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Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The publicly-stated “outcomes” from the US-Russia summit meeting in Geneva on June 16 are well-known: return of their Ambassadors to their respective stations; foreign office discussions on restoration of diplomatic properties and staff strengths....

June 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Putin , NATO , Cyber Security , Biden , Post Cold War , Strategic stability

Takeaways from the Biden-Putin Summit

Dr Himani Pant Commentary

The downturn in the trajectory of US-Russia ties has become more pronounced since 2014. The differences over Ukraine, Middle East and others have been further exacerbated by charges of election meddling, cyber attacks levelled against Russia. At pres....

June 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , US Foreign Policy , Cyber Security , Joe Biden , Vladimir Putin , US-Russia ties , Biden-Putin Summit , Geneva Summit , Russian Foreign policy

US-India Partnership: Crisis Management in the Pandemic Era and Future of the Relationship

K P Vijayalakshmi Article

It is widely accepted that India and the United States have transformed their relationship in the post Cold War era. In the years from the Clinton administration, both US and India found increasing congruence in the security, economic and politics of....

June 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indian Diaspora , WHO , COVID-19 , WTO , Biden , Defence production Act , Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme , UN Forums , Vaccine Alliance

US / NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Implications

Amb Amar Sinha Article

The author had the opportunity to attend on 5 May 2021 a very engaging round table jointly hosted by the Vivekananda Foundation, New Delhi, and Hudson Institute, Washington DC on the imminent US/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impact on the ....

May 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , Iran , Afghanistan , Taliban , Biden , Doha Agreement

समझना रूस-अमेरिका संबंधों के रुझानों को

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

रूस का पश्चिमी देशों के साथ संबंध तेजी से बिगड़ता जा रहा है। दोनों पक्षों के नेताओं को बोली-बानी....

May 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , रूस। पुतिन। हिंद-प्रशांत। नाटो। अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध। बाइडेन। क्रीमिया।

Understanding the Trends in Russia US Relations

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Russia’s relations with the West are deteriorating rapidly. The rhetoric from the top leaders on both sides has been sharp and uncharitably harsh. They have expelled diplomats from each others’ countries. On 19th March, in a TV interview, Pre....

April 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Russia , Putin , Indo Pacific , NATO , US Sanctions , Biden , Crimea

Biden’s Exit Plan: US decides to Pullout Troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021

Dr Anwesha Ghosh Article

On April 13, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced the departure of American troops from Afghanistan by September 11 this year- a symbolic date, coinciding with the horrific terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in the New York City and Pentago....

April 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Afghanistan , Article , India , Afghanistan , Taliban , Civil war , Biden announcement , US troops withdrawal , Istanbul Conference , neighbouring countries

Explained: Suga-Biden Summit - Strengthening Alliance

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was the first foreign leader to travel to the US on 16 April in this time of pandemic to meet the US President Joe Biden. This was also Suga’s first visit to the US as Prime Minister though he had earlier vis....

April 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , South China Sea , Joe Biden , Senkaku Islands , Yoshihide Suga , pandemics , Taiwan Straits , flash point , Muslim Uighurs , Self-Defense Forces , summit meeting

To Friends in the United States: Ease Global Vaccine Manufacturing

Rudra Chaudhuri Commentary

The current public health crisis in India is devastating. On April 22, 2021, India recorded 332,921 COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 fatalities. It is unlikely that the second wave of the pandemic will level out anytime soon. The desperate need for oxyg....

April 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , India , COVID-19 , Joe Biden , Covishield , AstraZenca , Defense Production Act , supply constraints , vaccine shortage

Joint VIF-Heritage Interaction on “Future Trajectory of Indo-US Relations”

The Vivekananda International Foundation and The Heritage Foundation, USA jointly organized a web-based interaction session to deliberate upon the future trajectory of Indo-US relationship in the post-COVID era. The discussion centered around three ....

April 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , US , Defence Relations , India-US Trade , Infrastructure Cooperation