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China’s Assertiveness in South China Sea: Vietnam’s Response and Implications for India
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Brunei Darussalam recently hosted two summits from 08 October to 10 October 2013. The first was the ASEAN summit which was held on 08 and 09 October followed by the East Asian summit on 10 October 2013. The Chinese President Xi Jinping was the most p....

November 19, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Interaction with Mr. Tom Dodd, Senior Policy Advisor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK

Mr. Tom Dodd, Head, ASEAN Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Office accompanied by Helen Fazey, Counsellor, ASEAN and Regional security Affairs at the British Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia had an interaction with the VIF Faculty on 12 November 20....

November 18, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Panel Discussion , Interaction , ASEAN , UK , FTA , India’s look East policy
India-US Partnership: Asian Challenges and Beyond by P.P. Shukla

About Book : India and the United States of America aim to form a strategic partnership of trust, cooperation and collaboration, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Indo-US relationship has had its share of ups and downs, but both admit to the nec....

November 13, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , strategic partnership , United States , Book Published
India-Vietnam Strategic Relationship: Need to Impart Momentum
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle

While historians trace the roots of India-Vietnam relations to the 2nd Century AD, modern day association commenced four decades ago in 1972. There has been an upward trajectory of engagement in all spheres thereafter be it political, econ....

November 13, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
Indian PM’s China Visit: In Pursuit of Peace Along the Borders
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

It is rare that a summit between two countries is held twice in the same year. Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Beijing came only about five months since their meeting in New Delhi in May this year. What were the compelling circum....

November 10, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Interaction with Taiwanese Delegation

An interaction was held with a Taiwanese delegation from Prospects Foundation at the VIF on 6 November 2013. The five member Taiwanese delegation was led by Dr. Tzong-Ho Bau, Vice Chairman of the Foundation. Dr Frances Chung, Deputy Representative, ....

November 08, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , China , ASEAN , RECP , Taiwanese Delegation , Trans Pacific Partnership , Prospects Foundation
Balochistan- The New Regional Tinderbox?
Monish Gulati

On 25 October 2013, the Iranian State News Agency reported that fourteen Iranian border guards were killed and five wounded in clashes with “armed bandits” near Saravan on Iran’s southeastern border with Pakistan. There were also reports of thr....

November 06, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Pakistan
AZIZ's NOTEBOOK: at the heart of the iranian revolution; Chowra Makaremi; Translated by Renuka George; Yoda Press; PP 149; Price Rs 250
Sushant Sareen

Can there be anything in common between the Islamic Revolution led by the Ayatollahs of Iran, the formation of a medieval Islamic Emirate by the Taliban of Afghanistan, the Cultural Revolution unleashed by the Red Guards of Maoist China and the patho....

November 05, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Book Reviews , AZIZ , Iranian revolution , Islamic Emirate , Islamic Revolution
Prime Minister’s Visit to Russia and China: New Equations in a Fast Changing Global Order
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s back to back visits to Russia and China from October 20 to 24 reflect the evolution of India’s external relations in a world with shifting power balances and the challenges faced in consolidating relations with tri....

October 23, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Indo-US Defence Trade: Moving to a Higher Trajectory
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Contrary to most of the commentary that has appeared in the Indian media, the Obama-Manmohan Singh meeting at the White House on September 26, 2013 was unexpectedly successful in setting the Indo-US strategic partnership on the path to a higher traje....

October 18, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
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