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Strife in Tamil National Alliance: Pragmatism Precedes Over Politics

“Like a metal abraded by a file, the might of a clan is eroded by enemies within.” -‘Thirukkural’, division 2 (Porul), chapter 89, verse 888 More than 2000 years back, in above quoted words of wisdom, Saint Thiruvalluvar, often reg....

July 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , Tamil Politics , TNA , Northern Province , Pragmatism Precedes , Northern Provincial Council

म्यांमार शांति प्रक्रिया: अभी मंजिल बहुत दूर!

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

ट्वेंटी फर्स्ट सेंचुरी पांगलोंग सम्मेलन का दूसरा सत्र एक दिन के विस्तार के बाद 29 मई को संपन्न ह�....

June 27, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , India , म्यांमार , पांगलोंग , समझौता , Myanmar Peace Process

Maldives-Political Turmoil Continues

Anushree Ghisad

If it happens once, it’s a mistake. If it happens twice, it’s a choice, and if it continues happening, then it sets a trend. In his tenure of over three years now as the President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom seems to be setting....

June 19, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Maldives , political turmoil , election

Round Table Discussion on India-Bangladesh Relations

Following up on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s highly successful and ‘historic’ visit to India undertaken in the month of April, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on 06 Jun 2017 w....

June 15, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , India-Bangladesh Relations , Gowher Rizvi

Nepal: Conducting Local Elections in Terai

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, who for the fourth time became Nepal’s Prime Minister on June 6, 2017, has the foremost duty to conduct local elections for the Village Councils and municipalities in the Terai region of Nepal on June 28. ....

June 15, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepal elections , Madhesh politics , Local Elections in Terai

Daesh in Afghanistan: It gets Weakened but Not yet Vanquished in Syria-Iraq

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

It has been a little under two and a half years since January 26, 2015 when Daesh announced in Afghanistan, the establishment of its South Asian affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan (ISK). The outfit’s now-deceased spokesperson Abu Muhammad....

June 12, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iraq , Daesh , Khorasan , Af-Pak , Daesh in Afghanistan , Syria

Myanmar Peace Process: A Bridge Too Far!

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The second session of the 21^st Century Panglong conference concluded on 29 May after having been extended by a day. The first session of the conference held under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in end August last year had set out a....

June 08, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Myanmar , Panglong conference , ethnic armed organizations

Missing Factors in India’s Policy towards Pakistan

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Many in India often wonder why don’t we have better relations with Pakistan and how long will we keep on bickering and fighting. Many also point to the perils of a miscalculation given that the two countries are nuclear weapons states. The most fam....

June 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , POK , Terrorism , India’s Policy , Ayub Khan

VIF-Pathfinder Foundation: Discussion on India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Cooperation for Promoting Blue Economy

16-17 May 2017, the VIF and Pathfinder Foundation, Sri Lanka, jointly held a three-session Round Table Discussion on India-Sri Lanka bilateral cooperation. The focus was on promoting ‘blue economy’, relatively a new concept that focuses on sustai....

May 31, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Seminars , Blue Economy , Bilateral Cooperation , Pathfinder Foundation

Discussion on “Afghanistan: Emerging Strategic Re-Alignment”

The VIF hosted an internal discussion on ‘Afghanistan: Emerging Realignment’ on 04 May 2017. The purpose was to consider Afghanistan’s dwindling security environment and imperatives for India to hedge its bets against a resurgent Taliban waiti....

May 31, 2017 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , US , Kabul , Taliban , Durand Line