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An Analysis of ASEAN’s Special Envoy Visit to Myanmar

Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

As Cambodia takes over as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022, the visit of Cambodia’s Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn as ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar marks an important development in the current crisis-rid....

March 28, 2022 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, ASEAN, refugees, UN, Military Coup, Human Rights Watch, Whats happening in Myanmar

IPCC’s Timely Reminder on the Need for Climate Justice: A Quantum Leap in Global Climate Change Talks

Heena Samant, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction Climate change as a concept has evolved over the years. To reaffirm, climate change is one of the most pertinent issues of our time with serious consequences. It has been declared that climate change acts as a “threat multiplier” ....

March 25, 2022 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Article, Climate Change, Water crisis, climate justice, climate finance, loss and damage, league, global warming

भारत-जापान शिखर सम्मेलन: यूक्रेन युद्ध के साए में दोहराई गई प्रतिबद्धता

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

अगर समय सामान्य होता तो भारत और जापान के बीच द्विपक्षीय संबंधों की 70वीं वर्षगांठ बहुत धूमधाम से....

March 25, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, भारत। चीन। रूस। हिन्द-प्रशांत। जापान। यूक्रेन। 70वीं वर्षगांठ।

Chinese Criticism of China’s Support to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Jayadeva Ranade Article

After the February 4 Summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing and 18 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, China has not wavered in its support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite urgings by the U....

March 24, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Russia, Putin, CCP, Ukraine, 20th Party Congress

Why the Ukrainian Skies are still Contested- An Assessment

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

The posers that demand an answer:- This work attempts an answer to the following posers in the context of the on-going air war between Russia and Ukraine:- How the forces measured up on both sides? How come till date, a mighty Air Force of a cou....

March 24, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, Article, Russo-Ukraine war, Russian air power, Ukraine air war, air battle in Ukrainian skies, Russian air campaign

India-Japan Summit: Reinforced Commitment under the Ukraine Shadow

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In normal times, the 70th Anniversary of bilateral ties between India and Japan would have been celebrated with much fanfare; yet the occasion was marked with the 14th Annual Summit in New Delhi after the previous one had been held in Tokyo in Oct 20....

March 22, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, China, Russia, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Ukraine, 70th Anniversary

Deterring China from the South China Sea

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and the strong response from the West, the world’s focus has shifted more towards China, how it behaves in the new situation. As global politics are being reset with shifting priorities by cou....

March 21, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, South China Sea, UNCLOS, PLAN, EEZ, Fumio Kishida, Russo-Ukraine conflict, ASEAN-US Summit, The Hague Court, Vladimir V Putin

Chinese Assessments of the US and Western Sanctions on Russia

Jayadeva Ranade Article

After the February 4 summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on the side-lines of the Beijing Winter Olympics, where Putin briefed Xi Jinping -- or certainly gave him at least a fair insight into hi....

March 21, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Russia, Article, US, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine

West Asian and North African states’ Response to Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 24 February 2022, Russia launched military campaign against Ukraine after months of posturing, military build-ups and breakdown of the Minsk agreement that failed to stall the conflict between Russian-backed separatists in the two breakaway region....

March 19, 2022 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Russia, North Africa, Ukraine, Food Security, Oil and Gas, Vladimir Putin