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Assassination of General Soleimani and geo-political tensions in the Gulf
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Al Quds Forces in an American strike at Baghdad airport in the early hours of 3rd January sent shock waves in the region. Iran declared 3 days mourning and flags are being flown at half....

January 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , West Asia , Article , Quds Force , IRGC , Soleimani , Mashad , Kitaib-Hizbullah , oil price
VIF Delegation in Washington Dc

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from 11 to 15 Nov 2019 for the annual return meetings – a bilateral on India-US relations with the Hudson Institute ....

December 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Seminars , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Hudson Institute , Jerusalem Centre , State Department
Sreeram Chaulia, Trumped; Emerging power in a post-American world, 2019, Bloomsbury, New Delhi.
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Sreeram Chaulia’s thought-provoking book, Trumped; Emerging Powers in a Post-American World is likely to trigger a debate on the impact of the disruption in the global order brought out by Trump’s ‘America First’ policy. The author�....

December 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Trump , Book Reviews , America First policy , 2019 , Post-American world , Sreeram Chaulia
The ‘Trumpeachment’ Clouds
Amb K P Fabian Commentary

The clouds are thickening, and we do not know whether there will be thunder and lightning that can cause peril to the occupant of the White House. But, we do know that it will get worse before it gets better, if it ever does, and we see a cloudless b....

November 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , US , Impeaching US President , Trump’s Ukraine episode , American election
After INF, the Future of New-START Hangs in Balance
Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

After the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty early this year, the uncertainty surrounding the extension of New-START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is growing with each passing day. President Trump and....

June 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , US-Russia arms treaty , The New-START , Treaty of global stability
Interaction with the Heritage Foundation (Washington DC, USA)

The brainstorming session was devoted to Indo-US bilateral relations, developments in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific, stabilising South Asia, and US-China relations. In bilateral domain, strengthening US-India defence cooperation, and issues of....

April 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , US-China relations , Heritage Foundation
Systemic Decline of the American Power?
Vivek Sugandh Article

Introduction
“While the US remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies”, reads the resigna....

January 23, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , US Foreign Policy , Trump’s policies , US super power
George Bush – A Tribute
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

George Herbert Walker Bush was the last US President who fought in the Second World War. He also presided over the demise of Cold War. He deftly used multilateralism to advance US national interests. The success of American led coalition in the first....

December 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , Late President George Bush , America’s wars
America First: Foreign Policy of Mr. Trump
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Several recent episodes have brought out the nature of the ‘America First’ policy of President Trump. What is then the place of cherished values of human rights and free trade in the US foreign policy today?

Human Rights
The first ....

November 26, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , America First policy , Trump’s foreign policy
2+2 Dialogue and Indo U.S. Relations
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

... moving the defence engagement a notch higher, the two nations are now focused on enhancing closer private defence industry collaboration which will help Indian defence manufacturers in boosting the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ initiati....

October 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Indo-U.S. Relations , 2+2 Dialogue
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