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Navigating Pakistan’s Federal Budget 2024-25 and its Key Parameters

Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF Article

On 12 June Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the country’s Federal budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, a day after the Ministry of Finance came out with the Economic Survey Report for the outgoing year 2023-2024. The ....

July 05, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , IMF , Federal Budget

Bangladesh at the Crossroads: Confronting the Realities of Climate Change

Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

The consequences of climate change are felt globally affecting millions of lives and threatening the future development of states, with developing countries facing the extreme implications/vulnerabilities. Bangladesh, a co....

June 27, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Climate Change , Bangladesh , International cooperation , sustainable development , Drought , Climate adaptation , Sea Level Rise , Flood , Climate Vulnerability , Environmental Governance

Muizzu’s Unfavourable Diplomatic Moves

Dr Sachin Tiwari Commentary

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s warm relations with China has caught the attention of the public not only in India but also abroad. The recent advances by him to court China have come at the time of intensification of strategic rivalry in the ....

June 26, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , India , China , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Belt and Road Initiative , Indian Ocean , Neighborhood

PM Shahbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Shahbaz Sharif concluded his five-day visit to China on 8th June. While China may be Pakistan’s most important foreign partner, the prime minister’s dash to Beijing on the eve of the budget session raises questions. Pakistan follows a July-June b....

June 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , China , CPEC , Balochistan , Gwadar , IMF , Shahbaz Sharif , Gen Asim Munir

Between Isolation and Engagement: The Afghan Taliban’s Diplomatic Dilemma

Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

With the Afghan Taliban back as the new rulers of Kabul since August 2021, the regime has found itself caught in a diplomatic conundrum—maintaining isolationism on the one hand and engaging bilaterally with its regional ne....

June 13, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Afghanistan , Taliban , Engagement , Isolationism

Sri Lanka’s Upcoming Presidential Election: Navigating Political Crossroads

Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

On 09 May, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka ended the long-drawn speculation and declared that the upcoming Presidential poll in the Island nation will be held between September 17 and October 16 this year. With this anno....

May 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , NPP , SLPP , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Aragalaya , ITAK

विवादित नक्शा छापना नेपाल का अदूरदर्शी कदम

Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

नेपाल के राष्ट्रपति के आर्थिक सलाहकार चिरंजीवी ने मौजूदा वाम सरकार के दबाव के चलते इस्तीफ़ा 12 म....

May 21, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , China , Nepal , चीन , territorial dispute , नेपाल , नेपाल-भारत , Kalapani , Nepal-India , वाम गठबंधन

Evaluation of Indo-Bangladesh Strategic Relations

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

In Perspective

On 16 December 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indian Army resulting in the creation of Bangladesh. ^[1] It is more than 52 years and the co....

May 17, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Indo-Bangladesh friendship , Indo-Bangladesh economic engagement , India’s neighbourhood policy , Indo-Bangla defence cooperation

Can ASEAN Achieve Peace in Myanmar? - A Review of the Five Point Consensus

Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Myanmar military on 01 February 2021 overthrew the democratically elected government and announced a state of emergency in the country. ASEAN as a regional organisation soon responded to the crisis that surfaced in 2021. On May 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Myanmar , Crisis , FPC