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Remarks by Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov at the Open Discussion at Vivekananda International Foundation, January 8, 2023
January 11 , 2024 H.E. Mr Denis Alipov
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Good afternoon! Esteemed Dr Gupta, Esteemed Dr Bystritskiy, Dear colleagues,

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRICS , Denis Alipov , External Affairs Minister , G20 , India , Russia , SCO , Valdai Discussion Club

Sustainability, Knowledge Platform and G-20 for Emerging Economies
January 11 , 2024 Dr Swati Mitra
Commentary Views: 1491
The recent COP 28 in Abu Dhabi and prior to that the G20 Summit in New Delhi observed “at the midway point to 2030, the global progress on SDGs is off-track with only 12 percent of the targets on track...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : CSO , ESG , Global South , SDGs , Sustainability

Why Djibouti and the Gulf of Aden matter for India and the Indo-Pacific
January 11 , 2024 Sankalp Gurjar
Commentary Views: 2243
With the latest drone attacks launched by the Houthi rebels on the cargo ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea, the region in and around Djibouti has shot to global prominence o...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Djibouti , Gulf of Aden , India , Indian Ocean , Indo-Pacific , Maritime Security , Red Sea , US

Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia
January 10 , 2024 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2063
India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world,...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Act Far East policy , Connectivity , economy , India in Russia , Payments , Russia in India

Elections in Taiwan: Some Projections
January 10 , 2024 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 1565
Introduction
In the self-ruled island of Taiwan, 19 million eligible voters shall be going to the polls on 13 January 2024 to elect a new President. The geopolitical significance of this cannot be understated as the outcome shall be of extreme interest to the region’s security analysts and policy makers.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : DPP , Indo-Pacific , KMT and TPP , New Southbound Policy , Party Charter of 1991 , Response of the US and Japan , Taiwan Strait

Contemporary Land-Centric Operational Environment: Need for Dynamism and Adaptability
January 9 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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It was half a decade ago, when the ‘strategic community’ commonly opined that conventional wars were passe, and if and when future wars did occur, they would ‘likely to be ambiguous, uncertain, short, s...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Army manpower , Counter terrorism grid , Drones , LAC , LoC , Military technology

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