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On The Eve of the Doha Round - Afghan Women Claim Their Space in the Peace Talks
Zulaikha Rafiq Commentary

This is an exceptionally confusing and exciting time in Afghanistan, and (we hope) a turning point in the history of the country. The US and the Afghan government representatives, together with civil society representatives are due to sit across the....

April 17, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Taliban , Doha , Afghanistan peace talks , Afghan Women’s Network
India-Maldives: Strengthening Partnership
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

With the Indo-Pacific region vying for greater international attention, the Indian Ocean has assumed a greater criticality for the regional powers. Inevitably, India and China competing for greater influence in the common waters has lent the region w....

April 16, 2019 Maldives , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , India-Maldives relationsRrestoration of India-Maldives ties
Initial Assessment of China’s CPPCC Plenary Session, 2019
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Earlier in March this year, China successfully concluded plenary meetings of the Party’s top two bodies, which set the agenda for the year ahead. 2158 delegates of China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Con....

April 09, 2019 China’s CPPCC plenary , 2019 , Xi Jinping’s policies with Chinese characteristics , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China
Kabul’s Muscle-Flexing amidst recent Tensions
Prateek Joshi, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent assertion that Pakistan would play a key role in the Afghan peace settlement has contributed to the latest downswing of ties between these two nations.1 In his address to journalists, Imran Khan not onl....

April 04, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Afghanistan’s government’s strong stance , Afghanistan peace process
चीन ने बढ़ाए दलाई लामा का प्रभाव कम करने के प्रयास
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन के भीतर रहने वाले तिब्बतियों पर चौदहवें दलाई लामा का प्रभाव घटाने और उन्हें नीचा दिखाने के ....

April 03, 2019 China , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , दलाई लामा का प्रभाव , तिब्बतियों का आक्रोश
Economic Warfare: The Most Effective Weapon in Chinese Strategy of Unrestricted War
Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

The Chinese characteristics in hybrid warfare can be traced to Sun Zu’s classic Art of War. “To fight and conquer in all battles is not the supreme excellence; the supreme excellence is in breaking enemy’s resistance without fighting.”1<....

April 03, 2019 China , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , China’s economic weapon , China’s economic leverage
Chinese Response to Pulwama
Dr Teshu Singh, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

For the fourth time, China has refused to designate Masood Azhar,1 leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) as a global terrorist. On 14 March 2019, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Affairs said, “China is conducting a comprehensive a....

March 25, 2019 China , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , International terrorist , China’s support to JeM
China Intensifies Efforts to Diminish Dalai Lama’s Influence
Jayadeva Ranade Article

There has been a visible acceleration over the past many months in the efforts of the Chinese authorities to diminish and undermine the XIVth Dalai Lama’s influence over Tibetans inside China. Additionally, this year is marked by a number of anniv....

March 15, 2019 Dalai Lama’s Tibet , China’s control of Tibet , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China
National People’s Congress 2019: Major Takeaways
Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

The National People’s Congress (NPC) which is regarded the rubber stamp Chinese Parliament started its annual session on March 5, 2019. The meetings are termed as ‘two sessions’ as both the NPC and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conf....

March 13, 2019 China’s economic challenges , tasks for Chinese leadership , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , China
2019 में चीन में स्थिति
Jayadeva Ranade Article

2019 की 5 फरवरी से चीन का ‘सुअर का वर्ष’ शुरू हुआ है और चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के नेतृत्व तथ....

March 06, 2019 चीनी अर्थव्यवस्था , चीन की घरेलू समस्याएं , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China
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