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

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
Tatmadaw Day 27 March 2020: Things that the Myanmar Armed Forces must do to remain credible and relevant
Jaideep Chanda, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar Armed Forces are referred to, celebrate their 75th Anniversary Day on 27 March 2020, i.e. today. The Tatmadaw Nay as it is also referred to, March 27, 2020 Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Three National Causes , Tatmadaw Diamond Jubilee , Tatmadaw Day 27 March 2020 , Myanmar Armed Forces credibility and relevance , Four Solemn Vows of the Tatmadaw Members , 75th Anniversary Day things that Myanmar Armed Forces must do

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
COVID-19 reaches Myanmar: Why India Must React Fast
Jaideep Chanda, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

In an article on 23 March 2020, noted Myanmar author and journalist Bertil Lintner raised the alarm about a number of respiratory disease rel....

March 25, 2020 COVID-19 in Myanmar , flatten the curve in Myanmar , Coronavirus in Myanmar , Indian assistance to Myanmar in COVID-19 , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar
बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article

कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में ....

March 24, 2020 SAARC , BIMSTEC , COVID-19 , WHO , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान , Article , 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
चीन और अमेरिका तिब्बत मुद्दे पर एक-दूसरे के विरोधी के रूप में उभर सकते हैं
Jayadeva Ranade Article

चीन के कम्युनिस्ट अधिकारी लगभग 18 महीने पहले इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुँच चुके थे कि 16वें दलाई लामा के दे....

March 20, 2020 चीन , चीनी बौद्ध धर्म , दलाई लामा , तिब्बत , बीजिंग , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , China
China Marshals 4IR Technologies to Contain COVID-19
Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Consultant, VIF Article

The Chinese National Health Commission has announced that COVID-19 epidemic has peaked and plateaued, but people have been warned not to be complacent amid risks of more outbreaks. Meanwhile, temporary hospitals in Wuhan which had been set up to resp....

March 19, 2020 China , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , surveillance , SenseTime , RNA , COVID-19 , Bigdata , Autonomous Platforms , AI , 4IR
BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Commentary

As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the dissemination of information through health and medical sect....

March 17, 2020 SAARC , BIMSTEC , COVID-19 , WHO , Wuhan , Pandemic , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies
अमेरिका-तालिबान के बीच सैन्य निकासी समझौता
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

18 महीने की बातचीत के बाद अमेरिका-तालिबान ने 29 फरवरी को 30 देशों और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संगठनों के प्रति....

March 16, 2020 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , दोहा , तालिबान , अमेरिका , US-Taliban deal
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