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US-Taiwan Relations under Joe Biden Administration
Dr Teshu Singh Article

Amongst many of the sensitive issues that Joe Biden will inherit, the US-Taiwan relations is going to be of critical importance for the US, Indo-Pacific strategy. Tsai Ing-wen has already congratulated Joe Biden on Twitter, she wrote: “The values o....

December 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , Donald Trump , Xi Jinping , COVID-19 , TAIPEI Act , Joe Biden , FTA , US-Taiwan , Alex Azar , Keith Krach , Summit of Democracy
US Takes First Step towards Recognising Tibetan Government-in-Exile: the Myth of Historic Chinese Suzerainty over Tibet
Anubhav Shankar Commentary

On 22nd of December, the United States finally decided to dust off its ‘Tibet inertia’ by passing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (TPSA), acknowledging the exclusive right of Tibetans only to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama. The a....

December 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , China , Tibet , Commentary , Dalai Lama , United States , Central Tibetan Administration , Tibetan Policy Support Act 2020
मध्य-पूर्व और अमेरिका के अगले राष्ट्रपति : चिंताएं भरपूर
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अमेरिका परंपरागत रूप से मध्य-पूर्व की सुरक्षा का मध्यस्थ रहा है। इस क्षेत्र के प्रति पिछले कु�....

December 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , फिलिस्तीन। जेसीपीओए। जीसीसी। गोलन हाइट्स। शांति प्रक्रियाएं। सदी का समझौता। नेतन्याहू। रियाद। तेल अवीव।
भारत-अमेरिका के बीच 2 + 2 संवाद एक पूर्वनिर्धारित रक्षा संबंध की दरकार
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय
भारत और अमेरिका के बीच 2 + 2 संवाद (26-27 अक्टूबर, 2020) की तीसरी श्रृंखला हाल ही में समाप्त हुई �....

December 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , Article , चीन। हिंद-प्रशांत महासागर। डीटीटी आई। सीएएटीएसए। बीईसीए। काउंटर टेररिज्म। साइबर डायलॉग। आईएसए। मेजर डिफेंस पार्टनर। एसटीए।
RCEP Puts New Life in APEC
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has rolled back to life with the 2020 virtual Summit chaired by Malaysia on 17 November. There was no Summit last year as the host, Chile, suffered from internal political problems making it impossible to....

November 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Article , India , President Trump , FTAAP , Kuala Lumpur Declaration , Putrajaya Vision 2040 , PM Yoshihide Suga
India – US Relations under Biden
Dr Harinder Sekhon Commentary

US President elect, Joe Biden has a challenging time ahead especially over the next few weeks when he may be called upon to prove the legitimacy of his election. While he has both the electoral college votes and the popular vote in the just-concluded....

November 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , Indo-Pacific , Multilateralism , Protectionism , Bilateral Trade , US-India Relations , Joe Biden and India , China's challenge , Defining Partnership , America's International Role
Middle East and the Next US President -Worries Galore
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

U.S. has traditionally been the arbiter of the security in the Middle East. Of late, arguably there have been signs of U.S. distraction and disengagement as the geo-economics and geo-politics transform the power matrix especially towards the Indo-Pac....

November 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Palestine , JCPOA , GCC , Golan Heights , Peace Process , Deal of the century , Netanyahu , Riyadh , Tel Aviv
India – US 2+2 Dialogue: Forging a Predictable Defence Relationship
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The recently concluded India – US 2+2 dialogue (October 26- 27, 2020), third in this series, is a pointer towards the two countries converging substantially in overcoming the often lamented `hesitation of history’. Coming....

November 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , Article , China , Indo Pacific , DTTI , CAATSA , BECA , Counter terrorism , Cyber Dialogue , ISA , major defence partner , STA
The '2 plus 2' Indo-US Dialogue; a Fillip to Indo-US Security Cooperation
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

India and the US concluded the 3rd edition of the ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue in New Delhi on 27 October 2020. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar from the Indian side and Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary o....

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Make in India , defence cooperation , BECA , Indo-US dialogue , multipolar Asia
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Rivalry has begun
Aayush Mohanty Article

The last two years have seen the U.S-China rivalry ramping up, threatening to engulf the world in a new Cold War. The new Cold War would not be the same as before, based on ideology, but, who has better technology and is equipped to deal with global ....

October 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , US , China , Aircraft , EU , Manufacturing , Boeing , Airbus , COMAC , commercial
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