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From Sanctions to Nuclear Deterrence: Europe’s Peace Plan for Ukraine
Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

With almost two months behind since the start of negotiations between the United States and Russia on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s recent deadly missile attacks on Zelenskyy’s hometown Kryvyi Rih on April 4 and the Ukrainian city of Sumy on April....

April 22, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , Russia , Trump , Putin , sanctions , European Union , UK , France , Germany , nuclear deterrence , Zelenskyy , Debt Brake , Ukraine. European Security , Coalition of the Willing , Peace Plan
Europe News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Trump Unveils 10% Tariff on all Imports to US and 20% on the EU
US President Donald Trump unveiled the much-anticipated “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs in a speech at the White House Rose Garden, imposing a minimum 10% tariff on a....

April 21, 2025 China , Central Asia , Trump , Putin , EU , tariffs , Spain , war crimes , missile attack , Hungary , International Criminal Court , Europe News Digest , Elon Musk , Marine Le Pen , Counter-tariffs
Myanmar - Russia Partnership: Deepening Strategic Ties
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlain conducted ‘an official goodwill visit’[1] to Russia, accompanied by other members of SAC and sen....

March 19, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Myanmar , Putin , Min Aung Hlaing , Energy Cooperation , Myanmar-Russia Bilateral Ties , State Administrative Council (SAC) , Security Ties
Making Sense of Trump’s Ukraine U-turn
Abanti Bhattacharya Commentary

The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....

March 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Trump , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Cold War
Europe News Digest (16-28 February, 2025)

Starmer says US 'Backstop' Needed for Ukraine Peace Deal
Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a "US backstop" to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again. Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with Eur....

March 04, 2025 Trump , Putin , European Commission , tariffs , UN resolution , Zelenskyy , Europe News Digest , Ukraine Peace Deal , Saudi Peace Talks , German Elections
16th BRICS Summit: Key Takeaways
Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on 22-24 October, 2024 marks a watershed moment since the group’s evolution, as it was the first after induction of four new members, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE. The key highlights from the Kazan summit....

December 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Russia , modi , Putin , BRICS , Kazan Summit
Review of the 21st Valdai Discussion Club Meeting
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a wide ranging four hour long open and frank interaction with the participants of the Valdai Discussion Club (VDC) meeting held in Sochi on 07 Nov 2024, Putin touched upon a variety of issues ranging from the rise of new multilateralism, the prosp....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Putin , Ukraine War , Valdai Club , Non-west , Trump election
The Kursk Incursion – An Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Scope
This work attempts to analyse the issues related to the recent incursion of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia. In that, it examines the so-called 'gains' from such an incursion in the light of existing realities.
October 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Nuclear , Putin , Ukraine , Kursk , Zelenskyy
Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! C....

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , US , China , Russia , Xi Jinping , Putin , Europe , CCP , Taiwan independence
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (17-23 June 2024)

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China's influence on U.N. space agency grows as top funder
China has been making the largest voluntary contribution to a United Nations outer space agency in recent years, underscoring the country's growing ambition i....

July 02, 2024 Israel , South China Sea , Putin , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Nuclear Power , Hajj , UNOOSA , Shale , China-EU , China data
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