Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

After deciding to invade Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has been subject to financial, economic, diplomatic, military, and even sports sanctions by numerous countries and international organizations. Sanctions have been used for decades as a puniti....

July 28, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Russia, Iran, sanctions, Ukraine Crisis

Is the Sky the Limit for India-UAE Ties? Modi’s Fifth Visit to the Emirates

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam Article

It is undeniable that the emerging trajectory of relations between India and a few key Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have become one of the most successful stories of the current foreign policy of the Narendra Modi-led government since mid-20....

July 26, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, India, renewable energy, UAE, CEPA, Rupee-Dirham

Human Rights and America’s Immigration Politics - Part 2

Rohith Krishna Article

(Reading Part 1 of this article is a recommended prerequisite to gain proper understanding of the second part. The previous article took instances of Human Rights in PM Modi’s US visit and India’s response to it as an entry point to discuss the ....

July 24, 2023 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, Cold War, Human Rights, America, UDHR

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

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

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 propose....

July 21, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, QUAD, AUKUS, : NATO’s eastern outreach, submarine deal, Malacca dilemma, maritime route, pleading peace

Human Rights and America’s Immigration Politics - Part 1

Rohith Krishna Article

The concern of Human Rights during PM Modi’s US visit The Indian Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi’s visit to the US was much discussed for its significance of being his maiden three-day state visit, with at least three meetings with the US P....

July 20, 2023 VIF Alerts, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, modi, USA, Obama, Human Rights, Biden, America

NATO after the Vilnius Summit: An Indian Assessment

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The NATO Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, 11-12 July 2023, was momentous in many respects. It took place against the background of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine whose active phase of hostilities is now well past 500....

July 20, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, US, China, Russia, Turkey, NATO, Ukraine, France, Sweden, Zelensky, Vilnius Summit

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

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction In the great power contestation with the United States and China as the main two protagonists with satellite powers either endorsing stance or outright standing behind either of the two has turned global politics upside down. Whether ....

July 19, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, NATO, Taiwan Strait, SDF, Pacifist Constitution, Shangri-La security summit, ITPP

China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia

Dr Adil Rasheed Article

The geopolitical sand dunes in West Asia are known to shift suddenly. However, major regional developments in recent times point to certain fundamental shifts, which may have significant long-term implications. The first among such important chang....

July 18, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, West Asia, Article, Israel, US, China, Iran, West Asia, Gulf States, petrodollar

World Bank Reforms and Climate Change

Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction There is a growing debate on the reform of multilateral development banks to provide ‘global public goods’. At the behest of G20, an independent review of the Capital Adequacy Framework of multilateral development banks was undert....

July 17, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Climate Change, Article, India, Climate Change, G20, World Bank, climate finance, multilateral development banks, regime complex