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Continuing Security Partnership between USA and Pakistan: India has to live with it

Dr. Mark T. Espar, US Defence Secretary has in a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa on 19th March, 2020 reaffirmed his country`s long-term mutually beneficial security partnership with government of Pakistan inter-al....

March 30, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Trump's visit to India , Taliban , Peace Agreement , Pakistan , Mark Espar , Khalizad , India's developmental efforts , Afghanistan

Namaste SAARC

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the wake of Corona Pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead to sensitize the world about the need to use digital technology to strategize for cooperating and controlling this viral existential threat. As such the leaders need to stay h....

March 26, 2020 SAARC Video Conference , COVID-19 , Emergency Fund , Neighbourhood First , Pakistan , Counter terrorism , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies

Pakistan: Lal Masjid 2.0 ?

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

Lal Masjid in Islamabad and Maulana Abdul Aziz, also known as ‘Mullah Burqa’, are back in the news. Like in 2007, the authorities are again negotiating with him on a set of demands that no self-respecting government could concede. Almost ....

March 23, 2020 Lal Masjid , Mullah Burqa , Jihad , ISI , Abdul Aziz , Pakistan , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Terrorism and Counter Terrorism: Review of Year 2019 and Projections for 2020

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2019 had significant developments in global terrorism. The review covers the important activities of terrorism and counter-terrorism (CT) around the globe. There have been ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen which includes terrorist a....

January 22, 2020 Terrorism , Counter-terrorism , national security , India , Srilanka , UnitedKingdom , IslamicState , al-Qaeda , al-Qaida , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism

Year Review: Pakistan in 2019

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The year 2019 brought optimism as well as trials for Pakistan in equal measure. In 2019, Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan was occupied in confronting numerable challenges at the domestic as well as international levels. At the domestic front,....

January 22, 2020 Pakistan , economy , Army , foreign policy , US , Afghanistan , Saudi , India , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

All Quiet in Kashmir?

Bashir Assad Commentary

Kashmir is relatively calm since the last couple of months. No street protests, no encounters between the militants and the security forces. Last encounter was reported on November 26 between the militants and the forces in Pulwama district of South ....

January 09, 2020 Article 370 , Pakistan , FATF , Intelligence , infiltration , ISI , Communications , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir

Repeal of Article 370 - Pakistan’s Reaction

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Articles 370 and 35 A, which gave special status to J&K were part of Indian Constitution. Their repeal does not violate any international agreement. These ensured that the people of J&K enjoyed democratic rights within the Indian Union, which the peo....

August 19, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Jammu & Kashmir , Commentary , Repeal of Article 370 , POK , Pakistan’s Kashmir rhetoric , Pakistan

Pakistan: Recurrence of Terrorist Violence

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

Imperceptibly, violence, both terrorist and separatist, is rearing its head in Pakistan again. Following several operations like Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasad, the army had claimed that the situation had been brought under control. Rece....

August 01, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Terrorists’ host Pakistan , Terror attacks in Pakistan , Pakistan’s violent society , Pakistan

India's Relations with its SAARC Neighbours

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India's relations with its SAARC neighbours have, over the decades, oscillated from very good to stressed barring Pakistan and Bhutan. With the former they have generally been very bad and with the latter very good. With the rest, notably Afghanistan....

July 23, 2019 Srilanka , SAARC neighbours , SAARC , Pakistan , neighbours , Maps , Maldives , India Relations with its SAARC Neighbours , Bangladesh , Monograph

Calls for De Escalation and Dialogue Smack of Defeatism and Lack of Resolve

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

In the aftermath of the game changing and highly successful Balakote strike, undertaken by the IAF on 26th February, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the unsuccessful aerial attack attempted by the PAF in J&K on 27th February in whi....

March 10, 2019 Balakot strike , India , Pakistan , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies