Articles

Expect a Recalibration in the Pakistan- Taliban Relationship

The picture of former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed and Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mansour Ahmed Khan enjoying tea at Kabul’s Serena Hotel in a relaxed mood just before the announcement of Taliban’s ‘interim’ government in September ....

May 23, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghan Taliban , Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , Pak airstrikes , Taliban-Pakistan relations

The Boiling Baloch Pot: A Continued Saga of Baloch Resistance

Tejusvi Shukla Commentary

A suicide bombing that killed three Chinese nationals in the Pakistani city of Karachi on April 26, 2022, has sent shock waves throughout the region. Notably, this incident rests on two p....

May 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , CPEC , Balochistan , ISI , Gwadar , Karachi , Baloch Liberation Army , free baloch , Voice Of Missing Baloch , By waahin Baloch

Challenges ahead for the Pakistan Government

Sushant Sareen

After the no confidence motion that ousted Imran Khan, Parliament elected unopposed Shahbaz Sharif as 23rd prime minister of the country, bringing to an end the political uncertainty that had gripped the nation. However the country still remains mire....

May 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , economy , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast , Shahbaz Sharif

Blasphemy Laws and Female Madrassa of Pakistan

Soumya Awasthi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

As Pakistan struggles with establishing democracy while parliament has passed no confidence motion against Imran Khan, the extremists are gradually strengthening their grip on Pakistan Society. This time it is a female madrassa which has caught the e....

April 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Madrassa , Radicalistaion , Blasphemy Law

Evolving Political Crisis in Pakistan

Dr Shalini Chawla

On April 3, 2022, parliament convened to vote, but Imran Khan survived after the deputy speaker of parliament dismissed the vote of no-confidence, citing foreign conspiracy. Khan took the unprecedented step to dissolve parliament and called for fresh....

April 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast

पाकिस्तान की राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा नीति 2022-26: कुछ नए तत्व लेकिन भारत पर कोई बदलाव नहीं

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

इमरान खान सरकार ने पाकिस्तान की पहली राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा नीति (एनएसपी) का एक दस्तावेज तैयार किया �....

February 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , भारत। पाकिस्तान। चीन। कश्मीर। राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा नीति। भू-आर्थिकी

Pakistan in Flux- A bleak future ahead

Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

“Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose” which means, the more things change, the more they stay the same. The quote poignantly underscores the precarious situation of Pakistan, as it teeters from one to crisis to another. Every year the trou....

February 01, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Security , Imran Khan , Economic crisis , India-Pakistan , TLP , Year-end review

Pakistan’s National Security Policy 2022-26: Some New Elements but No Shift on India

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Imran Khan government has produced the country’s first ever National Security Policy (NSP) document that outlines Pakistan’s approach to national security and provides guidance to the government departments. A public version of the document h....

January 17, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , Kashmir , National Security policy , Geoeconomics

पाकिस्तान में हालात: इमरान खान सरकार पर बनता-बढ़ता दबाव

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

इमरान खान की सरकार फिसलन भरी है। नए डीजी आइएसआइ की नियुक्ति के एक अनोखे मामले पर सरकार और सेना क�....

January 10, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , एफएटीएफ। जनरल बाजवा। टीटीपीआइ। टीएलपी। डायरेक्टर जनरल आइएसआइ।

The Situation in Pakistan: Pressure Building on the Imran Khan Government

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Imran Khan government is on a slippery slope. The trust between the government and the army has been dented on the curious case of the appointment of the new DG ISI. The two sides are no longer on the same ‘page’. This spells trouble for the gove....

November 16, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , FATF , Gen Bajwa , TTP , TLP , DG ISI