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US-Pakistan Relations after Imran Khan’s Visit

Media attention and domestic praise aside, Imran Khan’s visit to the US has not really changed Pakistan’s fundamental challenges; its coffers remain depleted and economy stagnant, the country still remains on the UN Financial Action Task Force (F....

August 02, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Trump-Khan meeting , Pakistan’s policy difficulties , Imran Khan in US

मोदी सरकार का दूसरा कार्यकाल: पाकिस्तान की तुलना में स्पष्ट दृढ़ता

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

मोदी सरकार को दूसरा कार्यकाल मिलने के बाद पाकिस्तान के साथ निपटने में पूरी दृढ़ता दिखाने के लिए �....

August 02, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , मोदी सरकार का दूसरा कार्यकाल , पाकिस्तान से सख्ती , पाकिस्तान का आतंकवाद

Pakistan: Recurrence of Terrorist Violence

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

Imperceptibly, violence, both terrorist and separatist, is rearing its head in Pakistan again. Following several operations like Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasad, the army had claimed that the situation had been brought under control. Rece....

August 01, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Terrorists’ host Pakistan , Terror attacks in Pakistan , Pakistan’s violent society , Pakistan

पाकिस्तान में नए आईएसआई प्रमुख की नियुक्ति के मायने

Prateek Joshi Article

सेना के शीर्ष क्रम में बदलाव के तहत हाल ही में ले. जन. आसिम मुनीर की जगह ले. जन. फैज हमीद को इंटर-सर्�....

July 23, 2019 Article , पाकिस्तान सेना का राजनीति में दखल , आईएसआई का नया प्रमुख , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Pakistan Federal Budget 2019-20 - Unrealistic Ambitions

Prateek Joshi Commentary

Pakistan’s Federal Budget was unveiled on June 11, 2019, under the looming shadow of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) conditionalities seeking to curb the consistently misused fiscal space as well as the gloomy growth projection of 2.4 percent....

July 11, 2019 Pakistan budget , Pakistan’s fiscal distress , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

What does recent sentencing of its officials tell about the Pakistan Army redefining the contours of ‘nationalism’?

Kapil Patil, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Two former senior army officials and a civilian working for what the army termed as "sensitive organization" were awarded rigorous sentences under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secrets Act on charges of espionage. While Lt. Gen (Retd) Javed Iqba....

June 25, 2019 Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation , nuclear leaks from Pakistan , Pakistan Army’s accountability crackdown , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Pakistan: Another Judicial Crisis in the Making?

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

In 2007 President Musharraf had tried to brow beat the then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Iftikhar Chaudhry to desist from hearing cases of ‘enforced disappearances’ in Balochistan. This had led to a nation-wide movement of lawyers and ultim....

June 21, 2019 Judicial crisis in Pakistan , case against Pakistan Supreme Court Judge , curb on judicial independence , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

What Explains the Appointment of Pakistan’s New ISI Chief?

Prateek Joshi Commentary

In a recent reshuffle of the Army top brass, Lt. Gen Asim Munir was replaced by Lt. Gen Faiz Hameed as the new chief the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The change comes barely eight months after Munir was appointed as the spy chief. The fact that....

June 20, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , the ISI reshuffle , Pakistan’s new spy chief , Pakistan domestic politics

Pakistan: the IMF Bailout Agreed, the Hard Part Begins Now

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The IMF and the government of Pakistan have agreed on a structural adjustment program of USD 6 billion for three years to stabilise Pakistan’s crisis ridden economy. This will be the 13th such IMF package since 1988. The agreement was reached after....

May 20, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Pakistan economic mess , IMF bailout to Pakistan

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