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Forum of China-Africa Cooperation - Issue of ‘Debt Trap’

At the recently held triennial Forum of China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), China offered USD 60 billion to the African countries in the next three years. The amount is the same as promised in 2015 but the dispersal of the funds are different from the ....

October 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China-Africa Cooperation , China’s funding in Africa

2+2 Dialogue and Indo U.S. Relations

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

... moving the defence engagement a notch higher, the two nations are now focused on enhancing closer private defence industry collaboration which will help Indian defence manufacturers in boosting the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ initiati....

October 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Indo-U.S. Relations , 2+2 Dialogue

Libya in Turmoil

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nearly seven years after the revolution, Libya remains in the grip of civil war. The country’s ranking in terms of the UN Human Development Index has continued to fall from 43rd in pre-revolution period (2010) to 50th in the immediate post-revoluti....

October 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Libyan turmoil , post-revolution Libya

India-Africa: A Partnership for Growth

The India-Africa partnership is rooted in their shared historical experience. India has played a major role in the fight against apartheid and colonisation. The success of the decolonisation process increased the number of sovereign African countries....

September 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Indian Diaspora , India-Africa partnership , Agenda 2063 , Africa's Growth , India -Africa Forum Summit

Address of Shri. T. S. Tirumurti, Secretary (ER), at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), on ‘Enhancing India-Africa Cooperation’, 26 Sep, 2018

T. S. Tirumurti

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Amb D P Srivastava, High Commissioner of Rwanda to India Ernest Rwamucyo, Shri Tulsi Tanti, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be present here for the inaugural session of ‘Enhancing In....

September 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Prime Minister Modi , India-Africa Cooperation , Rwanda , Ugandan

Korean Peninsula – Two Steps Forwards, One and a Half Steps Back

Amb Vishnu Prakash Commentary

A productive inter-Korean summit was held in Pyongyang on 18 to 20 September - the third since April 2018. The historic first North Korea-USA summit took place in Singapore on 12 June. Preparations for the second are afoot. President Xi Jinping a....

September 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , North Korea denuclearisation , Korean peace

Evolution of China-Sri Lanka Relations

Over the last ten years China has been paying renewed attention to its ties with Sri Lanka. There has been a large rise in Chinese investments in various projects in Sri Lanka. Beijing has also diplomatically supported Colombo on various issues, espe....

September 26, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , Sri Lanka , China-Sri Lanka Relations , South Asian region

The United Nations 73rd General Assembly Session

Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

“Making the United Nations relevant to all people: global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies”, this will be the theme for the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) from 15 Sept....

September 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , 73rd Session UNGA , Indian priorities in 73rd UNGA

US-China Trade War: Analyses of Deeper Nuances and Wider Implications

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… China is unsatisfied with the degree of accommodation offered by the US and the US is uncomfortable with the strategic demands made by China … US wants China to reduce its trade deficit … an unrealistic request given the time it would take to....

September 17, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India , US , trade , US-China Trade War , Chian

Is BIMSTEC Finding due Attention?

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Conceived and formed in 1997 at Bangkok initially as a grouping of Bay of Bengal littoral countries, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping has expanded to include hinterland countries li....

September 14, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Kathmandu Summit