Articles

June 08, 2023 Vrinda Kapoor Commentary

Atmanirbhar Bharat requires much more than just local sourcing- and that local sourcing itself is a function of availability of indigenous technology. This remains the most critical gap in the realization of Atmanirbharta which is so necessary....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Commentary , DRDO , Defence industry , Atmanirbhar Bharat , procurement , Critical Technology

A Counterintuitive Assessment of China-Russia Energy Ties

June 07, 2023 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Since the 04 Feb 2022 Xi-Putin summit, strategic analysts have accorded greater attention to the growing ties between China and Russia. The Russia-Ukraine war that would start twenty days later has brought forth new dynamics, as well as limitations o....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , BRI , renewable energy , Venezuela , Power of Siberia , Yangtze , Uranium , Electricity , China-Russia ties , Arctic LNG , Coal to Gas Switching

World Environment Day: Sustainable Lifestyle is the Key to Protect Our Environment

June 06, 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Every year, the world celebrates “World Environment Day” on 5th June. Led by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), it is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the....

Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Commentary , Climate Change , Nature , Environment , adaptation , globe , behavioral changes , plastic pollution

Chinese Foreign Minister Highlights Main Features of China’s Foreign Policy

June 06, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The latest (May 16) issue of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s leading theoretical fortnightly magazine ‘Qiu Shi’ (Seeking Truth) included a lengthy article by Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. In it Qin Gang quite expli....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Global Development Initiative , Qin Gang , Global Security Initiative

Erdogan Consolidates Power in Turkey with Third Win: India needs to be Watchful

June 05, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The unprecedented third term that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won during the second round of presidential elections has attracted considerable media attention in India and Europe. Before the first round of elections held on 14 May, opinion....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , NATO , Erdogan , OIC , G-20 , Ukraine War , missile defence system , Kilicdaroglu , Bosporus Strait , strategic location

Panjwar’s Killing in Pakistan and Future of the KCF

June 02, 2023 Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Commentary

दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः। सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥ [Verse....

Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Commentary , India , Punjab , ISI , Bharat , Khalistan , Lahore , Extremism Terrorism , KCF , Panjwa , r Pakistan

Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’

June 01, 2023 Dr Chayanika Saxena Commentary

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr....

Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan

Tags : Commentary , Taliban , Al Qaeda , UN

India-US relations: Rescuing reality from expectations

June 01, 2023 Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

While wanting US technological and security support to facilitate its rise, India does not acknowledge reciprocal obligations, even on a common challenge like China. Writing in the US journal Foreign Affairs (‘America’s bad bet on India’), A....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , India , USA Indo , US Ties

Prospects for the Political Settlement of Ukraine Crisis

May 31, 2023 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(The following is the transcript of presentation made during an International Webinar on “Road to Peace: Prospects for the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” organised by China Institute of International Studies, Beijing on 26 May 202....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , India , Russia , PM Modi , Ukraine , G20 , G7

Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal in Upbeat Mood about India Visit

May 30, 2023 Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India, PM....

Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Tags : Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Infrastructure , PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal , hydro power