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Chinese Companies Marching to Lead in Digital Economy
May 19, 2019 Dr Kamlesh Bajaj Commentary

Freedom of Expression Invoked by a Chinese Company Tik-Tok – Strange but True!
Byte-Dance, a Chinese company, is one of the most valued start-ups at $75 billion with investors that include Soft-Bank. It is reported to have been funded ....

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Tik-Tok ban , Madras HC order , China’s digital Global reach
Sabotage Acts outside the Port of Fujairah – Implications for India
May 17, 2019 Rajesh Soami Commentary

On the morning of the 12th of May 2019, commercial ships were attacked outside the port of Fujairah in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports of the incident first emerged in pro-Iranian media outlets in the region. They initially claimed tha....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security , Commentary , Blasts in the Fujairah port , Targeting maritime traffic , India’s oil import
Why Russia remains important for India?
May 13, 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

India pursues an independent foreign policy. But given the pulls and pressures of geopolitical realities, it is not an easy task. There is often a tendency in India to focus on US and Japan while ignoring Russia. This will be counter-productive. Indi....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Indo-Russian relations , balancing US , Russia and China
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation: An Assessment
May 13, 2019 Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), titled as ‘Working together to deliver a Brighter Future for Belt and Road Cooperation”, held in Beijing, China on 25-27th April 2019 attracted wide international attention. It ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Xi Jinping’s speech , Second Belt and Road Forum , BRI reforms
US Sanctions, Iran’s Response and worsening Oil Situation
May 10, 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Rouhani in a nationally televised speech on 8th May announced that Iran would not be temporarily performing some of its obligations under the nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA). This is not withdrawal from th....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , JCPOA , Iranian oil exports , India’s import bill
The Second Belt and Road Forum
May 06, 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

The second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held in Beijing from April 25-27, 2019. The first BRF was held in 2017. This BRF saw the participation of more than 150 countries underscoring the argument that the appeal for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ha....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Second Belt and Road Forum , Global interest on BRI , Xi Jinping’s benign narrative
ASEAN needs India to preserve its centrality in a multi-polar Indo-Pacific
May 01, 2019 Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

A workshop of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Regional Forum (ARF) was concluded in Dili, Timor-Leste on April 26, 2019. A range of issues would have been on the table including the Rohingya refugee crisis, radicalisation and the S....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , ASEAN Centrality , Indo-Pacific power-play , China’s assertiveness in East Asia
China’s Impending Economic Slowdown is a Mixed Bag for Africa
May 01, 2019 Uday Khanapurkar Commentary

China’s impending economic slowdown promises to send shockwaves through the world’s economies and is compelling them to assess exposure and explore mitigation strategies. Nowhere is the imperative more pressing than in Africa, where linkages with....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , African economics , China’s African ventures , China’s economic slow down
Does Data Tell everything about Tibet?
April 26, 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

Under Xi Jinping the heavy handedness of the Chinese government has consistently increased in Tibet. The Chinese government has ordered the Tibetan families who are beneficiaries of the government’s aid to replace the images of the Dalai Lama and o....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Repression in Tibet , suppression of Tibetan culture
Pakistan Government’s Cabinet Reshuffle: Crisis Management and the Role of Deep State
April 26, 2019 Prateek Joshi Commentary

Pakistan Government's cabinet recently underwent a reshuffle, and the removal of Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhary from their respective portfolios (Finance Ministry and Information and Broadcasting Ministry) comes across as a change of course in the civ....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan politics , Pakistan cabinet reshuffle , Pakistan Government-Army equation
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