International Relations and Diplomacy

India and the Changing World Order (Emerging paradigm shift in the changing global, political and economic order)

India and the Changing World breaks free from conventional boundaries, delving fearlessly into the realms of emerging civilizational, religious, and historical matters. Its purpose lies in sparking essential conversations about broader matters,...

November 10, 2023

Keywords : Changing World Order, Civilization, Indian democracy, post-Cold War, International Relations and Diplomacy

China in the Cyber Domain

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

China is developing cyber capacities in pursuit of its economic, political and strategic objectives. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China differs considerably from its Western counterparts in its approach to cyber and network operations....

February 7, 2023

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, China, China Cyber-Influence, Cyber Attack, cyber domain, Cyber Security, PLA, China, Cyber Security, International Relations and Diplomacy

Evolving Security Dynamic in West Asia and India’s Challenges

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

West Asia continues to churn festered by several hot spots including Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Iraq as Arab Spring 2.0 straddles the region forcing socio-economic reforms. The Middle East Process remains defunct as the Israel-Palestine conflict...

June 15, 2022

Keywords : Biden Doctrine, China, China’s West Asia Strategy, Economics of Western Asia, Egypt, Foreign Policy in West Asia:, India’s Challenges, Maritime Security, Security Dynamic in West Asia, Turkey, UAE, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Random Thoughts 2021 - Emerging Paradigm Shift in the Changing Global, Political and Economic Order

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

Random Thoughts 2021 touches upon unusual range of subjects, namely from emerging civilisational, religious and historical issues; to out-of-the-box suggestions for astronomy-based education for conflict avoidance, to how liberal democracies are...

December 2, 2021 Download

Keywords : Afghanistan, Border Issues, China, China-Pakistan Axis, Economic, Emerging Strategic Relations, Global Developments, Internal Security, Random Thoughts, Strategic Partnerships, Taliban, International Relations and Diplomacy

Opportunities for India in a Changing World

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

We are living in an era of extraordinarily fast paced change. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and deepened political, economic and social uncertainties. The post-World War order set up in 1945 by the Western countries is...

October 7, 2021

Keywords : Civilisation, COVID-19 pandemic, India, technology, International Relations and Diplomacy

India’s Foreign Policy: Surviving in a Turbulent World

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Written by foreign policy experts, academics and practioners, this book develops the frameworks and strategies for India’s foreign policy that can be adopted to meet the emerging challenges and non-traditional threats in the new world order. It...

May 14, 2020

Keywords : Emerging challenges, foreign policy, India’s foreign policy, national security, International Relations and Diplomacy

Sea of Collective Destiny: Bay of Bengal and BIMSTEC

Commodore Somen Banerjee

Dr Vijay Sakhuja

BIMSTEC has evolved as an important multilateral institution around the geography of Bay of Bengal. Its significance has been spurred by regional governments who are proactively engaging to make BIMSTEC a vibrant institution. This book argues for...

January 10, 2020

Keywords : Bay of Bengal, BIMSTEC, Sea of Collective Destiny, International Relations and Diplomacy

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...

July 16, 2019

Keywords : Chinese Armed Forces, Chinese Military, Communist China, Indian security, modernisation, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

China's Great Leap Forward II

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

Development of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a fulcrum of the One Belt One Road Initiative through which China seeks to realise the ‘Chinese Dream’ to be a global power and a regional hegemon. The Corridor connects China’s Western...

April 5, 2019

Keywords : CPEC, North-Western Kashmir, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, POK, China, International Relations and Diplomacy