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Bangladesh - Politics of Confrontation: Political Deadlock
Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh’s tryst with democracy began a new chapter in the nation’s history when the newly independent nation adopted its first Constitution in 1972 with the tenets of nationalism, democracy, socialism and secularism. The then political environ

February 27, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, democracy, Bangladesh, Secularism, Socialism, Political Violence
Low Cunning in Cloak of High Diplomacy
Sushant Sareen

Even before Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN General Assembly, the Pakistanis had let it be known that he would be bad-mouthing India on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. There was, therefore, no real surprise in India when Nawaz Sharif raked up the Kashm

October 22, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan
National Business Initiative for Peace and Development in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

1.0 Background The success of a society largely depends on successful business.1 Business is not possible in unsuccessful society and in a situation when there is absence of security. Business groups like to make investment only

October 23, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, India-Nepal, National Business Initiative
Sri Lankan General Elections 2015 - An Assessment
Anushree Ghisad

1. In my earlier article on the Sri Lankan General Elections (‘Curtain Raiser’, VIF 07-2015) various possible out comes of the elections were out lined. As was mentioned therein, the electoral contest was mainly between the two key alliances na

February 02, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, General Election, UPFA, Rajapaksa
India’s Afghan Policy: Not Rebuff, But A Refrain from Reflexive Response
Sushant Sareen

In recent weeks, there has been some puzzlement over India’s somewhat less than enthusiastic response to Afghan overtures for re-engaging and revitalizing the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between the two countries in 2011. At a time when

October 22, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan
Pakistan Responsible for Breakdown of NSA Level Talks
Amb Kanwal Sibal

It is mystifying why commentators on the Indian side, including some who have officially dealt with Pakistan, should have been so critical of their own government for the failure of the Ufa initiative. They seemingly hold our side more responsible fo

February 11, 2010 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan
Sri Lanka: Mandate to continue with change
Nitin A Gokhale

Will it be fourth time lucky for Ranil Wickramasinghe? Sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Friday afternoon, Ranil Wickramasinghe is not new to the post. He has been PM in the past--1993-94, 2001-04--and since January this year when he and Pre

April 17, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka General Elections - Curtain Raiser
Anushree Ghisad

This is in continuations with series of previous articles where the political situation in Sri Lanka was assessed. Now the crunch time as it were has arrived for the political leaders and parties to not only test their own respective strengths on the

February 02, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka
Maldives; The Political Game Continues - It’s the Vice President Now
Anushree Ghisad

Maldives continues to grapple with ongoing political turmoil. The latest issue which has not let the spotlight shift from the country’s political crisis is the attempted removal of current Vice-President Dr.Mohamed Jameel Ahamed by the ruling allia

February 02, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies, Maldives
Another Indo-Pak Reset: The Good, The Bad and The Question Marks
Sushant Sareen

The curious thing about the Joint Statement issued after the meeting between the Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers in Ufa is that it is being interpreted by both sides in a way that suits them. The problem is that these divergent interpretations r

October 22, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan
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