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A Counterintuitive Assessment of China-Russia Energy Ties
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....

June 07, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , BRI , renewable energy , Venezuela , Power of Siberia , Yangtze , Uranium , Electricity , China-Russia ties , Arctic LNG , Coal to Gas Switching
Chinese Foreign Minister Highlights Main Features of China’s Foreign Policy
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....

June 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , 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
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....

June 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Erdogan , OIC , G-20 , Ukraine War , missile defence system , Kilicdaroglu , Bosporus Strait , strategic location
India-US relations: Rescuing reality from expectations
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....

June 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , USA Indo , US Ties
Prospects for the Political Settlement of Ukraine Crisis
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....

May 31, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Russia , PM Modi , Ukraine , G20 , G7
Modi government’s foreign policy has been transformative
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Timidity has given way to self-confidence, lassitude to vigour, and confusion to clarity that India’s actions, governed by its civilizational values, will be taken independently and not under anyone’s pressure. As a result of the Narendra Modi....

May 30, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , foreign policy , QUAD , Indian foreign policy , Modi Government
India’s Foray into the South Pacific
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

As the world’s geopolitics violently swings, contending parties are jostling for their own space in this geostrategic contestation. In this matrix of great power game, the South Pacific islands north of Australia have assumed sudden importance. For....

May 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South Pacific , PICs , PNG , highest civilian award , FIPIC , AEP , 12- step Action Plan , Great Power Game
What does China-Central Asia Bonhomie Mean to the World?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

When the G-7 leaders were meeting in Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping was hosting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in a two-day China-Central ....

May 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Central Asia , Energy Security , BRI , Uyghurs , comprehensive strategic partnership , G-7 summit , energy trade
Election in Türkiye: Test for Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary election was held on 14 May 2023 in the backdrop of deep economic crisis and fallout of the devastating earthquake in February 2023. The outcome of the election could shape Türkiye’s role in the North At....

May 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , USA , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Kemal Kilicdaroglu , May 2023 Elections
Discussion on India-Japan Relations, G7 Summit and Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a roundtable discussion on “India-Japan Relations, G7 Summit and Indo-Pacific Region” on 15 May, 2023. Amb. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa chaired the session and gave the opening remarks. Th....

May 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indo-Pacific Region , G7 Summit , India-Japan Relations
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