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Pakistan Army and Imran Khan: From Macro to Micro Management Post Polls
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

In surveying the outcome and post-election trends in Pakistan two clichés come to mind, “the more things change the more they remain the same,” and “while states have armies, Pakistan Army has a state”. To the world, elections to the Nat....

August 02, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Post-Election trends in Pakistan , Military control in Pakistan
Marine Debris Worry Indian and Indonesian Leaders
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

The ‘Shared Vision of India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’1 announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia lists several issues for practical cooperation. Broadly, the leaders iden....

August 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Featured , Commentary , Bay of Bengal plastic debris , India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation
Two Years of PCA Judgement on South China Sea: An Analytical Perspective
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

On January 22, 2013 the Philippines had instituted an arbitral proceeding against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) under Annex VII of the United Nations Conventions on the Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS) as case number 2013-19. After over ....

August 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , The Philippines-China dispute
China-ASEAN Negotiations on Code of Conduct for the South China Sea
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

It has been reported in the media that China and the ten ASEAN countries have agreed on a single draft of a negotiating text for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS). The formal announcement may be made soon. Negotiations on COC will ....

August 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , Code of Conduct
Pakistan under Imran Khan - What’s in it for Indo-Pak Relations
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Whoever heard Pakistan’s Prime Minister (Designate) Imran Khan speak on 26 Jul 2018, after it became quite evident that the election had gone his way, would have had to change his image in the mind’s eye to make any sense of it at all. We have se....

July 28, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Imran Khan , Indo-Pakistan relations
Putin-Trump Summit: Untangling the Knots
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Ensuring Peace is a global good and a responsibility of all countries and stake holders. But it is more so of the Hyper and Super powers, who always indulge in the political chess games and move their rooks adroitly and sometimes bluntly, to ensure t....

July 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia , Commentary , Helsinki Summit , Trump-Putin meeting
A Significant Visit from the Land of the ‘Princess of Ayodhya’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in paid a highly significant visit to India on 8-11 July 2018 to cement his ‘New Southern Policy’ of increased focus on India and ASEAN countries. President Moon repeatedly said that his administration’s objec....

July 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South Korean President’s visit , India-South Korea relations
Pakistan on Financial Action Task Force ‘Grey List’
Shruti Punia Commentary

After a long period of dormancy Pakistan finally enters the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list which comes as no rude awakening to either of its neighbours, India as well as China. The FATF took the imminent decision to place Pakistan on its....

July 12, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Grey-list FATF , Financing Terrorism
Iran’s Nuclear Deal, Oil and US Sanctions
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

A meeting of the Joint Commission established under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) took place in Vienna on 6th July. The Joint Commission was set up as the mechanism to resolve any disputes arising out of implementation of the Iran nucle....

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Iran’s oil & gas exports , JCPOA Vienna meeting
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the t....

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , Seychelles President’s visit , Assumption Island , Indo-Seychelles relationship
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