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Kishida Needs to Explain Japan’s Nuclear Future – Part I
Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

The review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was held in New York on 1 August. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida became the first Prime Minister of Japan to attend the ministerial-level Review Conference of the....

August 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , SIPRI , Ukraine Crisis , Hiroshima , Nagasaki , NPT Review Conference , Little Boy , Fat Man , atomic bombing
Vimarsh on China Challenge in the Wake of the Ukraine Crisis

On 21 June 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh on the “China Challenge in the Wake of the Ukraine Crisis”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave out introductory remarks and welcomed the speaker Amb Ashok K K....

July 08, 2022 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , Xi Jinping , LoC , Line of Actual Control , Ukraine Crisis , India- China
South Asian Response to Ukraine Crisis: Political, Economic and Humanitarian Implications
Aakriti Vinayak

The Russian “special military operation” launched against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has impacted countries worldwide. While the global powers are busy in either extending support or condemning Russia in their respective ways, the fundamental ....

July 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , South Asia , response , Economic crisis , Humanitarian Crisis , Ukraine Crisis
Third C+C5 Meeting: Reinforcing Chinese Influence in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
The third meeting of the Foreign Ministers (FMs) of China and five Central Asian countries within the framework of China+ C5 took place in Nur Sultan on June 8, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi along w....

June 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , US , China , Central Asia , Afghanistan , BRI , energy , Transportation , Gas pipeline , Uyghurs , Wang Yi , C+C5 , Ukraine Crisis
Military Situation in Ukraine
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma for a discussion on the operational and tactical aspects of the military situation as the Russian special military operation launched against Ukraine on 24 Feb 22 enter....

April 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Crimea , Podcast , Military operations , Ukraine Crisis , Black Sea , Mariupol , Russo-Ukraine conflict , Kherson , Kyiv , Donbass , Moskuva
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: March 2022
Naval Jagota

In the month of March 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized six expert group interactions with most of them being hybrid, the interaction of the strategic discussions group on the Ukraine crisis are for the first time being includ....

April 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Israel , Pakistan , China , Indo-Pacific , West Asia , Imran Khan , Ukraine Crisis , Russia Ukraine war
Strategic Discussion| Global and Regional Implications of the Ukraine Crisis

The VIF convened a timely, two-part virtual strategic discussion on 24 February 2022 with a follow-up session on 3 March 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The discussion was focussed on assessing the Global and Regional Implicat....

March 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , Russia , NATO , Ukraine Crisis , Ukrain
Fumio Kishida’s Visit to India: Major Takeaways
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paid a two-day official visit to India on 19-20 March 2022 for the annual India-Japan Annual Summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Damodardas Modi. This was Kishida’s first visit to India as Prime Min....

March 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Maruti Suzuki , CEPA , Fumio Kishida , ODA , Ukraine Crisis , shinkansen , DMIC , ICT
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: February 2022
Naval Jagota

The month of February 2022 at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) was filled with meetings and dialogues. In the month VIF organized four expert group interactions, and three dialogues with Russia (Russian International Affairs Council), Japa....

March 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Libya , Quad Plus Dialogue , Ukraine Crisis , Global Implications , Russia-West Relations , Stand off , Imran Khan’s desperation , India’s View
Russo-Ukraine Conflict - View from the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean
Shashank Sharma Article

Background On 24 Feb 2022, President Putin commenced a "special military operation" against Ukraine attacking airports and military headquarters. Tanks and troops rolled in from Russia, Russian-controlled Crimea and Belarus

March 17, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , NATO , Mediterranean Sea , Russian Navy , Crimea , Naval Strategy , Ukraine Crisis , Black Sea , Black Sea fleet , Baltic Sea , Odessa , Mariupol , Sea of Azov , Sevastapol , Bosphorous straits , Dardanelles straits , Turkish straits , Tartus , Kalibr cruise missile , Blockade , naval marines , Snake Island , Amphibious operation , Marines , Kaliningrad enclave
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