Articles

Russia-Pakistan Relationship is a Red Herring

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s visit to India on 5-6 April 2021 was devoted to the preparation for President Putin’s visit to India later this year for the regular summit with Prime Minister Modi. Undoubtedly, India Russia relations are de....

April 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Russia , Commentary , Pakistan , China , Russia , QUAD , Act Far East , Asian NATO , Lavrov

अफगानिस्तान: दोहा समझौते की स्थिति और आगे का मार्ग

Amb Amar Sinha Article

अमेरिका और तालिबान के बीच 29 फरवरी 2020 को दोहा में हुए समझौते के एक साल होने के मौके पर विवेकानंद इं�....

April 13, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , भारत।पाकिस्तान। अफगानिस्तान। काबुल। नाटो। शिया। एएनडीएसएफ। दोहा समझौता। हनाफी। अमेरिकी विकल्पों ।

The Pathfinder - VIF Webinar on Connectivity between India and Sri Lanka

On 07 April 2021, Pathfinder Foundation ([PF) and Vivekananda International Foundation organised a webinar on ‘Connectivity between India and Sri Lanka’. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, welcomed the participants and delivered the opening remarks. ....

April 09, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Seminars , Sri Lanka , Cross Border Trade , India-Srilanka relations , Colombo port , Fishing

Tibet is Headed for Major Changes

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The People's Daily on March 25, 2021, published a lengthy 3975-character article authored by Che Dalha (in Chinese: Qi Zala), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Che Dalha’s important article, which included nine mentions of Xi Jinping, ....

April 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , NPC , CCP , Dalai Lama , Tibetans , Mandarin , Border Defence villages , Hans , Putonghua , Sinicisation , Sichuan-Tibet railway

India Bangladesh the Mitali (friendship) Journey

Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Commentary

The Mitali Express scheduled to run between Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Jalpaiguri (India, West Bengal) will be inaugurated by PM Modi and PM Sheikh Hasina on the 27th morning during PM Modi’s two days trip to Dhaka (26-27 March 2021). This visit is spe....

March 25, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , PM Modi , India Bangladesh , War of Liberation , Bangabandhu , Mujibur Rahman , Sheikh Hasina , celebration

Pakistan's Internal Developments

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The past few weeks saw some interesting developments in Pakistan. Join Mr Tilak Devasher and Aakriti Vinayak as they discuss the internal developments in Pakistan in the background of the recent senate elections and the Financial Action Task Force (F....

March 24, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , FATF , Domestic politics , Podcast , Senate Elections

World’s Options on Myanmar Limited

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A little over a month has passed since Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing shocked the world by seizing power on 1 February from the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD), and arrested the country’s civilian leader Aung San ....

March 15, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , Aung San Suu Kyi , Act East Policy , Joe Biden , NLD , Neighbour First , junta , South Block , Min Aung Hlaing , Antonio Guterres , Milk Tea Alliance , ASEAN’s centrality

LoC Ceasefire

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

As a positive step, on 24-25 February 2021, the Director Generals of the Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC). Since 2018, a total of 12,969 incidents of Ceasefire Violations (CFV) by....

March 10, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , Indian Army , J&K , LoC , Line of Control , Ceasefire , Podcast , DGMO , CeasefireAgreement , JammuandKashmir

Crisis Deepens in Nepal Even After Restoration of Parliament

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) was engaged more in internal power tussle rather than addressing the issues related to controlling the disease. In such a moment, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, at the recommen....

March 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepali Congress , Supreme Court , KP Sharma Oli , Nepal Communist Party , Madhav Kumar Nepal , Pushpa Kumar Dahal

An Update on Political Situation in Myanmar

Amb Gautam Mukhopadhya

It’s been a month since the Myanmar military seized control and in today’s episode, we will talk about the latest updates on the political situation in Myanmar and international reactions. Democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces addi....

March 05, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Podcast , Political Crises , Military Coup , International sanctions , Elections 2020 Political Situation in Myanmar