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India-Russia 70: VIF-RIAC Bilateral Dialogue and the Way Forward

With India and Russia barely two weeks away from celebrating their 70 years of bilateral ties, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Moscow-based think tank Russian International affairs Council (RIAC), held a joint se....

April 05, 2017 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Conferences , India-Russia Relations , RIAC , Af-Pak region

Discussion on ‘Russia In The 21st Century: Where From, Where To'

The VIF organised an internal discussion the topic being, ‘Russia in the 21st Century: where from, where to’, on 23 Sep 2016. The discussion was conducted by Amb PS Raghavan and moderated by Amb PP Shukla, both India’s former Ambassadors to Rus....

October 03, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Featured , Russia , Interaction , India-Russia Relations , India-US relations , Russia In The 21st Century , President Putin

Syria: The Russians are leaving, or are they?

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Russian President Putin’s decision to pull out his military resources from Syria has been received with much skepticism and analysts are pulling out all the stops to examine the decision from every angle. Till late the Russian Air Force was using i....

April 02, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Interaction with Amb PS Raghavan, India’s Former Ambassador to Russia

The VIF, on March 9, 2016, invited Amb PS Raghavan, who last served as India’s Ambassador to Russia till his retirement in January this year, for a discussion on ‘India-Russia relations: opportunities and challenges’, attended, among others, by....

March 14, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Interaction , PS Raghavan , India-Russia Relations , Indo-Russian bilateral relationship

Round Table Discussion on India - Russia Relations

The VIF hosted a focused Round Table discussion on India- Russia Relations- the way Forward on August 27, 2015 to look at ways to reenergize India’s relations with Russia at a time when Russia is isolated internationally and is drawing increasingly....

October 08, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Interaction , India-Russia Relations , 1971 Treaty , India-Russia Defence Cooperation

The Ukraine Crisis and The Challenges Ahead

Dr Harinder Sekhon

A ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Eastern Ukraine was reached in Minsk after a marathon session of negotiations running into almost seventeen hours amongst the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. This seeks to end a year of bitter f....

February 16, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

India and Russia: Putin Visit to Boost Ties

Dr Nivedita Das Kundu

The India-Russia Strategic partnership was formed in the year 2000. Russia was the first country with whom India established a strategic partnership and in the year 2010 during the 11th Summit, India and Russia elevated their relationship to a “Spe....

December 10, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Interaction with H.E. Alexander Kadakin, Russia’s Ambassador to India

Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin was invited to VIF on 14 Oct, 2014 for an interaction with a select group of strategic experts to discuss the ‘Indo-Russian Relations and the Way Forward’. The interaction assumes significance in the....

October 14, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Interaction , Indo-Russian relations

India Must Choose the Right Strategic Partner

Mohan Kumar S

Current Scenario It has been rightly stated that, as a nation we can change our friends, but not our neighbours. We have been destined to live in the most dangerous part of the world with two nuclear armed countries, China and Pakistan in o....

September 19, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia

Ukraine Developments: US/ EU Attempt to Stretch Europe’s Frontiers?

Amb Kanwal Sibal

Developments in Ukraine should be understood as part of US/EU's project of stretching the frontiers of "Europe" eastwards as far as possible in order either to eventually topple the present Russian political and economic order from within and make Ru....

March 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , US , Russia