QUAD
The Quad vs AUKUS Debate: Implications for India

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific to bolster a more diversified regional security architecture alongside the traditional US-led alliance system. The Indo-Pacific’s strategic significance lies in its vital...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (16-22 September 2024)

Economic Chinese deal activity shifts toward emerging markets and into greenfields Chinese outbound foreign investment is shifting away from such advanced economies as the U.S. and Europe to emerging markets and are increasingly focused on...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (29 July- 04 Aug)

Economic The U.S. Has Been Spending Billions to Revive Manufacturing. But China Is in Another League. Countries around the world are throwing tens of billions of dollars at manufacturing in a race to dominate clean energy, computer chips and other...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (03-09 June)

Economic Gold Surpasses Euro, Challenges Dollar Dominance in Global Reserves Sturdy central bank gold buying since 2009 and a rising gold price has grown the precious metal’s share of global international reserves to the detriment of fiat currencies...

Multilateralism Digest: February 2024 - Issue 2

I. India in the UN India chairs 62nd Session of Commission for Social Development India at the C34 debate India makes three significant financial commitments India’s GIDH initiative takes off II. Plurilateral Developments BRICS working group on...

Malabar 2023: Reinforcing Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific

The 27th edition of the Malabar series of maritime exercises, which started in 1992 as a bilateral exercises between the Indian Navy and the US Navy evolved over the years into a symbol of cooperative maritime security between the four Quad...

Multilateralism Digest: May 2023 - Issue 5

Contents I. India and the UN Way forward on the IGN on UN reforms India helps LLDCs with disaster risk reduction II. India’s G20 Presidency 2nd Culture Working Group meeting held Second G20 TIWG Meeting held III. Multilateral Institutions...

NATO’s Outreach into the Indo-Pacific – Part II

When the Quad idea was floated for the first time by the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his address to the Indian Parliament in August 2007, popular for its title “Confluence of the two Seas” there was no unanimity among the proposed...

Science and Technology (S&T)Digest - 16-31 May 2023, Issue 14

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Value of Defence Production Crosses Rs One Lakh Crore in FY 2022-23 164 PIL Items Indigenised by DPSUs within Stipulated Timelines GRSE to Identify and Encourage the Development of Innovative Solutions Maiden...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 May 2023)

Defence Indian Defence Secretary & US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy co-chair 17th India-US Defence Policy Group meeting in Washington DC. 164 Positive Indigenisation List items, with import substitution value of Rs 814 crore,...

Contact Us