International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Visiting South Korean Delegation of Sejong Institute

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a maiden interaction with an eminent delegation of Sejong Institute from South Korea on 18 December 2017. The interaction explored various facets of current global, regional and bilateral dynamics between....

Commentary: President Trump and Jerusalem

President Trump’s decision announced on 6th December 2017 to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to order the transfer of US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reminds one of the 1917 Balfour Declaration that paved the way for the esta....

Commentary- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Enhance Cooperation

President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has recently paid an official visit to Uzbekistan. His meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has resulted in signing of 20 agreements in fields of trade, transit, security, electricity and education. As....

Uzbekistan, Uzbeks and Terror: Complex Realities

The New York terror attack has time and again alarmed the international community about the rising terror attacks carried out by persons of Central Asian origins. On 31 October, a 29-year old Uzbek national, called Sayfulla Saipov, drove a truck down....

Russia’s Evolving Equations with the USA and China: Implications for India

Introduction This monograph seeks to understand the major shifts that are taking place in the global power structure established at the end of World War II in 1945 by examining the dynamics of the interaction between the United States (US), Russia....

चीन की 19वीं पार्टी कांग्रेस का विश्लेषण

पहले ही चीन के किसी अन्य वामपंथी दल के नेता की तुलना में अधिक और लगभग चौदह औपचारिक पद सँभालते हु�....

2nd Meeting of Head of Think-Tanks of India and Russia, New Delhi, 04 Dec 2017

Session on ‘Strategic Partnership between India and Russia in the Backdrop of the Changing Landscape of World Order’ Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, chaired a session titled �....

H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation, delivers the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 11 December 2017

His Excellency Sergey V Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, delivered the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 December 2017, to a select gathering that comprised India’s ....

मोदी के मनिला दौरे का विवरण

जैसा कि प्रत्येक विदेश दौरे में होता आया है उसे कायम रखते हुए इस बार भी प्रधानमंत्री ने मनिला के....

Dawn of an Era in Zimbabwe: How Robert Mugabe Failed to Implement Succession Plan

Background The Republic of Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of Africa bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. The country is located between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers with a pop....

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