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Pakistan: The Relentless Killings of the Hazaras1
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

The cold-blooded killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Geshtari area of Machh, Balochistan on 03 January 2021 by the Islamic State (IS) refocused attention on the brutal persecution of minorities in Pakistan in recent decades. However, even among the m....

January 15, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Islamic State , Balochistan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Hazaras , Lashkar e Jhangvi , Shia
तिब्बती बौद्धधर्म : भारत की सॉफ्ट पॉवर कूटनीति के स्रोत और शक्ति
Dr Tenzin Tsultrim Article

तिब्बत, भारत और चीन के संबंध को क्लाउड एर्पी के शब्दों में बेहतर तरीके से व्याख्यायित किया गया ह....

January 13, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Article , चीन। बौद्धवाद। सॉफ्ट पॉवर। दलाई लामा। बीआरआइ। पर्यटन। नालंदा। बोध गया। पद्मसंभव। विक्रमशिला विश्वविद्यालय
Myanmar 2020: Prospects and Challenges for 2021
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Strategically located between the two giant neighbours, India and China; Myanmar has been working on its foreign policy and domestic interests since the beginning of the year 2020. The year 2020 also marked a significant breakthrough in Myanmar democ....

January 12, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Tatmadaw , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Rohingya , Unilateral Ceasefires , EAOs , Elections2020 , India in Myanmar , ICJ , NLD victory , Panglong peace conference , Japan in Myanmar , China interference
New US- China Cold War on Tibet and Take Aways for India
Vijay Kranti Article

(The tone and temper of the two latest laws of the USA on Tibet and Xinjiang that US-China honeymoon is over and we should be ready to witness a new phase of US-China cold war. Extraordinary coordination between Republicans and Democrats in both h....

January 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , China , Tibet , Article , CPC , Dalai Lama , reincarnation , Beijing-Dharamshala dialogue , CTA , Order-5 , Sikyong , TPSA-2020 , Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act 2020
Neighbourhood Year End Review 2020: Way Forward for 2021
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

South Asia presents a vivid tapestry of human diversity in all its glory. Across its eight countries, adherents of all the world’s religions live side-by-side, speaking hundreds of languages and dialects, sharing deep cultural similarities, and cel....

January 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Tourism , COVID-19 , Rohingya , PoliticalCrises , EconomicPressures , Labourpresseures , IndiaEngagements , ChinaInterference , InternalSecurity , SouthAsianRegion , TrilateralTalks
Decoding the Turkey-Pakistan alliance

Over the years, Turkey-Pakistan relations have stood the precarious nature of global politics as well as the turbulence of their domestic politics. Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has received uncritical support of Turkey irrespective of who is ....

January 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , FATF , Kashmir , Economic , Soft Power , Turkey , military , Political
Afghanistan: What Lies Ahead in 2021?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

After a violence-ridden 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Afghanistan is looking ahead at a more turbulent new year as the United States plans for a full troop withdrawal from the country by May 2021. The intra-Afghan dialogue that began in Doha in Se....

January 05, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban , Intra-Afghan dialogue , troop withdrawal , Violence , the Afghan government , President Biden , counterterrorism , US-Taliban agreement
US Takes First Step towards Recognising Tibetan Government-in-Exile: the Myth of Historic Chinese Suzerainty over Tibet
Anubhav Shankar Commentary

On 22nd of December, the United States finally decided to dust off its ‘Tibet inertia’ by passing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (TPSA), acknowledging the exclusive right of Tibetans only to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama. The a....

December 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , China , Tibet , Commentary , Dalai Lama , United States , Central Tibetan Administration , Tibetan Policy Support Act 2020
कोविड-19 में नेपाली अर्थव्यवस्था को पटरी पर लाना
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

दुनिया में शायद ही ऐसा कोर्ई देश हो, जो कोवि़ड-19 जैसी वैश्विक महामारी से पीड़ित न हुआ हो। हालांकि....

December 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , भारत। अर्थव्यवस्था। रोजगार। कोविड-19। करों। काठमांडू घाटी।
Pakistan Insights 2020
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Following the success Pakistan Insights 2019 that was based on discussions held in the Pakistan Study Group (PSG) of the Vivekananda International Foundation, it was decided to continue with the Insight series, making it an annual feature. Despite th....

December 15, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , POK , Indo-Pak relations , Book Published , Afghan peace process , COVID-19 , Pakistan Insights
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