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Who after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

In an unexpected turn of events on Sept 03, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced to media that he intended to step down as Prime Minister and would withdraw his candidacy from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential elections due September

September 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Taiwan, Abe, Suga, Kono, Kishida, Ishiba, Takaichi, LDP Factions, Lower House
Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

“The disjunction between the seriousness of international politics and the triviality of international relations theory is quite startling.” —Professor R. B. J. Walker Despite the current international tensions and the narrative of multipolar

July 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, BRI, war on terror, PMCs, UNPKOs, Montreux Document, Clinton, Executive Outcomes, DynCorp, Frontier Services Group, SADAT
चतुष्टय (क्वाड) को लेकर ट्रंप से लेकर बाइडेन तक बदलता अमेरिकी परिप्रेक्ष्य
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

“जो समुद्र पर प्रभुत्व रखता है, वह कारोबार पर दखल रखता है; जिसका दुनिया के व्यवसाय पर नियंत्रण र

April 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, भारत। चीन। रूस। दक्षिण चीन सागर। आस्ट्रेलिया। ट्रंप। जापान। ओबामा। आसियान केंद्रीकता। बाइडेन। पूर्वी चीन सागर।
Changing American Perspective on Quad from Trump to Biden
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th Century It is still too early in the Biden Administratio

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, India, China, Russia, South China Sea, Australia, Trump, Japan, Obama, ASEAN Centrality, Biden, East China Sea
भूआर्थिक रणनीति की रूपरेखा
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

सहस्राब्दियों से राष्ट्र-राज्य ने शक्ति की अपनी राजनीति में आर्थिक उपकरणों का बेधड़क उपयोग कि

March 16, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, China, Hindi, Article, भारत। चीन। हिंद-प्रशांत क्षेत्र। वैश्वीकरण। आरसीईपी। भूआर्थिकी। उदारीकरण। संशोधनवाद। यूएसटीआर। घरेलू बाजार। टिक टॉक।
Outlining a Geoeconomic Strategy for India
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Since time immemorial, states have used economic tools to practise power politics. Thus, questions arise on the recent discourse of the emergence of a new geoeconomic era in international relations. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s

February 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, China, Commentary, India, China, Indo-Pacific, globalization, RCEP, Geoeconomics, Liberalism, Revionism, USTR, Domestic Market, TikTok
2021: The Year Ahead for Japan
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Although 2020 remained a challenging year for Japan due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 offers no alleviation from the existent troubles. The year started with a second month-long emergency, albeit a soft lockdown limited to the nation's capital an

January 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, India, Australia, Climate Change, Japan, Vietnam, Tokyo Olympics, Biden, Yoshihide Suga, Lower House Elections, Digital Agency, Senkakus
चीन क्यों आर्थिक बारूदी सुरंग बना हुआ है
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

‘और चीन के पास अकूत धन है,’ यह एक गारंटी वक्तव्य है, जिसे चीन पर आयोजित होने वाले हर सेमिनार या वि

November 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, रूस।नाटो। बीआरआइ। राज्य के स्वामित्व वाले उद्यम। डब्ल्यूटीओ। कर्ज़। तकनीक हस्तांतरण। साइबर सिक्योरिटी लॉ। बुलेट ट्रेन।
Why the Revival of CPEC now?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

In international rhetoric, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is often referred to as the crown jewel or the colossal blunder of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. These diametrically opposite assessments reflect the ambiguity and irrationa

October 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Pakistan, Article, Afghanistan, CPEC, Imran Khan, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Xinjiang, Hydel Power Projects, Chinese Military Base, Wakhan Corridor, CCCC, External Debt
Why China is an Economic Landmine
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

‘And China has deep pockets’ is a guaranteed statement one gets to hear in every seminar or discussion on China. But despite its moneyed and lucrative hues, many questions arise. How is China an economic behemoth, when economists and Chinese poli

October 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Russia, NATO, BRI, State Owned Enterprises, WTO, Debt, Technology transfers, Cybersecurity Law, Bullet Trains
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