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Wolesi Jirga Elections - Triumph of Afghan Democracy

After being delayed by more than three years, elections for the Afghan National Assembly (Wolesi Jirga) were finally held on 20^th October amidst growing threats from the Taliban. The international media had already communicated its prejudi....

October 26, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Afghan elections , Afghan electorate victory

Brainstorming Session on Afghanistan

Security situation in Afghanistan faces greater challenges. Besides the Taliban, the rise of ISIS opens up another front for the embattled Afghan state. At a time when the Afghan national election draws closer, security challenges necessitate greater....

September 21, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , ISIS , Taliban , Afghan state , Security situation in Afghanistan

Indian Engagement with Afghanistan: An Economic Perspective

… Indian assistance in Afghanistan is focused on, ‘Afghan led, Afghan owned and controlled,’ projects … India’s Small Development Projects are spread all over the country … economic development is the basic foundation for peace in Afghani....

August 31, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Afghanistan politics , Taliban insurgency , India-Afghan relations

Current Military Situation in Afghanistan

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

... insurgency in Afghanistan is a political problem; the military can create the right conditions for diplomatic talks to begin ... currently, Taliban is in no mood to negotiate ... Taliban who are ready to come around must be granted favourable opt....

June 12, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Situation in Afghanistan , US strategy for Afghanistan

Round Table Discussion on Afghanistan

A Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Afghanistan’s current situation and the way forward was held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 15 Nov 2017. The panel of discussants included a broad array of security and foreign policy experts,....

March 23, 2018 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , Islamic State , ISIS , India-Afghanistan relations

Afghanistan- Pakistan Transit Trade

Shoiab A. Rahim

Abstract The transit trade problems of Afghanistan are typical to any other landlocked country. As a landlocked country, Afghanistan has relied on Pakistan for its international trade. However, the transit trade of Afghanistan has....

October 26, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Afghanistan’s Trade , Transit Overview , Land- locked States , ATTA , Trade Barriers

H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s speech at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 24 October 2017

Highlights President Ghani dwelled on the causes of global uncertainty, the regional security context and the New US Strategy in South Asia. Drivers of Global Uncertainty • President Ghani identified

October 25, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Pakistan , QUAD , CPEC , Ashraf Ghani , Afghanistan Foreign Policy , ANSF , Indo–Afghan Relations

A Talk on ‘India-Afghanistan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’, by H.E. Salahuddin Rabbani, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan

H.E. Salahuddin Rabbani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, concluded his three-day visit to India with a talk on ‘India-Afghanistan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’, delivered at the Vivekananda ....

September 18, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Pakistan , US , India-Afghanistan relations , Salahuddin Rabbani

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

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