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The India-U.S. Partnership: Building Upon the Joint Efforts of a Quarter Century
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra (Retd.) Commentary

The India-U.S. partnership embarked on a new trajectory at the turn of the century when strains that appeared post India’s nuclear tests in 1998 were replaced by....

January 01, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , QUAD , Indo Pacific , Multilateralism , US India strategic partnership , Geoploilitics and Geoeconomics , US India Defence and Security Cooperation , Global and Regional Cooperation , Trump 2.0
Pitfalls of Parliament Debate on China
Rup Narayan Das Commentary

On 3rd December External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar made a suo moto statement in the Lok Sabha and informed the members about current state of relations between India and China after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese....

December 31, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India , China , Parliament , Nehru , resolution , Noorani , Menon
China Preparing to Deal with Trump 2.0
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“The ability to prevent defeat is your responsibility, while the opportunities for victory depend upon the enemy.” - Six Secret Teachings, Jiang Ziya As the world awaits another term of US President Donald Trump, the People’s Republic....

December 30, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , ASEAN , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Trump , trade , tariffs , New Productive Forces , MFN
India-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations @75 Years: Strategic Cooperation Shaping Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
Prof (Dr) Debasis Bhattacharya Article

As India and Indonesia commemorate 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1951-2024), it is time to celebrate the deep-rooted historical, civilizational, cultural, and economic linkages spanning for the last two millennia, which in turn lays stron....

December 27, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , ASEAN , Indonesia , SAGAR , Mahabharata , IPOI , Ramayana , 75th anniversary
Israeli Effort to Delegitimise and Destroy United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Gautam Sen Commentary

At the behest of the Netanyahu government of Israel, the Knesset – the country`s parliament had passed two controversial resolutions on 28th October this year, demanding the disbandment of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on the groun....

December 26, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , UNRWA , Hamas , ICJ , ICC , Knesset Resolution 28th October 2024 , Phillipe Lazarini , Address UNGA 6th November 2024 , Funding UNRWA
Collapse of the French and German Government:Turmoil in the EU’s Franco-German Engine
Dr Shreya Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

The European Union was born out of the ashes of World War II, and gained recognition as not just an economic alliance, but an overall integration project, fuelled by two of its biggest Member States- Germany and France. Former French President Jacque....

December 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , economy , Government , European Union , France , Germany , Franco-German engine , Integration.
Arctic: The New Frontier of Power Play
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

The Arctic region is generally defined as the area of land and water located north of the 66.5°N latitude, also known as the Arctic Circle. [1] The term "Arctic" comes from the ....

December 23, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Climate Change , Northern Sea Route , Arctic Council , Arctic Geopolitics , Arctic resources , Russia and Arctic , U.S. Arctic strategy , China in the Arctic , India and the ArcticArctic sovereignty , Arctic governance , BRICS in the Arctic
Shifting Dynamics: What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for US-Africa Relations
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Presidential elections in the United States of America (US) hold profound implications for regions across the globe. Consequently, the outcome of US presidential elections has been closely observed by the African continent as well. With Trump coming ....

December 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Donald Trump , US Foreign Policy , Immigration , Global Trade , Biden Administration , critical minerals , AGOA , Project 2025 , US Africa Relations , Prosper Africa Initiative , Trade and Tariffs , African Growth and Opportunity Act , China and Africa Relations
Iran: Review of Situation as of December 2024
Kingshuk Chatterjee Commentary

Right from the beginning of the Gaza Conflict triggered by the outrage of 7th October 2023, it was very clear that Iran did not want a war with Israel. This was partly because Israeli military capabilities by themselves are demonstrably far more sign....

December 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Israel , IRGC , Hezbollah , Benjamin Netanyahu , Masoud Pezeshkian
Reimagining India’s Economic Engagement with the West Asian Region
Prof Sameena Hameed Commentary

India's economic engagement with the West Asian region, of which many countries are in its extended neighbourhood, is more of an impulse driven by age-old civilisational exchanges. So, one must return to the basics of our relationships, geographical ....

December 17, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , INSTC , CEPA , I2U2 , IMEC
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