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Pakistan: The Appointment of the New COAS and the End of the Long March
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Pakistan government announced the appointment of General Asim Munir as the new Army chief on Friday. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The army chief’s appointment is always watched with eno

November 30, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, economy, ISI, Imran Khan, PTI, Gen Bajwa, Long March, Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir
Pakistan: Appointment of New Army Chief
Rana Banerji

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’

November 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, India, Taliban, Imran Khan, PTI, Gen Bajwa, TTP, Shahbaz Sharif, Asim Munir Shah
The Pashtuns - A contested history
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

In this episode, Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF discusses with Mr Tilak Devasher, Member National Security Advisory Board his new book, The Pashtuns- A contested history. The discussion explores questions like who are the pashtuns? What is

November 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kabul, Podcast, Pashtuns, Pashtuns history
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing and CPEC
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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

November 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Pakistan, Commentary, China, CPEC, Gwadar, BLA, debt restructuring
Pakistan’s Invasion of Kashmir, UN Resolutions and POK
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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

October 18, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, 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
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

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

September 12, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, India, Afghanistan, counterterrorism, F-16
Deterrence in Asymmetries
Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd)

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

September 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Pakistan, Article, India, Nuclear, Submarine, deterrence, Arsenal, credible and minimum
Growing Prowess of TTP amidst Negotiations
Soumya Awasthi

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

September 07, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, 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
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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

August 12, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, POK, Article 370, Gilgit Baltistan, Northern Areas
Remembering Kargil: How it Redefined the Concept of War between India and Pakistan
Dhritiman Mukherjee

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

July 29, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Defence, Pakistan, Article, India, Pakistan, Kargil, nuclear deterrence
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