Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

May 11, 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the wake of unprecedented developments in West Asia especially the demarche and rapprochement by major Gulf powers in recent times, the meeting of National Security Advisers of USA (Jake Sullivan), India (Ajit Doval), and UAE (Sheikh Tahnoun) in R....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , USA , Saudi Arabia , West Asia , I2U2 , IUSU

Jammu and Kashmir: Decoding the Poonch Terrorist Attack

April 26, 2023 Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Commentary

Background

The February 2021 ceasefire agreement between the Indian and Pakistan armies was a win-win situation for both sides as it ended senseless exchanges of fire and artillery duels that resulted in loss of life and damage to property.....

Keywords : Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India , Pakistan , LoC , Poonch attack , Rawalpindi

Sudan Stuck amidst the Power Grab

April 25, 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Sudanese have suffered a week long violence that was not seen before except in the Darfur some 20 years ago. This time it is the battle of supremacy between the current ruler military chief General Burhan and his rival deputy Gen Mohammed Hamdan Daga....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , US , Arab League , Gen Burhan , Gen Hemedti , Rapid Support Forces Sudan

Nepal-India Energy Cooperation – on the Eve of PM Dahal’s India Visit

April 19, 2023 Sunil KC Commentary

Despite asymmetries between Nepal and India, the two countries have remained natural partners. The open border arrangements with similarities in socio-economic and cultural issues have facilitated that partnership further. That is why, the relations ....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , PM Modi , South Asia , Hydropower , Green energy , PM Prachanda

Opening of Maoist Insurgency Period Cases and its Impact on Prime Minister’s Future in Nepal

April 03, 2023 Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Last December, the Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal became Prime Minister of Nepal with the support of the Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), but in two months he changed his allegiance by joining hands with the Nepali C....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , Supreme Court , Maoist insurgency , CPN (Maoist Centre) CPN-UML , Truth and Reconciliation Commission

International Order and Taliban: Theory and Practice

March 29, 2023 Georgi Asatryan, Ph.D. Commentary

Afghanistan has historically been on the fringe of global politics while also being unexpectedly and tragically entangled in international processes. It was afflicted throughout the 20th century by linkages to the outside world. The Soviets invasion ....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , International order

How Far Will China Walk on the No-Limit Partnership Road with Russia?

March 29, 2023 Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

It was business as usual for Russia when it struck Ukraine with missiles and UAVs just after President Vladmir Putin bid farewell to President Xi Jinping after their highly publicized three days meeting in Moscow.

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Commentary

Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis

March 16, 2023 Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

The Incident

According to "Defense One," two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Apparently, the interceptors dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellers....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , US , Russia , UAV , Reaper , SU 27

Has Singapore Changed its Stance on Ukraine?

March 16, 2023 Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

On 8th of March 2023, Singapore’s minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam delivered the keynote address on the occasion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine war at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His speech took a critical view of the West which merit....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Singapore , Ukraine

Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine

March 10, 2023 Naval Jagota Commentary

The new Indian Air Force doctrine made available in the public domain has gone through various iterations and does incorporate aerospace aspects of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also. There has been emphasis on capturing the growing role of aer....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , IAF , Transport , Tejas , Satellite , Space , doctrine , International exercises , enablers , sustainment , domain , fighters , air diplomacy