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Operation Sindoor: Story, success, takeaways
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

The Pakistani site went on to say, “The concept has recently gained currency with the Indian strategic community.” India’s stunning military project, Operation Sindoor, to punish the terrorist Pakistan was planned and executed with admirabl....

May 14, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Narendra Modi , S 400 , Operation Sindoor , Defence forces
Kabul to Pahalgam: A Journey of Pain and Loss
Bilquees Daud Commentary

Kashmir, often dubbed as "heaven on earth," is soaked in blood as terrorists killed 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam. Hearing this news, devastated me. I can innately relate to the families who were subjected to the horror of losing their loved ones....

May 02, 2025 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , India , Pakistan , War , Afghanistan , Kashmir , religion
Indus Waters Treaty Was A Bad Deal For India, Happy It Is In Abeyance Now
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India has more or less walked out of the 65 year old Indus Waters Treaty following the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam last week. So far it has kept the implementation of the treaty in abeyance 'with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly an....

May 01, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , India , Pakistan , Kashmir , Pahalgam , Pahalgam Attack , Indus , Indus water streaty , Pahalgam terror attack
Persecution of Minorities in East Bengal/East Pakistan/Bangladesh
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

On July 8, 1947, a privileged Brit, Cyril John Radcliffe, who had never set foot in India nor had the capacity to comprehend the complex Indian society, came to India and was tasked to draw lines on a political map that would partition India based ....

April 08, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , East Pakistan , Muslim League , Sheikh Hasina , Bangladesh Liberation War , 1971 , Minorities in Bangladesh , Bangladeshi Hindus , Noakhali riots , 1952
Remarks by JS, NSCS in the Inaugural Session during the Seminar on ‘India-Nepal Think Tank Summit’ on 03 Apr 2025
Gaurav Ahluwalia

Let me commence by congratulating the Vivekanand International Foundation for organising today’s seminar in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA). VIF has always striven to bring together the best min....

April 04, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , AIDIA , energy partnership , High Impact Community Development projects , India Nepal Railway cooperation , ITEC programmes , UPI payments
नेपाल का राजनीतिक दोराहा: लोकतंत्र, अस्थिरता और राजशाही की बहस
Nikhil Sahu Commentary

एक बार पुनः नेपाल की जनता राजशाही के April 03, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , संविधान , लोकतंत्र , चीन , नेपाल , नेपाल में राजशाही की वापसी , नेपाल के राजनीतिक संकट का कारण , नेपाल में लोकतंत्र की स्थिति , राजशाही , केपी शर्मा ओली , प्रदर्शन , गृह युद्ध , हिंदू राष्ट्र , राजशाही बनाम लोकतंत्र

Evolving Multipolar World Order: Opportunities and Challenges for Myanmar
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is the keynote address delivered by Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow and Editor, VIF at “Forum on Myanmar beyond 2025: Challenges and Opportunities in the Multipolar World” held at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 21 March 2025) Exc....

March 27, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , ASEAN , Myanmar , Democratic transition , Multipolar
Roundtable on ‘Navigating Complexities: India’s Strategic Ties with Taliban 2.0’

On 07 March 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Roundtable on “Navigating Complexities: India’s Strategic Ties with Taliban 2.0”. The panel included Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Prof (Dr.) Raghav Sharma, Prof Bilquees ....

March 19, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , US , Afghanistan , NATO , Taliban 2.0 , Jayant Prasad
Suspect Signals Near Indo-Bangladesh Border: Need to Listen More
Sudhir Saxena, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

During February 2025, Amateur Radio Operators in West Bengal reported monitoring suspect radio transmissions (mostly VHF) near India-Bangladesh border in areas like Saidpur, Shonepur, Basirhat, Bongaon, Sunderbans and Gangasagar. Many of these locati....

March 11, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , Pakistan , ISI , Bangladesh border , Amateur radio operators , Jamaat Islamists
Exhibition and Panel Discussion on ‘The Never-Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh’

On February 24, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an exhibition and panel discussion titled ‘The Never-Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh,’ drawing attention to the ongoing violence faced by religious and....

March 06, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , Bangladesh , Muslims , Minorities in Bangladesh , Hindu population
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