Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

The idea of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), floated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007, was for Japan to work together with the US, India and Australia to enhance the values of democracy. While addressing the Indian parliament in 2....

March 29, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Quad in Indo-Pacific , Quad on terrorism

दक्षिण चीन सागर में 2019 में होने वाले घटनाक्रम का अनुमान

Amb Yogendra Kumar Commentary

यदि 2019 की बात करें तो दक्षिण चीन सागर सुलगते हुए पलीते की तरह है, जो बिना चेतावनी के किसी भी समय फट ....

February 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , चीनी सैन्यीकरण , दक्षिण चीन सागर

ब्लू बनाम ग्रीनः ताइवान में मध्यावधि चुनाव का विश्लेषण

Dr Teshu Singh Article

बीते वर्ष 24 नवंबर को ताइवान में स्थानीय निकाय और मध्यावधि चुनाव संपन्न हुए। इन चुनावों में डेमो....

January 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Taiwan electionsChina-Taiwan relations

Forecast on Developments in the South China Sea in 2019

Amb Yogendra Kumar Commentary

Looking into 2019, the South China Sea is like a lit fuse which can lead to conflagration without warning. The rhetoric between China and the US is becoming so incandescent that avoidance of a violent naval clash has become a main subject of discussi....

January 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , Indo-Pacific confrontation

Decoding China’s Stance on South China Sea

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

China has been looking into formalizing of a Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea (SCS) and seeks a possible long lasting solution to the maritime territorial dispute that persists with its other claimant countries. There have been consultat....

December 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , China-ASEAN Code of Conduct

Blue vs Green: An Analysis of the Mid-Term Elections in Taiwan

Dr Teshu Singh Article

On 24 November 2018, the ‘nine-in–one’ local government and mid-term elections were held in Taiwan. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost seven out of the 13 cities and counties, including two special municipalities; Taichung and Kaohsiun....

December 12, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Taiwan elections , China-Taiwan relations

Public Call for Independence - What it Means for Taiwan

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

It would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened and is happening across the Taiwan Straits. The relationship between Taiwan and China has been strained since the election of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen as the ....

November 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Taiwan-China relations , Chinese hard-line on Taiwan

Pakistan Withdrawal from Combined Task Force 151: Does it Presage a Lethal Military Bloc – An Alliance of Four (Ao4)?

Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

Pakistan Navy’s Pull-out

It was reported by Al Jazeera that the Pakistan Navy had pulled out of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 on October 08, 2018. However, there has been no official confirmation by the Pakistan Navy. CTF 151 was establ....

October 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Combined Task Force , Arabian Sea Lanes , Pakistan Navy

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

BIMSTEC – The Rubik’s Cube

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On August 30-31, the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held its 4th Summit at Kathmandu within a span of over two decades. Many observers had begun to cast a shadow of doubt on its r....

September 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , BIMSTEC , 4th Kathmandu Summit , Asian regional cooperation