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Kashmir-Xinjiang Linkages in Modern and Contemporary Times
Prof K Warikoo

Due to its geographical contiguity and cultural affinity with Xinjiang and linkage with the Silk Route by means of much frequented Srinagar-Leh-Yarkand-Kashgar route, Kashmir played an important role in India’s relations with Central Asia since...

March 13, 2024 Download
Tags: CPEC, Kashgar, Kashmir, Russia, Soviet power, Uyghur activists, Xinjiang Linkages, International Relations and Diplomacy
BRICS, Russia and the Arctic: India’s Options
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF

… with increasing multi spectrum Sino-Russian cooperation including in the Arctic Region, it is imperative for India not only to enhance its bilateral cooperation with Russia on the Arctic, but also to whole heartedly support the Russian proposal...

February 29, 2024 Download
Tags: Arctic Ocean power play, Arctic-Polar Circle, maritime Arctic, power stakes in Arctic, Russia in Arctic Circle, the Arctic council, the Arctic economy, International Relations and Diplomacy
India and the BRICS: A Post-XVth Summit Assessment
Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF

Among the many landmarks in the evolution of the BRICS, the XVth Summit held in August 2023 will find a mention because unlike other landmarks in specific areas of cooperation since the first Summit in 2009, this Summit added six new members to...

February 21, 2024 Download
Tags: BRICS, BRICS agenda, BRICS membership, BRICS multilateralism and China factor, investments and politics, relevance of BRICS in new world order, The XVth BRICS Summit, International Relations and Diplomacy
China’s New Central Military Commission
Jayadeva Ranade

China unveiled its new military leadership the day after the 20th Party Congress concluded on October 23. The composition of the new Central Military Commission (CMC), each of whose members is a hand-picked loyalist of Chinese President Xi...

January 20, 2023 Download
Tags: CMC, Eastern Theatre Command, Military Commission, PLA, Xi Jinping, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Revitalization of INSTC and Prospects of the Greater Eurasian Connectivity
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

The geostrategic significance of Central Asia is very much important from India’s foreign policy and domestic policy points of view. Central Asia shares a border with China in the East, Caspian in the West, Russia in the North, and Iran and...

December 30, 2022 Download
Tags: Central Asia, Central Asia, Chabahar Port, China, INSTC, Iran, North-South Transport Corridor, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy
China's Cyber Espionage Operations
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… India is on the hit list of some very sophisticated cybercriminal groups of attackers … Indian businesses need to take note as Singapore is becoming a significant hotspot for cyberattacks … China’s cyber espionage against Indian security...

July 28, 2022 Download
Tags: BARC, Chinas cyberespionage resources, China’s cyber espionage policy, DRDO, ISRO, targets of China’s cyberespionage, technologies of cyberespionage, threats of cyber espionage, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
The China-Solomon Islands Bilateral Security Pact
Amruta Karambelkar

In April 2022, China and the Solomon Islands signed a bilateral defence pact. The signing of this deal has caused great distress within Australia and the US, drawing sharp reactions from both the countries. The news of possible pact of this kind...

June 2, 2022 Download
Tags: AUKUS, Australia, Bilateral defence pact, Domestic politics, Regional Reactions, Solomon Islands, China, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Decoding Russia's 'Missing' Cyberwar Amid War in Ukraine
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… impact of cyber operations is missing ... Russian cyber operations lean towards low-cost disruption efforts that rely on cyber patriots and criminal hackers than their ability to carry out sophisticated degradation campaigns. Cyber is an...

May 17, 2022 Download
Tags: controlled cyber attacks, cyber instigations and apprehensions, Russia-West cyber equation, Russia’s cyber operations, the East-West Hacking game, US-Russia-Ukraine cyber contest, Cyber Security, International Relations and Diplomacy
Turkey’s Role as a Regional Actor in Central Asia: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Central Asia’s geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West has shaped substantial geopolitical rivalries in the region. Even though the region is within Russia’s sphere of influence, China has made significant advances in Central...

March 29, 2022 Download
Tags: Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Drones, energy, Gas pipeline, Georgia, Karabakh War, Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan, Trans -Caspian, Turkey, Turkic States, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, International Relations and Diplomacy
India-Central Asia: Defence and Security Cooperation
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Central Asia has emerged as an important geopolitical space after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West, South, Central, and West Asia has often resulted in the spread of...

February 28, 2022 Download
Tags: Afghanistan, Central Asia, Defence Expo, Defence production, Delhi declaration, India-Central Asia Dialogue, India-Central Asia Summit, Kazakhstan, Kazind, Khanjar, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Taliban, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, International Relations and Diplomacy
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