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Role of Regional Institutions in Central Asian Development
March 27 , 2026 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 71
(Given below is the presentation made by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF as a Chairman during a conference organised by the India-Central Asia Foundation on 25 Mar 2026.) One of the most striking features...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Azerbaijan , Central Asia , Central Asia Vision 2040 , economic cooperation , Turkmenistan

Mandate of 14th WTO Ministerial Conference
March 25 , 2026 Anil Kumar Kanungo
Commentary Views: 243
As the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC) is scheduled to take place during March 26-29, 2026 at Yaounde, Cameroon amidst a highly fractured and uncertain world largely steered by West Asian crisis, t...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : dispute settlement mechanism , Global Trade , Special Safeguard mechanism , WTO Ministerial Conference (MC) , Yaounde

This isn’t World War Three! And, yet, the World is at War!
March 25 , 2026 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 955
Beit Rahbari, the well-known House of the Leadership is the secure compound in central Tehran, official residence, bureaucratic office and principal workplace of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Africa , Civil wars , inter state wars , Iran , Israel , Libya , Sahel region , US , Venezuela

Political Change in Nepal: An Analysis of the 2026 General Elections
March 24 , 2026 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal
Commentary Views: 633
The astounding victory of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has brought in a new wave of hope in Nepali people. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won a majority in the Parliament, a feat not seen since the ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Balendra Shah , Gen Z , Nepal elections , Rastriya Prajatantra Party

Beyond Hormuz: The New Geopolitics of Energy in 2026
March 24 , 2026 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 853
2026 that started with prospects of an oil glut, is now in uncertain territory in terms of energy security. The developments in the first three months put the world in an altered energy landscape. Fossi...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Cape of Good Hope , China , Energy Security , energy transition , Fossil fuels , Geopolitics , IMEC corridor , India , LNG disruption , Maritime chokepoints , Shipping insurance , Strait of Hormuz , strategic petroleum reserves , Supply chains , West Asia

The August Paradox: Designing a Reliability System for Delhi’s Water Future
March 23 , 2026 Dr Amiya Chandra, Visiting Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 464
In August every year, the Yamuna overflows along the embankments of Delhi, bringing a veritable harvest of water that has been created by powerful Hill Rain pulses in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Delhi water crisis , Delhi water management , Managed aquifer recharge , Urban water resilience , Wastewater reuse in cities

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