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Trump’s visit to the DMZ: More Than Just Photo Optics?
July 11, 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

Trump, in his impromptu diplomatic style, surprised the whole world when he tweeted an invitation to Kim to meet him at the Korean De-Militarized Zone (DMZ). The fact that Trump and Kim met on North Korean soil is a historic development. They met at ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Korean peace , North Korea sanctions , Trump-Kim talks
More Needs to be Done to Revitalise Chabahar Project
July 10, 2019 Gautam Sen Commentary

The latest Govt. of India`s regular budget of 2019-20, has a meagre allocation of Rs. 45 crore for the development and operationalising of Chahbahar Port infrastructure under the Ministry of External Affairs line of credit to finance this programme, ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Chabahar Port , India-Iran relations , India’s access to Central Asia
ASEAN Adopts Outlook for Indo-Pacific 2019: Balances Aspirations and Affirms Indonesia’s Leadership
July 01, 2019 Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

ASEAN took a landmark decision to adopt the ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific on June 22, 2019 after more than a year of deliberations. Located centrally, in one of the most dynamic regions of the world today, ASEAN sees Southeast Asia as the conduit and....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , ASEAN manoeuvres , complexities of Indo-Pacific , managing the Indo-Pacific
An India-US Trade War Now?
June 28, 2019 Rajesh Soami Commentary

The United States, under President Trump, has been at loggerheads with a long list of countries on trade related issues. This includes China, Canada, Mexico and India. The European Union has also suffered. In fact, the Trump administration has used t....

Keywords : Economic Studies , Commentary , US trade sanctions , US-India trade relations , American unilateralism on trade
Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan: A Wave of Change or Continuation of Nazarbayev’s Era?
June 27, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Kazakhstan’s deteriorating socio-economic situation and an increasing gap in living standards have led to the protests and demonstrations. As some reports have suggested, the Soviet era founder President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has resig....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Kazakhstan’s new President , Challenges of Kazakh government , Indo-Kazakh relations
Xi’s visit to North Korea: what did it achieve?
June 27, 2019 Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

The visit by Xi Jinping to North Korea on June 20-21, 2019 is significant because a Chinese President reached Pyongyang after 14 years. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the neighbours. Xi made the t....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit , Peace and development on Korea , Korea’s missile and nuclear agenda
Changing Paradigm in India-Bhutan Relations
June 27, 2019 Alakh Ranjan Commentary

Bhutan is an important neighbour and recently appointed India’s External Minister S. Jaishankar chose to visit Bhutan for two days (7th-8th June) as his maiden bilateral visit. This visit facilitated the tradition of regular visits and exchange of ....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Commentary , Indo-Bhutan relations , Bhutan economics , China-Bhutan engagement
What does recent sentencing of its officials tell about the Pakistan Army redefining the contours of ‘nationalism’?
June 25, 2019 Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

Two former senior army officials and a civilian working for what the army termed as "sensitive organization" were awarded rigorous sentences under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secrets Act on charges of espionage. While Lt. Gen (Retd) Javed Iqba....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation , nuclear leaks from Pakistan , Pakistan Army’s accountability crackdown
After INF, the Future of New-START Hangs in Balance
June 25, 2019 Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

After the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty early this year, the uncertainty surrounding the extension of New-START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is growing with each passing day. President Trump and....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , US-Russia arms treaty , The New-START , Treaty of global stability
India and SCO Summit at Bishkek and Beyond
June 24, 2019 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

India has completed two years as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and therefore it would be useful to assess the worth and utility of being a member of such an organization. There is no gainsaying in the fact that it is ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , SCO Summit 2019 , SCO leaders’ meeting , Indo-CARs relations
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