantum Technology , PM Dahal
China’s Advent in the Arctic – Rise of Chinarctic?
Pranjal Kunden Article

Introduction
24th February 2022 marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while simultaneously marking the possibility of disintegration of the Russian federation.[1] Thi....

August 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Belt and Road Initiative , Arctic , Polar Silk Road , Arctic Council , Tianxia , Chinarctic
Evaluating US-Japan-South Korea Camp David Summit
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
During the Group of Seven (G-7) summit hosted by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his home city of Hiroshima on 21 May, US President Joe Biden announced that he will host the first stand alone trilateral summit betwe....

August 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , NATO , Taiwan Straits , trilateral , Camp David summit , duty to consult , China’s reservation , institutional architecture , Joint statement
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