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Taiwan Elections 2020: Landslide Victory for Tsai Ing-wen

In the just concluded 15th Presidential Election in Taiwan, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Tsai Ing-wen has swept the polls with 8, 170, 231 votes (57.1 per cent). She secured the highest number of votes for any candidate since Taiwan....

January 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Tsai Ing-wen , Taiwan Elections 2020 , One Country Two Systems , Cross-Strait , India-Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping Faces Difficult Times Ahead

Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

There are clear indications that popular dissatisfaction and discontent with Chinese President Xi Jinping inside China continues to simmer just below the surface. The economic slowdown, unemployment and rising cost of living have contributed to the d....

January 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Protests , BRI , China's universities , surveillance , leaks

Recent Visit of a Multi-Think Tank Delegation to China

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

A multi-think delegation of Indian scholars (Gateway House, Jindal University, India Foundation, ORF, and FORE School of Business Management) visited and interacted with Chinese scholars, officials, corporate agencies and academics in different unive....

December 27, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South East Asia , Think Tank Delegation to China

एशियाई भूराजनीति में चीन का प्रभावः भारत के लिए निहितार्थ

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

शी चिनफिंग के शब्दों में चीन ‘बंधुत्व, परस्पर विश्वास एवं समावेशन’ के आधार पर प्रमुख देखों के स�....

December 24, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , बीआरआई , चीन , एशिया प्रशांत क्षेत्र , बेल्ट एंड रोड इनिशिएटिव

China’s influence in Asian Geopolitics: Implications for India

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

China, in Xi Jinping’s words, is a building a “new model” of major-country relations, and crafting a policy of building relations with neighbouring countries, based on “amity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness”. Geographically speaking, C....

December 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , OBOR , Asia , Indian Ocean , BRI , India China Relations , China’s influence in Asian geopolitics

Five ‘T’s of China-India ties

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

Following the two informal summits between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Wuhan (2018) and Chennai (2019) the important question that is being asked within the academic circles in China is what could be the possible template....

December 16, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Kashmir , Terrorism , Belt and Road , Informal Summit , RCEP , trade imbalance , Aksai Chin , SR talks

Interaction with the Delegation from the Fudan University, Shanghai

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from the Fudan University, Shanghai on 14 November 2019. The Delegation was led by Zhang Weiwei, Distinguished Professor of International Relations and Director of the China Institute....

December 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Climate Change , Fudan University , Public Diplomacy , New Global Order

भारत-चीन सम्बन्धों में चेन्नई का जुड़ाव: 11-12 अक्टूबर 2019 को ममल्लपुरम में भारत-चीन के बीच होने वाले दूसरे शिखर सम्मेलन का आकलन

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

तमिलनाडु के मामल्लपुरम् (इसे महाबलिपुरम् के नाम से भी जाना जाता है) में भारत और चीन के बीच दूसरी �....

December 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , मामल्लपुरम् शिखर वार्ता , भारत-चीन सम्बन्ध , भारत-चीन द्विपक्षीय समझदारी

The Belt and Road Initiative: Is it Viable?

Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

Recently, the US diplomat Alice Wells speaking at the Wilson Center at Washington D.C., criticised the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and questioned the economic feasibility of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).¹ She reiterated that ....

December 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , US , China , Belt and Road Initiative , CPEC

Discussion on Book, ‘Containing the China Onslaught’, authored by Mr. Pradip Baijal

On 3rd October 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a book discussion on the book, ‘Containing the China Onslaught’, written by Mr. Pradip Baijal, a former Indian Administrative Service official. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, V....

December 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Book Discussions , Containing the China Onslaught , Chinese Economy , BRI , OBOR , World Trade Organisation , China’s reforms