Articles

Talk on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof K. P. Vijayalakshmi on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World” on 27 January 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF chaired the ses....

January 31, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , US , Democratic Party , Joe Biden , Internal Political Dynamics

Yudh Abhyas 22: Another Step Further in Deepening Indo-US Strategic Ties

Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Yudh Abhyas, a joint military exercise, held between the Indian Army and the US Army is one of the critical aspects of the defence cooperation between the two countries. This exercise takes place at the Battalion level with its joint planning at th....

January 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , US , Article , Indian Army , US Army , Yudh Abhyas , UN Mandate , Interoperability , HADR and Indo-US Defence Cooperation

Interaction with the Visiting US delegation

On 14 December a delegation from the US Department of State interacted with VIF scholars VIF representatives, Dr Arvind Gupta (Director), Lt Gen R K Sawhney (Retd),Gp Capt Naval Jagota (Retd),Sweta Kumari(Associate Fellow), Anurag Sharma (Snr Researc....

January 16, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Pakistan , Anti-terrorism , Tehrik-e-Taliban

U.S National Defense Strategy – 2022: Old Wine in New Bottle?

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd) Article

Introduction

On October 27, 2022, the US government published the unclassified version of the National Defense Strategy (NDS), along with the ....

December 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Hybrid Warfare , DOD , Irregular Warfare , deterrence , Force planning , NDS , supply chain security

US-China Tech Rivalry: Pentagon Report on China’s Emerging Technology Strategy

Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

On 29 November 2022, the US Department of Defence released the 2022 annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” in which “China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies” figure prominent....

December 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , US , China , artificial intelligence , Indo-Pacific , Internet of Things , PLA , Big Data , semiconductors , Quantum Technologies , Autonomous Systems , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technology , Informatised Wars , Made in China 2025

Book Review: Destined for war: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? By Graham Allison. New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 2017. 384pp. ISBN 978-0-544-93527-3

Kartikeya Pandey

“Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world.” said Napoleon more than two hundred years ago and quoted by the author in the very first chapter of the book which talked about the rise of China. The author contends that the growth of....

December 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Russia , United States , Book Reviews , Industrial Revolution , Napoleon , US-Japan

The world according to Washington

P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

US’ drive for a global order in economy and trade comes up against China’s economic interlinkages with the West. At his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, US President Joe Biden told him that the United States wil....

December 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , Xi Jinping , Joe Biden , Chinese President

Talk on US Midterm Elections

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “US midterm Elections 2022: Implications for India and the World” on 21 November, 2022. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome remarks. Prof K....

December 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Democrats , Republicans , midterm Elections

‘Tagging’ the Major Powers: US National Security Strategy

Kartikeya Pandey Commentary

The new National Security Strategy of the United States, the first of Biden's administration, outlined the government's intentions for dealing with China, Russia, and its consideration of India, as well as its perceptions towards these countries. It ....

November 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , hegemony , Major powers , Minor powers , Tagging Strategy , Regional Power balance , Hub and spoke strategy

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan takes the Island Nation to International Limelight

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In the wake of escalating tensions between the US and China that started over trade issues and further complicated by the Covid-19, the Taiwan issue has emerged as a caucus belli for a possible conflagration, which if not controlled with deft diploma....

August 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Sabre-rattling , Tsai Ing-wen , Taiwan Strait , One-China policy , military drills , Nancy Pelosi , economic reprisals , security vulnerability