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Forecast on Developments in the South China Sea in 2019
January 05, 2019 Amb Yogendra Kumar Commentary

Looking into 2019, the South China Sea is like a lit fuse which can lead to conflagration without warning. The rhetoric between China and the US is becoming so incandescent that avoidance of a violent naval clash has become a main subject of discussi....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , Indo-Pacific confrontation
Geo-strategic Outlook for the Indo-Pacific in 2019
January 05, 2019 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The primary geopolitical challenges in 2019 in the Indo-Pacific will arise due to the changing relations between the USA and China. India, Japan, Australia, Islamic republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation will all contribute their b....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Geopolitics in 2019 , Prognosis of Indo-Pacific
India Navigating Global Security in 2019 – Challenges, Opportunities and Prescriptions
January 02, 2019 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

A New Year brings hope but what follows may be 365 days of uncertainty in the complex world of international security. A combination of apriori-cum-empirical survey of challenges and opportunities would facilitate adopting the right approach to proac....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Geo-strategy in 2019 , Security issues in 2019
Indo-Pak Relations in 2019
January 01, 2019 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

Indo-Pak relations have been on a rollercoaster for the past seven decades. Will 2019 be any different? Four factors are likely to define how Indo-Pak relations will shape in 2019: The role of the Pakistan army and its perception of India; Imran K....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Indo-Pak relations , Indo-Pakistan issues
President Trump’s Decision on US withdrawal: Middle East and the Afghanistan Situation
December 26, 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump announced on December 20 his decision to withdraw 2,000 US troops from Syria. He justified the decision on the ground that the Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) has been defeated. Same time, the UN Security Council adopted Resoluti....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , US in Afghanistan , ISIS in Syria
Brexit and the European Union
December 19, 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Mrs. Theresa May’s victory in a poll of the Conservative party MPs by a margin of 200 - 117 revealed deep division within her own party on the Brexit issue. This made a vote on the floor of the House of Commons too risky. The vote scheduled for 11t....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Brexit issue , British Brexit dilemma
George Bush – A Tribute
December 18, 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

George Herbert Walker Bush was the last US President who fought in the Second World War. He also presided over the demise of Cold War. He deftly used multilateralism to advance US national interests. The success of American led coalition in the first....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , Late President George Bush , America’s wars
Decoding China’s Stance on South China Sea
December 18, 2018 Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

China has been looking into formalizing of a Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea (SCS) and seeks a possible long lasting solution to the maritime territorial dispute that persists with its other claimant countries. There have been consultat....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , China-ASEAN Code of Conduct
India- Mozambique Relations: Surging Ahead
December 13, 2018 Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

The Republic of Mozambique, located in the south-eastern part of the African continent, has a population of 30 million. The country is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to its east, and has Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Mozambique Relations , India’s Mozambique investments
India’s Nuclear Triad is now Fully Operational
December 11, 2018 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal Commentary

With a sense of pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in early-November 2018 that INS Arihant, India’s indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered submarine, ship sub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN), armed with nuclear-tipped submarine....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , INS Arihant , India’s nuclear triad
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