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Pakistan: Appointment of New Army Chief
November 29, 2022 Rana Banerji Article

After much delay and deliberate attempts by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to make the issue controversial, Lt. Gen Syed Asim Munir Shah, Frontier Force Regiment, was appointed Pakistan’s new Army Chief on Nov 24. A lingering `technical issue’ ....

Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Tags : Article , India , Taliban , Imran Khan , PTI , Gen Bajwa , TTP , Shahbaz Sharif , Asim Munir Shah
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing and CPEC
November 09, 2022 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan’s Prime Minister visited China on November 1-2, 2022. Shehbaz Sharif was amongst the first foreign leaders received by Xi Jin Ping soon after the latter got himself an unprecedented third term in office. This was projected in Pakistani med....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan

Tags : Commentary , China , CPEC , Gwadar , BLA , debt restructuring
Pakistan’s Invasion of Kashmir, UN Resolutions and POK
October 18, 2022 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan had claimed in its written submission to the UN Security Council that it was not involved in the invasion of the state of J&K. However, Col. Akbar Khan, who planned and led the tribal invasion as a serving officer of the Pakistan Army, has m....

Jammu & Kashmir , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Tags : Commentary , Kashmir , Gilgit-Baltistan , Akbar Khan , demographic change , raiders
US Military Assistance Package to Pakistan will have a Direct Bearing on India’s National Security
September 12, 2022 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

On 7 September 2022, the US notified the US Congress that it had made a “determination” approving a possible “Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 for sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450 ....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Tags : Commentary , India , Afghanistan , counterterrorism , F-16
Deterrence in Asymmetries
September 12, 2022 Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd) Article

Ashley Tellis’s book – ‘Striking Asymmetries- Nuclear Transitions in South Asia’ has caught some media attention with commentators calling for a review of India’s nuclear doctrine and posture in view of an assessed build up of nuclear arsen....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan

Tags : Article , India , Nuclear , Submarine , deterrence , Arsenal , credible and minimum
Growing Prowess of TTP amidst Negotiations
September 07, 2022 Soumya Awasthi Article

After a decade and a half long rift between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and several failed peace treaties, the two sides again attempted an uneasy truce in June 2022 to prevent further bloodshed by having a "three....

Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Tags : Article , China , Army , Afghanistan , Taliban , Al Qaeda , ISI , Central Asian history , negotiation , ETIM , Shura , Taliban Pakistan , Peace Talk , Muslim Khan , Waziristan
POK: Truth, Lies, and Deception
August 12, 2022 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Third anniversary of the deletion of Article 370 brought out the usual round of protests from Pakistani and POK leaders. August 5 has been named Yom-e- Istehsal or the Day of Exploitation. The Prime Minister of POK Tanveer Ilyas led a protest rally i....

Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Tags : Commentary , POK , Article 370 , Gilgit Baltistan , Northern Areas
Remembering Kargil: How it Redefined the Concept of War between India and Pakistan
July 29, 2022 Dhritiman Mukherjee Article

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every 26th of July to commemorate the valour and sacrifice of our soldiers who fought in the Kargil war of 1999. The war was fought by Indian soldiers in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, now situated in Lada....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Defence , Pakistan

Tags : Article , India , Pakistan , Kargil , nuclear deterrence
Recent Developments Add to Instability in Pakistan
July 19, 2022 Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

Juxtapositions and complexities rather than a neat straight line mark the trajectory of Pakistan’s politics. Pakistan is in a state of crisis. On almost all fronts whether it is politics, economy, security and foreign policy the country is in dee....

Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Tags : Commentary , economy , Imran Khan , instability , Punjab elections , Shehabaz Sharif
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Versus Pakistan Government
June 11, 2022 Soumya Awasthi Article

About 57 members of jirga comprising of some very prominent officials like former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Federal Minister Sajid Hussain Toria, Mohammad Ali Seif, Senior State Counselor Shaukatullah Khan, fo....

Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan

Tags : Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Ceasefire , TTP , Afghan Taliban , Tehreek-i- Taliban Pakistan , Sharia , Air Srikes , Negotaitions
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