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World Environment Day: Sustainable Lifestyle is the Key to Protect Our Environment
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Every year, the world celebrates “World Environment Day” on 5th June. Led by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), it is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the....

June 06, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Nature , Environment , adaptation , globe , behavioral changes , plastic pollution
Panjwar’s Killing in Pakistan and Future of the KCF
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Commentary

दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः। सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥
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June 02, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India , Punjab , ISI , Bharat , Khalistan , Lahore , Extremism Terrorism , KCF , Panjwa , r Pakistan
Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’
Dr Chayanika Saxena Commentary

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr....

June 01, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban , Al Qaeda , UN
Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal in Upbeat Mood about India Visit
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India, PM....

May 30, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Infrastructure , PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal , hydro power
Can the West Understand Indian Traditions Better?
Rohith Krishna Commentary

The Western descriptions of India in scholarship, early travelers, media, and movie depictions like Indiana Jones have mostly been problematic. Many of such descriptions stand today as ‘common sense’ even to many Indians, creating a blockade to a....

May 18, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , ancient India , Modernity , Post-colonialism , Orientalism , West , Decolonization , Ancient Greek
Bhutanese Refugee Scam Dents Nepal’s International Stature
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal is in a serious political lurch after the Bhutanese refugee scammade headlines. The scam involve stop-ranking b....

May 16, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Commentary , Nepal , Corruption , United States , FBI , Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal , Refugee Scam
POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’
Aditya Kumar Singh Commentary

The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998. The move brought serious May 15, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , nuclear tests , Nuclear Doctrine , deterrence , NFU

Pakistan: Between the Devil and the Khaki
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

Under exceptional circumstances, Pakistan’s top courts – the Supreme Court of Pakistan [SCP] and the Islamabad High Court [IHC] intervened to provide relief to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Mr. Imran Khan on two....

May 13, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Army , Imran Khan , Bajwa , Political Crisis , Judiciary , Bhutto
India’s Growing Relations in Latin America and the Caribbean
K V Prasad Commentary

The recent sojourn of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to four countries in Latin America and the Caribbean caught the attention of policy makers across different locations while at the domestic and regional level it received praise for hi....

May 12, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Latin America , Carribean , Dr. Jaishankar India , Panama
From I2U2 to IUSU-India is the Key
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the wake of unprecedented developments in West Asia especially the demarche and rapprochement by major Gulf powers in recent times, the meeting of National Security Advisers of USA (Jake Sullivan), India (Ajit Doval), and UAE (Sheikh Tahnoun) in R....

May 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , USA , Saudi Arabia , West Asia , I2U2 , IUSU
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