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France & Austria Terror Attacks 2020: The Looming Shadow of Islamic Terrorism over Europe
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“We [EU Member States] reiterate that terrorism, radicalisation, recruitment and financing related to terrorism are main common threats to the internal security of the EU”.

The 2015 Riga Joint Statemen....

December 03, 2020 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , Islamic State , Radicalisation , Terrorism , Europe , France , Germany , Islamic terrorism , Austria , Charlie Hebdo , Vienna , Nice , Extremism
United Nations at 75
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech to the 75th UNGA session mentioned that the form and structure of the UN reflect the world of 1945. These are inadequate to face the challenges of the 21st century. He also highlighted India’s contribution....

October 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Pakistan , China , Turkey , COVID-19 , Multilateralism , UNGA , France , reforms , UAE , UN Secretary General
Turkey’s stand-off with Greece and Cyprus in the Mediterranean
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The EU Council issued a statement on 14th August reaffirming its ‘full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus’.1 The statement reiterated that ‘sovereign rights of EU member states must be respected’.2 It stressed that ‘Imm....

August 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Turkey , Kemal Ataturk , EU , Erdogan , Greece , France , Cyprus , Mediteranian , Ottoman Empire
Tale of Panchatantra and The Wuhan Virus | A Poem
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Getting the right perspective when Such pandemic starts to unfold, Of Elephant and the blind men Is tale that needs to be retold. How leaders felt the pachyderm In parts but could not see the whole, And let this deadly Chinese germ I....

May 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , British , Italy , Spain , Brazil , France , Elephant and blind men , Chinese germ , Sweden , Korea , U.S.
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 14, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
China refuses to give up developing country status in WTO
Despite the Trump administration's strong protests against China's unfair trading advantages in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Chinese representative ....

May 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , shipping , COVID-19 Daily Scan , WTO , Huawei , Jay Powell , PPP Loans , Coal , Food Security WHO , GDP growth target , France , Antibodies , Borders
Talk by French Ambassador to India HE Francois Richier

In his interaction with the VIF faculty on March 26, Ambassador of France to India H E Francois Richier began by identifying the similarities between India and France – above all, the commitment to maintaining strategic autonomy. This did not mean ....

April 07, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Counter-terrorism , defence cooperation , France , Civil nuclear cooperation
Interaction with Mr. Michel Miraillet, Director Strategic Affair, Govt. of France

As part of what could be described as an exercise in Track 1.5 diplomacy, Mr. Michel Miraillet, Director Strategic Affairs in France’s Ministry of Defence, held wide-ranging and intense interaction with the VIF’s battery of policy experts on Marc....

March 06, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , NATO , UN Security Council , France , Strategic affair
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