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China’s New Leadership is Preparing for a Military Threat

Amid the flurry of documents submitted and appointments confirmed at the recent plenary sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) -- China’s version of a parliament -- and the Chinese People's Consultative Conference (CPPCC) -- China’s top....

April 05, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, NPC, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, CMC, PLA, CPPCC, Defence mobilisation

50 Years of Diplomatic Ties: Convergence and Challenges in India-South Korea Relations

Dr Sweta Kumari Article

The year 2023 marks 50 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between India and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The Korean Embassy in New Delhi made a spectacular display of growing people-to-people ties between the two countries o....

April 05, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, North Korea, China, QUAD, Economics, Defence, Republic of Korea, Diplomatic Relations, Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue, Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

Current Situation in Sri Lanka and Bilateral Relations with India

Team VIF Article

Current Political Situation It will be now over a year (April 01, 2022) since public protests gripped Sri Lanka against deteriorating economic situation in the country leading to a nation-wide emergency. It took three “long fought” months “Ara....

April 04, 2023 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, India, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Rajapaksa, IMF, 13th Amendment, UNP, JVP, NPP, Ranil Wickremsinghe, SLFP

Sri Lanka's Local Government Elections marred by Uncertainty

Dr Anil Kumar Article

The Local Government (LG) elections in Sri Lanka have been postponed twice in the last one year. The election to choose new administrations for 340 local councils[1] that serve four-year terms was last held in 2018; therefore, the same was supposed t....

April 03, 2023 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, Protests, Sri Lanka, elections, IMF, Economic crisis, Local Government

Significance of Kishida’s visit to India

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been on a diplomatic blitz in recent days. First he hosted the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol breaking the ice in the frosty ties that troubled the two Asian neighbours for quite some time. He then host....

April 01, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Maritime Security, G-20, Indo-Pacific Strategy, G-7, IPEF, FOIP, Special Strategic and Global Partnership, Shinkansen project

Buddhism and India’s Soft Power Diplomacy

Ankit Mohonto Article

India has always been aware of the need to avoid using military might as the cornerstone of its foreign policy since gaining independence. The values of peaceful coexistence have governed India since Jawaharlal Nehru's Panchsheel principles. Though I....

March 31, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Article, India, China, SCO, Buddhism, Soft Power, shinzo abe, Diplomacy, Nalanda

India's G20 Presidency Presents an Opportunity to Foster India-Africa Collaboration on Traditional Medicines

Samir Bhattacharya Article

After the G20 Summit in Bali, India took over the G20 presidency for one year, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.[1] Indeed, this presidency is an opportunity for India to step up and provide some long-term sustainable solutions to the prob....

March 28, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, G20, COVID-19, Pandemic, Ayurveda, Healthcare, AYUSH, India Africa Collaboration, Traditional Medicine, Alternative Medicine

China’s Big Two Sessions Confirm Xi Jinping as China’s Pre-eminent Unrivalled Leader

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The plenary sessions of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) -- China's version of a parliament -- and 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) -- China's top political advisory body -- that concluded on March 13 were, a....

March 27, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, PLA, CPPCC, Two Sessions, Qin Gang

Changing Shades of Russian Weapon Deployment in Ukraine War

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Picking up the Thread- the Premise The recent reports in the open source have stated that in the massive missile strikes on Ukraine between 06-10 Mar 2022, Russia has used ‘new age weapons’, namely the Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles unstoppa....

March 25, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, Ukraine War, Ukraine-Russia War, Russian weapon deployment