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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
Choices: Why the Future of Afghan Sports Must Concern the World
Tejusvi Shukla Article

News coming in from Afghanistan has been mostly unpleasant, rather concerning, for most of the country’s recent past – and most specifically since February this year. Amidst casting its shadow on all aspects of Afghan life – social, political, ....

November 23, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Qatar , Taliban , Political-Security , Afghan sports , Olympic , T20 World Cup , Australian Cricket Board
तृतीय क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा विमर्श: एक विश्लेषण
Amb JK Tripathi Article

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान पर होने वाला तृतीय क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा विमर्श 10 नवम्बर को नई दिल्ली में संपन्न हुआ। ....

November 16, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , आतंकवाद , पाकिस्तान , चीन , तालिबान , उग्रवाद , फैज़ हामिद , शिया , सुन्नी
How Will the Collapse of the Government in Afghanistan Affect Relations Between India and the United States?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

India has yet to come to terms with the Taliban takeover. The Taliban cabinet consists of UN-sanctioned individuals who have committed heinous terror attacks in the past. The Taliban are not independent, writes Arvind Gupta, Director of the New Delhi....

November 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article
Nepal’s Afghanistan Policy is gradually Acquiring Some Shape
Kamal Dev Bhattarai Commentary

When the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, Nepal was completely unprepared to face the unexpected situation that unfolded in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member. With the Taliban rapidly advan....

November 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Commentary , Taliban , SAARC , Migrants , United Nations , Khadka
दो नगरों की कहानी: ढाका मार्च 12, 1972 और काबुल 30 अगस्त 2021
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)

पांच दशक और डेढ़ हजार मील की दूरी में विभाजित दो घटनाएं-
जब से अमेरिका ने अफगानिस्तान से अपन....

October 22, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , आइएसआइ , तालिबान , ऑपरेशन ढाका
An Assessment of International Coalition Forces Intervention in Afghanistan
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Al Qaeda attack on the twin towers on 9 September 2001 turned America’s global war on terror into a crusade. The operation Enduring Freedom commenced in Afghanistan on 07 October 2001 followed by Desert Storm in Iraq (2003). Our focus in th....

October 21, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Taliban , Enduring Freedom , Afghanistan war
VIF Panel Discussion on Unfolding Developments in Afghanistan and its Implications for the Region

The key speakers in the session were Dr. Arvind Gupta, Major ASM Shamsul Arefin (Retd.), Lt General R K Sawhney (Ret.), Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Ambassador Satish Chandra, Dr. Sreeradha Datta, Ambassador Shamsher M. Chowdhury and Ambassador M. Hu....

October 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , US Withdrawal , Taliban , LeT , JeM , Developments in Afghanistan
तालिबान की जीत: क्षेत्र पर उसका असर
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अफगानिस्तान में 1990 के दशक में तालिबान ने रब्बानी सरकार को काबुल से हटा कर सत्ता पर कब्जा किया था�....

September 28, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , भारत। मध्य एशिया। ईरान। अफगानिस्तान। तालिबान। आइएसआइ। इमरान खान। टीटीपी। ईटीआइएम। हक्कानी।
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