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Australia joining the Malabar exercises will strengthen the Quad

In a landmark decision, India has invited the Australian Navy to join the Malabar naval exercises 2020. India’s invitation comes on the heels of the Tokyo meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral (Quad) grouping comprising of India, th....

October 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , QUAD , South China Sea , Australia , Japan , NATO , Malabar exercises

India favours gradual evolution of the Quad

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The 2nd ministerial meeting of the Quad group of countries hosted by Japan in Tokyo on 6th October 2020 was significant. The Foreign Ministers of India, Australia and the US Secretary of State flew specially to Tokyo for a face-to-face meeting, ignor....

October 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , QUAD , Japan , NATO , 2+2 Dialogue , LAC

Why China is an Economic Landmine

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

‘And China has deep pockets’ is a guaranteed statement one gets to hear in every seminar or discussion on China. But despite its moneyed and lucrative hues, many questions arise. How is China an economic behemoth, when economists and Chinese poli....

October 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Russia , NATO , BRI , State Owned Enterprises , WTO , Debt , Technology transfers , Cybersecurity Law , Bullet Trains

EU’s Operation Irini Promotes a Poor Image of the EU

Rajesh Soami Commentary

The European Union launched operation IRINI in the Mediterranean on 1st of April, 2020. The operation is officially called EUNAVFOR MED Irini where EUNAVFOR stands for European Union Naval Force and MED stands for the Mediterranean Sea. Irini succeed....

July 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Commentary , Libya , NATO , EU , GNA , Berlin Conference , Haftar , Op Irini , LNA , Mediterranean Sea

The EU -USA- China Contradiction: the Friends Turned Foes and Vice Versa

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The European Union (EU) is today facing a major contradiction. Its traditional ally, the USA has in several ways turned its back on Europe and is entering into trade and defence related quarrels. China which is the EU’s ‘systemic rival’ is on t....

July 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , China , Article , US , China , Climate Change , trade , Brexit , NATO , EU , UK , COVID-19 , FDI , TTIP , 2020 EU China Cooperation Agenda

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 11, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Physicians report numbers of patients who are able to tolerate very low blood-oxygen levels

Doctors have dubbed these patients “happy hypoxemics,” a reference to the paradox of abnormally low levels of oxygen foun....

May 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , artificial intelligence , Africa , NATO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Ventilators , Semiconductor Chips , Cyber attacks , Mount Everest , Negative interest rates

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 3, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Serology tests for coronavirus antibodies could help restart society

At the root of almost every plan to restart society is a new kind of coronavirus test that searches not for the virus itself, but the remnants float....

April 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , ASEAN , elections , NATO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Global cooperation , Serology tests for coronavirus , Social Distancer , Economic lockdown

Interaction with the Delegation from Yunnan University

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a Chinese delegation led by Prof. Li Chenyang, Vice President of Yunnan University and Dean of Institute of Myanmar Studies on 08 August. The other members of the delegation include Lu Guangsheng ....

August 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , QUAD , Southeast Asia , NATO , Yunnan University , International law

The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Grouping: Reflections

Amb Kanwal Sibal

On the eve of the BRICS summit in Goa on October 15/16 some reflections on the potential force and the inherent limitations of the grouping would be in order. BRICS as a concept does hold enormous potential to counter the enduring hegemony of the Wes....

October 14, 2016 Economic Studies , BRICS , East Asia Summits , NATO

Interaction with Dr Thomas Bagger, Head of Policy Planning, German Foreign Office

Dr Thomas Bagger, Head of Policy Planning, German Foreign Office, visited the VIF on February 24, 2016 for an interaction that ranged across a wide and varied geostrategic landscape, inter alia, the future of the European Union, German foreign policy....

February 25, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , NATO , Germany , Thomas Bagger , German Foreign Office