Articles

Bangladesh in 2022: Year-End Review and Way Forward

January 30, 2023 Dr Anil Kumar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was threatening the world at the beginning of 2022, and the impact was more severe in developing countries like Bangladesh. The pandemic impacted overall growth and dented the economy to a great extent. Most ....

Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh

Tags : Article , India , democracy , economy , Development , election , Bangladesh , Security , Infrastructure

US Critical and Emerging Technology Strategy

January 30, 2023 Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

As a part of the wider modernisation agenda, the US Department of State announced on 3rd January 2023 the establishment of a new Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology. The purpose of establishing this office is to bring add....

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Article , India , US , China , Russia , AI , 14th Five Year Plan , Special Envoy , semiconductor , NSS , Made in China 2025 , NDS , Entity List , CET , Chips and Science Act , Export Control , NSIB , iCET

From the Global South to G20, with despair and concern

January 29, 2023 P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

India at 75 is not what it was during the Cold War, striving to preserve autonomy of national action between two hostile politico-military blocs. Those blocs are gone. At the World Economic Forum in Davos recently, captains of industry and ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , World economic forum , WEF

India China Border Dispute Packets of Information to Continuous Spectrum

January 27, 2023 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak Article

China Factor: A Seven Decades Old Dispute Debated on Packets of Information In recent times - especially after the Galwan incident of 15 June 2020, Sino Indian border dispute is the most intensely debated topic in Indian media. The cont....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Aksai Chin , Sino-India border disputes , Depsang Plains , Annexation of Tibet , Kongka incident

Yudh Abhyas 22: Another Step Further in Deepening Indo-US Strategic Ties

January 25, 2023 Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Yudh Abhyas, a joint military exercise, held between the Indian Army and the US Army is one of the critical aspects of the defence cooperation between the two countries. This exercise takes place at the Battalion level with its joint planning at th....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , US

Tags : Article , Indian Army , US Army , Yudh Abhyas , UN Mandate , Interoperability , HADR and Indo-US Defence Cooperation

West Asia and North Africa Review 2022

January 24, 2023 Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war drew mixed responses among the West Asian and North African states based on their national interests and strategic objectives. Most states in the region do not necessarily ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Article , Russia-Ukraine War; Israel-Palestine Conflict; Yemen; Libya; Syria; Saudi Arabia; Iran Protest

Potentiality of India’s Services Sector: Current State of Play

January 24, 2023 Anil Kumar Kanungo Article

The contribution of services sector[1] to the Indian economy is well-recognized. With a significant share of over 50% in gross domestic product (GDP) (Economic Survey, 2021-22, M....

Economic Studies

Tags : Article , ASEAN , RCEP , COVID-19 , AI , GDP , WTO , FTAs , services sector , ICT , GATS , IT , ITes

India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence

January 23, 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Tags : Commentary , India , Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE , G 20 , Delhi declaration

Bhutan: Review of 2022 and the Way Forward

January 20, 2023 Aarushi Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Bhutan, surrounded by rising powers and big players, stands out in its aspirations and achievements while being strongly connected with its religious and cultural roots. Despite being sandwiched between two significant giants, it has aimed to promote....

Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan

Tags : Article , Doklam , Bhutan elections , Bhutan Economy , Tax Act of Bhutan , Zero COVID-19 , Bhutan tourism , Sustainable living , Vaccine Maitri , India-Bhutan SAT , Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project , China border dispute

US- India & Indo-Pacific: Takeaways from 2022

January 20, 2023 Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2022 brought a series of geopolitical changes of global magnitude that were last witnessed somewhat in the Cold War period. The economic slowdown and the disruption of the supply chains that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic got furthe....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , India , South Korea , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Japan , LAC , Russia-Ukraine conflict , IPEF , US Domestic Issues , CAATSA Waiver