Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, General NC Vij, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney. Ambassador Kanwal Sibal and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from November 3 to November 6, 2015. The VIF team was invited by the Atlantic Council and the ....

November 20, 2015 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , DTTI , Washington DC , Quad Plus Dialogue , US-India bilateral relations , Asian and Pacific Affairs , US-India Defense

Bihar results will not impact Foreign Policy

Amb Kanwal Sibal

While the impact of the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral debacle in Bihar and the public rift between the party's "veterans" and the current leadership on the course of domestic politics is uncertain, India's foreign relations will not normally be ....

November 19, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , foreign policy , Bihar Election

Paris Attack is Nothing but a Message

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

The brutal serial attack in Paris resulting in death of 129 civilians besides injuring scores of others should not come as a surprise to anyone. The possibility of such a well-executed attack on in Europe have been doing the rounds ever since the Isl....

November 16, 2015 Islamic State , ISIS , Paris Attack

“SiLKS” FORUM, MADRID

Vice Admiral Anup Singh

The One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative of the Chinese has seen a number of international conferences hosted in China over the last two years, to debate and seek ideas from the global economic/strategic community on the optimum parameters and pre-req....

November 15, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , OBOR , China Silk Road

Europe must brace for more attacks

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The tragedy in Paris is most regrettable; loss of more than 160 innocent lives at the hand of extremist elements anywhere is despicable. Yet, the message coming out from this attack is that the world is nowhere near any guarantee of safety and securi....

November 14, 2015 Terrorism , Terrorism , Europe , Europe Attack

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: An Assessment

Prof Nirmala Joshi

The recent summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a watershed one in more than one respect. In the 15 years of its existence as a regional grouping, the SCO is on the verge of a new phase in its evolution. A phase that is co....

November 14, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , SCO , Shanghai Cooperation Organization , Monograph

Defence Minister’s One Year Positive Record

Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

During his first year in office, Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar gave a free hand to the army to act pro-actively on the LoC. He led from the front and worked closely with the leadership of the armed forces, the bureaucracy and his counterparts in....

November 14, 2015 Defence , India , Defence Minister , Defence , LoC

Myanmar Elections’ Crucible: Will there be a transformational Change?

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

While the forthcoming elections are being seen as a further step in the ongoing transitions in Myanmar there is also a degree of skepticism that whether these elections would change the fundamental nature and character of the Constitution that guaran....

November 06, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Myanmar Elections , Aung San Suu Kyi

Impact of Economic Blockade in Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Despite being endowed with huge economic resources, Nepal with per capita income of US$ 700 is one of world’s most poor nations. This is so because the ruling hill elites have never been serious about the development of the country. Even after the ....

November 03, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Economic Blockade , Madheshi

Upping the Ante in the South China Sea

Commodore Gopal Suri

The political climate in the South China Sea has become more charged with the US Navy sending a destroyer, the USS Lassen, on a Freedom of Navigation patrol (FONOP) within 12 nm of the Subi Reef, a Chinese occupied natural formation in the con....

October 30, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , South China Sea , USA Navy