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Bangladesh - Politics of Confrontation: Political Deadlock
Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh’s tryst with democracy began a new chapter in the nation’s history when the newly independent nation adopted its first Constitution in 1972 with the tenets of nationalism, democracy, socialism and secularism. The then political environ....

October 14, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , democracy , Bangladesh , Secularism , Socialism , Political Violence
Low Cunning in Cloak of High Diplomacy
Sushant Sareen

Even before Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN General Assembly, the Pakistanis had let it be known that he would be bad-mouthing India on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. There was, therefore, no real surprise in India when Nawaz Sharif raked up the Kashm....

October 13, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
National Business Initiative for Peace and Development in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

1.0 Background The success of a society largely depends on successful business.1 Business is not possible in unsuccessful society and in a situation when there is absence of security. Business groups like to make investment only ....

October 09, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India-Nepal , National Business Initiative
Sri Lankan General Elections 2015 - An Assessment
Anushree Ghisad

1. In my earlier article on the Sri Lankan General Elections (‘Curtain Raiser’, VIF 07-2015) various possible out comes of the elections were out lined. As was mentioned therein, the electoral contest was mainly between the two key alliances na....

October 07, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , General Election , UPFA , Rajapaksa
India’s Afghan Policy: Not Rebuff, But A Refrain from Reflexive Response
Sushant Sareen

In recent weeks, there has been some puzzlement over India’s somewhat less than enthusiastic response to Afghan overtures for re-engaging and revitalizing the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between the two countries in 2011. At a time when ....

September 09, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan
Pakistan Responsible for Breakdown of NSA Level Talks
Amb Kanwal Sibal

It is mystifying why commentators on the Indian side, including some who have officially dealt with Pakistan, should have been so critical of their own government for the failure of the Ufa initiative. They seemingly hold our side more responsible fo....

September 04, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Sri Lanka: Mandate to continue with change
Nitin A Gokhale

Will it be fourth time lucky for Ranil Wickramasinghe? Sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Friday afternoon, Ranil Wickramasinghe is not new to the post. He has been PM in the past--1993-94, 2001-04--and since January this year when he and Pre....

August 21, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka
RTD on South Asia Regional Cooperation

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 1985 with the prime objective of accelerating economic and social development among member states through joint actions in mutually agreed areas of cooperation. Thirty ye....

August 10, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , South Asia , South Asia Regional Cooperation , Neighbourhood First’ policy , SAAR , Security paradigm
Sri Lanka General Elections - Curtain Raiser
Anushree Ghisad

This is in continuations with series of previous articles where the political situation in Sri Lanka was assessed. Now the crunch time as it were has arrived for the political leaders and parties to not only test their own respective strengths on the....

August 01, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka
Maldives; The Political Game Continues - It’s the Vice President Now
Anushree Ghisad

Maldives continues to grapple with ongoing political turmoil. The latest issue which has not let the spotlight shift from the country’s political crisis is the attempted removal of current Vice-President Dr.Mohamed Jameel Ahamed by the ruling allia....

July 21, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives
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