Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

China’s White Paper on defence titled ‘China’s National Defense in New Era’ of 2019, coming after a gap of four years, bears a strong imprint of President Xi Jinping on Beijing’s defence and security policies and strategies. Though t....

August 08, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China’s White Paper 2019 , China’s military assertion , PLA under Xi Jinping

India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on the India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leading strategist and policymakers participated in the discussions. Dr Arvind Gupta, Direct....

July 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , BRI , ndia-China Relations , India–China Trade , Chinese investment

2019 Hong Kong Protests: A Series of Contending Perspectives

Saumya Joshi Article

Introduction

The 2019 Hong Kong (HK)’ protests were one of the biggest street protests in the last three decades. The protests were against the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) ....

July 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Hong Kong protests , Hong Kong’s democracy , Hong Kong extradition bill

No Change in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Assertive Policies Despite Pressure

Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

Since more than the past 18 months Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have been under increasing pressure because of the US-China Tariff war. Washington has also been trying to create an adverse international environme....

July 29, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China’s assertive policies , China’s aggressive posturing

Troubled Times for China Technology - The Huawei Imbroglio

… push for 5G is commendable, but unless there is an overhaul of R&D in India, the security dilemma will always persist. With China’s orientation towards creating future technologies, the risks will not just persist on India’s borders but in th....

July 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , 5G , India’s 5G dilemma , Challenges of 5G , China Technology

Assessment of Chinese Military Modernisation and Its Implications for India

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Ever since its creation, China has been claiming territories of numerous countries. There have been wars and clashes, and the usual tone of policy statements has remained assertive. After annexing Tibet the Communist China has described China as a pa....

July 16, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , modernisation , Chinese Military , Book Published , Communist China , Chinese Armed Forces , Indian security

Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a seminar on 8 April, 2019, on ‘Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative’. The deliberations were divided in three broad themes: Aims and Drivers of the Belt and Road Initiative (BR....

July 11, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Seminars , India , CPEC , China’s Belt and Road Initiative , Southeast Asia , BRI

Interaction with the Visiting Chinese Delegation led by Amb Yang Yanyi

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a Chinese delegation led by Amb. Yang Yanyi, (Former Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union). She was accompanied by Mr Zhu Feng, Executive Director of China Center for Collaborative St....

July 10, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , South China Sea , European Union , US-China trade

Tiananmen Square Incident @ 30

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

The year 2019 is very special in the calendar of China as it marks some of the most important anniversaries. But the one anniversary which Beijing refuses to acknowledge is the thirty years since the Tiananmen Square Incident. On June 3 and 4, 1989 h....

June 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Tiananmen 89 , Party surveillance in China