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1937 Shariat Act – For Muslims or for Jinnah and the Zamindars?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

The 1937 Act, the joint strategy of the British and the League, was driven by political expediency rather than a desire to enforce Islamic Sharia. Less than a week after the opposition parties met in Patna to oppose him, Narendra Modi threw a huge....

July 08, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Politics , Sharia , UCC , British Raj
Neighborhood News Digest – 27 June 2023

Afghanistan

A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis – UN News
Afghanistan, one of the world’s largest producers of heroin and methamphetamine – most of it smuggled abroad – is home to n....

June 27, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Rajnath Singh , Afghanistan , Politics , Bhutan , Taliban , US Sanctions , NLD , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , China-Sri Lanka , Shehbaz Sharif , debt restructuring , India-Sri Lanka , Pak economy , Oman-Maldives , World Games , Islamic Party , Marble Mine , Pashupatinath temple , Power Deal , Gurkhas
Neighborhood News Digest – 31 March 2023

Afghanistan
UN Says Attacks On Afghans 'unacceptable' After Deadly Explosion Rocks Kabul – Republic World
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan denounced the deadly explosion that rocked the capital city of Kabul....

March 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Politics , Bhutan , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , BRI , EU , UK , IMF , UNGA , women rights , ethnicity , HRW , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Sri Lanka-India , Electricity , Visa , Onam-Maldives , Rohinhgyas , Chief Justice , Forex
Neighborhood News Digest – 01 March 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban kill top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan – The Hindu
Taliban forces killed a top Islamic State commander who allegedly planned attacks against diplomatic missions in Afghanistan’s capital, a governm....

March 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , South Korea , China , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Politics , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , investment , Taliban , Imran Khan , Neighbourhood First , IMF , Women , Pakistan Economy , Protest , Ali Sabry , Raisina Dialogue , Fishermen , UN-SJB , Aviation fuel , Maldives-Seychelles , Maldives-Sweden
One year of Russia’s war on Ukraine: A war of attrition, with no exit options in sight
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

No one has a clear definition of victory or end goals. The Western bloc is enthusiastically pursuing sanctions against Russia for the moment but countries like India have wisely chosen to prioritise its own economic needs The Russia-Ukraine war is....

February 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Russia , Politics , Ukraine , World , Vladimir Putin , Russia-Ukraine War , Volodymyr Zelenskyy
CPC’s 20th Congress: End of an Era, the Dawn of Another
Raj Gupta Article

The curtains drew close on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on 22nd October 2022. The CPC’s national congresses are one of the most important gatherings not only for China as elite politics witness personnel changes ....

November 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , CPC , Politics , Xi Jinping , Politburo , 20th Party Congress , Communist Party of China , Politburo Standing Committee
Book Discussion on ‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted- A History of Territory and Politics from Alexander to Nehru’ By Uttam Kumar Sinha

On 17th August, 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation organized a book discussion on ‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted- A History and Politics from Alexander to Nehru’ By Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha. The opening remarks were given by Dr Arvind Gupta, Dire....

August 26, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Book Discussions , Water , Climate Change , Politics , technology , Civilization , History , irrigation , Indus Basin , knowledge and power , archives , hydrology
Prof R Vaidyanathan, Caste as Social Capital, Westland Books, 2019, Chennai, PP. 131
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Prof Vaidyanathan’s book, Caste as Social Capital, challenges several myths relating to the working of the caste system in India. Noting that while caste is commonly identified with oppression and discrimination, he points out that it also h....

April 15, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Politics , Book Reviews , Caste as Social Capital , Caste system , Marwaris , Sindhis , Patels , Bohras , Kutchis , Social institution
तापी पाइपलाइन: अर्थ बनाम राजनीति
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

फ़रवरी 2018 में तुर्कमेनिस्तान, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान , पाकिस्तान और भारत के शीर्ष नेतृत्व ने 1700 किमी की तुर्�....

April 03, 2018 Economic Studies , Tapi Pipeline , तापी पाइपलाइन , ऊर्जा अर्थव्यवस्था , Economics , Politics
नैतिकता की पट्टी खोलकर राजनीति को समझें
Rajesh Singh

भारतीय राजनीति की दुनिया जटिल है। यदि इसे सही और गलत की दृष्टि से देखा जाए तो गलतियों की गुंजाइश....

August 25, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , India , Politics , राजनीतिक , नैतिकता , भ्रष्टाचार , अवसरवादिता , Morality
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