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The President’s Legacy After a week of intense speculation, dawn break on the 2^nd of September 2016 coincided with the Uzbek state media finally declaring the death of the country’s first and only president, Islam Karimov. Al....

October 27, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , economic reforms , Uzbekistan , election , Karimov , succession , Mirziyoev

Thailand: The King Is No More; Can The New Constitution Provide Stability? - An Assessment

Anushree Ghisad

Just as Thailand was trying to understand and cope with the implications on the new constitution that was approved at the recent nationwide referendum; it was hacked by perhaps the most apocalyptic event- sad demise of the revered king HRH Bhumibol A....

October 17, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Buddhism , Thailand , Kingdom of Thailand

BRICS Forum under Indian Stewardship: Prospects and Issues

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Prime Minster Modi’s aim during his Chairmanship of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa or the ‘BRICS’ forum is to give it shape and substance both in terms of making it a responsible multilateral institution, firstly, as an imp....

October 12, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , ASEAN-India , BRICS Summit , East Asia Summits , G20 Summits

Changing Dynamics in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Gulshan Sachdeva

Introduction In recent months, security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and relations between Kabul and Islamabad are tense. Although Afghanistan has signed a peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-i-Islami, the overall....

October 06, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Central Asia , Afghanistan

Update on India Vietnam Relationship

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction Vietnam lies in the Asia Pacific region which is a dear friend of India. Vietnam and India have China as a neighbour which results in commonality of strategic thinking due to complexities in dealing with the Chinese nationalist....

October 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India Vietnam Relationship

Discussion on ‘Russia In The 21st Century: Where From, Where To'

The VIF organised an internal discussion the topic being, ‘Russia in the 21st Century: where from, where to’, on 23 Sep 2016. The discussion was conducted by Amb PS Raghavan and moderated by Amb PP Shukla, both India’s former Ambassadors to Rus....

October 03, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Featured , Russia , Interaction , India-Russia Relations , India-US relations , Russia In The 21st Century , President Putin

Interaction with Ambassador Timothy Roemer, former Member of the U.S. Congress and Ambassador to India

On 26 Sep 2016, the VIF held a fascinating interaction with Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer, former Member of the US Congress for six terms from Indiana and Ambassador to India (2009-2011), sharing his perspective on the 2016 U.S. presidential election,....

October 03, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , U.S. Congress , Timothy J. Roemer , US presidential election

Visit of a Delegation from China’s Pangoal institution

Leading a four-member delegation, Mr. YI Peng, founder President of the Pangoal Institution, a Bejing-based non-governmental think tank, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 20 Sep 2016 for an interaction, targeted at exploring p....

September 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , UN sanctions , Pangoal Institution , Chinese investors

India and the United States - Recent Development

Dr Harinder Sekhon

As the Obama administration enters its last months in office, it is normal that it would want to assess the state of relations between the United States and India. Both countries have invested a lot in revitalizing this partnership and the US would n....

September 26, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , modi , Obama , UNCLOS , India - United States

Round Table Discussion : India-Iran Relations

On 19 Sep 2016, Amb Dinkar Srivastava, India’s former Ambassador to Iran, conducted a round table discussion on ‘India-Iran relations and the way forward’. The interaction among experts focused on three key issues: terrorism, regional connectiv....

September 26, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Chabahar Port , Iran , Soviet Union , India-Iran relations