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India's Foreign Secretary Visit to Myanmar in December 2021

10 months after the military coup, India made its first outreach to Myanmar. The Indian Foreign Secretary, Harsh Shringla's visit in the month of December 2021 was a significant step. To discuss India's engagement with Myanmar and whether India shou....

January 31, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Security , Podcast , Military Coup , India in Mynamar , Foreign Secretary Visit

Talk on "Recent Visit of Foreign Secretary to Myanmar and India-Myanmar Relations"

On 04 January 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on "Recent Visit of Foreign Secretary to Myanmar and India-Myanmar Relations”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks followed by Amb Rajiv Bh....

January 25, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , National Unity Government , Myanmar military

IPIS-VIF Dialogue on Latest Developments in Afghanistan

India and Iran share close historical and cultural links dating back to ancient times. In contemporary times, this relationship is multi-faceted and includes cooperation in political, trade-economic, security, and multiple other sectors. To assess th....

January 24, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , Kabul , Afghan Taliban

What to Expect from the First India-Central Asia Summit

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold the first-ever India-Central Asia Leaders Summit in a virtual format on January 27, 2022. This summit will bring together the heads of state of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, ....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Article , SCO , INSTC , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , Connectivity , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Pharmaceuticals , history and Civilization

The Himalayan Conundrum: Nepal and Bhutan in 2021

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Nepal

The year 2021 can be surmised as a year of political upheavals, economic downfall, and geo-political uncertainties for Nepal. Also, when countries worldwide were engaged in making arrangements to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal’....

January 20, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Bhutan , Article , Nepal , economy , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Year in Review 2021 , Himalayan , Nepal-China , India-Bhutan , Bhutan-China , geo-politics

Pakistan’s National Security Policy 2022-26: Some New Elements but No Shift on India

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Imran Khan government has produced the country’s first ever National Security Policy (NSP) document that outlines Pakistan’s approach to national security and provides guidance to the government departments. A public version of the document h....

January 17, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , Kashmir , National Security policy , Geoeconomics

Restructuring Power Equation: Rise of Indigenists means fall of Communism in Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

Ever since the end of the autocratic Rana regime in Nepal in 1951, the country has had seven constitutions. Yet, none of the constitutions survived for more than a decade or so in this country. During the last seven decades, the country witnessed dif....

January 13, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Nepali Congress , CPN-UML , Constitution , Maoists , Madhesis , Janjatis , communists

पाकिस्तान में हालात: इमरान खान सरकार पर बनता-बढ़ता दबाव

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

इमरान खान की सरकार फिसलन भरी है। नए डीजी आइएसआइ की नियुक्ति के एक अनोखे मामले पर सरकार और सेना क�....

January 10, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , एफएटीएफ। जनरल बाजवा। टीटीपीआइ। टीएलपी। डायरेक्टर जनरल आइएसआइ।

Myanmar’s Battle on Social Media

Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

In the present century, social media has become a battleground to provide authenticity and validation for oneself as well as to produce hatred and discontent for others. Since the rise of the Arab Spring, the role of social media in spreading democra....

January 07, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , democracy , Information Warfare , Social Media , Propaganda , Military Coup , Freedom House