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FATF and Pakistan

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), set up in 1989 following a G-7 resolution, provides the international standards for anti-money laundering and combatting terrorist financing (AML/CFT). An Inter-governmental organisation with 38 members and two....

February 18, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , FATF and Pakistan , Pakistan’s terror funding

Wither Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces - Treaty without an Alternative

Gautam Sen Article

On October 20, 2018, US president Donald Trump had declared his administration`s intention to withdraw from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) which was signed on February 2, 1987 by one of his predecessors, Ronald Reagan and his Sovi....

February 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , INF Treaty , nuclear disarmament , US-Russia relations

Moscow Talks: Divided We Fall

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

In an unprecedented move, the Taliban delegation held two-day talks with the Afghan politicians in a Kremlin-owned President Hotel in Moscow to discuss the future of Afghanistan. However, in a rather typical manner, the Afghan Government was once aga....

February 18, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Moscow Taliban talks , Afghanistan civil war

Pulwama Terror Attack: India’s Options

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Following the horrific terrorist attack on 14 February 2019 in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), India went into a state of shock and mourning. The entire country was united in support of the 44 martyrs of the Centra....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pulwama terror attack , India’s options against Pakistan’s terrorism

Pulwama Terror Strike

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

The 14th February Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that led to the death of 40 personnel was the most lethal strike against the security forces since terrorism began in Kashmir. The timin....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terror factory , JeM attack in Pulwama

Suicide Attack in Kashmir - Rejuvenation amongst Terrorist Organisations of the World Post-Legitimising the Taliban

Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Commentary

The suicide bombing attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 Feb 19 is possibly one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country in recent times. The casualty figures being quoted by various news channels and newspapers vary from 39 to 4....

February 15, 2019 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US withdrawal from Afghanistan , of Taliban , Terror attack in Kashmir

Interaction with the Tsinghua University, Beijing

The VIF hosted a 23 member delegation from the Tsinghua University, Beijing on 30 January 2019. The delegation was visiting India as a part of O. P. Jindal Global University-Tsinghua India Immersion Programme. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, delivered the....

February 15, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , OBOR , Southeast Asia , Fundamental Rights , Tsinghua University , India-China relations , BRI

US Withdrawal and Afghanistan’s Future

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump in his State of the Union address on February 6^th said “Great nations do not fight endless wars.” He added that America will accelerate negotiations for a political settlement.¹ The formal announcement will e....

February 15, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US-Taliban talks , US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan and its Implications for India

Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 5-6 February 2019, an ‘intra-Afghan’ dialogue sponsored by the Afghan Diaspora in Russia concluded with a 8-point statement issued by the participants. The meeting between the Taliban and some Afghan leaders, without the participation of the A....

February 14, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India’s stakes in Afghanistan , Moscow Talks with Taliban

Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation

Yoshiko Sakurai Commentary

In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era” in New Delhi. Before the workshop, the JINF delegation held m....

February 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Japan-India Strategic Cooperation , India-Japan Partnership