Articles

VIF Virtual talk on ‘India-Uzbekistan Relations and the Regional Dynamics’ by Amb. Manish Prabhat, Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual interaction with Mr. Manish Prabhat, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan, on ‘India-Uzbekistan Relations and the regional dynamics’ on October 4, 2021, to discuss the current status of....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Conferences , security cooperation , Uzbekistan , Economic

IPIS-VIF Dialogue on Latest Developments in Afghanistan

India and Iran share close historical and cultural links dating back to ancient times. In contemporary times, this relationship is multi-faceted and includes cooperation in political, trade-economic, security, and multiple other sectors. To assess th....

January 24, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , Kabul , Afghan Taliban

Congrats Mr Tirumurti for defending an Orphaned Civilisation

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

You, the United Nations, cry about Islamophobia, Christianophobia, anti-Semiticism – all three Abrahamic religions. But what about non-Abrahamic religious phobias – the anti-Hindu, anti-Sikh and anti-Buddhist? You should see that also.” Approxi....

January 24, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Islamophobia , Christianophobia , anti-Semiticism , anti-Hindu , anti-Sikh , anti-Buddhist

What to Expect from the First India-Central Asia Summit

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

Background

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold the first-ever India-Central Asia Leaders Summit in a virtual format on January 27, 2022. This summit will bring together the heads of state of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, ....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Article , SCO , INSTC , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , Connectivity , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Pharmaceuticals , history and Civilization

China: Daily Scan, January 24, 2022

Chinese economy gets off to a good start in 14th Five-Year Plan period: Quishi

January 24, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of the Chinese government and people, China led the world in terms of both economic development and epidemic p....

January 24, 2022 Afghanistan , Taiwan , Soviet Union , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Kenya , J-20 , Zhejiang , Liaoning , Hebei , Beijing 2022 , Xiaohongshu , Hangzhou , Sichuan , Wing Loong UAV

Impact of Moon Jae-in’s Pardon to Park Geun-hye as South Korea goes to Polls on 9 March – An Assessment

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

At a time when the security environment and geo-strategic considerations of key countries in the Asian region are witnessing significant churning, with each country repositioning its foreign policy priorities in response to the demands of the time, o....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , Democratic Party , Moon Jae-in , Park Guen-hye , pardon , scandals , Lee Myung-bak , presidential polls , Yoon Suk-yeol , People Power Party

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Economic Planning in India

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

In the past few decades, public discussion on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been so mired in the controversy around his death that we forgot to pay attention to his life. Netaji’s contribution to the Indian national movement is in any case under r....

January 22, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Socialism , Planning Commission , Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose , Economic Planning , Five-Year Plan , Haripura Address

Houthi Strike at Abu Dhabi

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Houthi attack using ballistic missiles and drones at an oil refinery in Abu Dhabi’s Musaffah Industrial City that killed two Indians and one Pakistani national on 17 January 2022 has drawn attention to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s role in....

January 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Houthis; Abu Dhabi; STC; Indian Diaspora

Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity-The Archaeology of Ancient India’s Trade Networks by Dr. Marike van Aerde

On 19th January 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr. Marike van Aerde for a talk on ancient trade connectivity and the integral role played by the Indian Subcontinent in these exchanges. The Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta’s openin....

January 21, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , East Africa , Buddhism , Indian Subcontinent , Trade networks , Indian Ocean Trade

Climate Change – A Review of 2021 and Outlook for 2022

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

This article analyzes some of the key findings of the latest scientific reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science, as well as those from leading resear....

January 21, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , COP26 , Paris Agreement , net-zero emissions , IPCC Sixth Assessment Report , Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) , COP27 , Glasgow Climate Pact.