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Overview of Geopolitics in 2022 and Looking at 2023
January 10 , 2023 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
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The Year 2022 saw the organizing principles of the international system become more fragmented even with facade of multilateral summitry. Despite US unipolar moment receding, China’s ascendancy has yet ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abe , Biden , China , Geo economics , Joe Bidden , multipolarity , Russia , trade , Ukraine , War , Xi Jinping

Defence Procurement & Production: A Feel of Fresh Air as the New Year Dawns
January 9 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 6387
Premise A few days into the New Year and thinking of the year gone by, one gets a feel of ‘fresh air’ in the entire stance of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and their attitude towards the entire gamut of...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Atmanirbhar Bharat , Pralay missile , Simulators for armed forces

G20 Needs Inclusivity, Efficiency and a “Delhi Consensus”
January 6 , 2023 Dr Arpita Anant
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The Indian presidency of the G20 has taken cognizance of the challenge of achieving just and equitable growth for all the peoples of the world in a sustainable, holistic, responsible, and inclusive mann...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : G20 , global governance , Global South , reformed multilateralism

Geopolitical mires of 2022 and the way forward for India
January 5 , 2023 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 4754
The challenge for India and other developing nations is to find an optimal adjustment to a segmented globalisation.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : economic welfare , Globalisation , India , industrialised societies

Central Asia: A Look Back at 2022 and Projections for 2023
January 4 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7702

Background

The year 2022 has been challenging for the Central Asian region. In addition to the widespread anti-government protests resulting from the tumultuous internal socio-economic and political environment, the external impact of the Ukrainian Crisis has widened the fissures already existing.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , China , Connectivity , Consultative meetings , CSTO , elections , EU , Karakalpakstan , Protests , Railways , reforms , Russia , SCO , Turkey , Ukraine Crisis

G20 Presidency is a Celebration of India’s Culture and Social Philosophy
January 4 , 2023 Anushka Saraswat
Article Views: 4986
On 1 December 2022, India formally took over the G20 presidency, the significant multilateral forum to address the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, during stormy times...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav , civilisational ethos , Climate Change , COVID-19 pandemic , G20 presidency , India , Multilateralism , Russia-Ukraine conflict , spiritual nationalism , Territorial integrity , Ukraine Conflict

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