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Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative: China’s New Approach to Global Governance
November 3 , 2022 Amb Ashok K Kantha, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Podcast Views: 4985
Post-the Belt and Road Initiative, which was a flagship Chinese program launched by President Xi Jinping that amalgamated Chinese geoeconomic and geostrategic initiatives, we have seen two new initiativ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , GDI , GSI , India , Taiwan Straits , Ukrain Conflict

‘Tagging’ the Major Powers: US National Security Strategy
November 2 , 2022 Kartikeya Pandey
Commentary Views: 4826
The new National Security Strategy of the United States, the first of Biden's administration, outlined the government's intentions for dealing with China, Russia, and its consideration of India, as well...

US, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : hegemony , Hub and spoke strategy , Major powers , Minor powers , Regional Power balance , Tagging Strategy

India-ASEAN Relations: Growing Convergence
November 1 , 2022 Prof (Dr) Debasis Bhattacharya
Article Views: 7293
The momentous convergence of strategic interests in India-ASEAN relations over the years has enormously propelled robust cooperation between the two sides on multidimensional issues of mutual interests....

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Act East Policy , ASEAN , Cooperation , Geostrategic , India , Indo-Pacific , IPOI , Partnership , Plan of Action , Strategic

India-Africa Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
October 31 , 2022 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 7003
“We are very conscious of the expanding threats posed by radicalism, fundamentalism, and terrorism to African societies. These have been the subject of our contemporary agenda of cooperation.” - Dr Subr...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Africa , Al Qaeda , Al Qaida , Counter terrorism , DRC , France , India , ISIS , Islamic State , JNIM , Mali , Nigeria , Somalia , Terrorism

Sister Nivedita and India’s Freedom Struggle
October 28 , 2022 Dr Arpita Mitra
Commentary Views: 7636
As we recently completed 75 years of Indian independence and will also observe the 155th birth anniversary of Sister Nivedita (1867-1911) on 28 October, it is time to uncover a not-so-well-known part of...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Aurobindo Ghose , Bengal , freedom struggle , nationalism , revolutionary movement , secret society , Sister Nivedita , Swadeshi years

COP 27 and Africa
October 28 , 2022 Andrew Gilder Olivia Rumble
Podcast Views: 4330
In November 2022, COP27 will take place in Egypt. In this podcast episode, Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) discusses with Olivia Rumble and Andrew Gi...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : African Union , BRICS , Climate adaptation , climate finance , climate justice , COP27 , Environment Negotiation

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