Articles

August 03, 2021 Abhinav Pandya Commentary

The abrogation of Article 370, nearly two years back, effectively marked the end of Kashmir’s special status. Indeed, this was nothing short of a revolution. It unleashed a series of sweeping changes, ushering in an era of tectonic transformation a....

Tags: Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Mahbooba Mufti , elections , Article 370 , Hurriyat , DDC , Jamaat , Panchayat

Blinken’s India Visit: Taking Strategic Partnership to the “Next Level”

August 02, 2021 K P Vijayalakshmi Article

The just concluded visit of the US Secretary of State Blinken to India merits keen scrutiny coming as it has on the cusps of regional developments in Afghanistan, global pandemic management, forthcoming meetings on the Indo Pacific and a host of ongo....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , QUAD , Afghanistan , Indo Pacific , Covid , Human Rights , Blinken , Jaishankar

Regional Cooperation in BIMSTEC in Post-COVID-19 World

July 30, 2021 Dr Prabir De

The Bay of Bengal region is home to roughly 1.6 billion people, around 23% of the world population. The COVID-19 crisis has hit each individual and economy in the world. Join Dr. Prabir De and Cchavi Vasisht in this podcast to discuss the prospects ....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , COVID-19 , Economic impact , Social , Podcast , Trade and commerce , Post-COVID-19

POK: Election or Selection?

July 30, 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

POK underwent the 11th general election on 25th July. The outcome held no surprise. It is invariably the party in power in Islamabad, which wins the election in the territory. The outgoing regime of Raja Farouk Haider was elected when PML (N) of Nawa....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Kashmir , POK , Imran Khan , PTI , Islamabad , PML (N) , PPP

Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma

July 30, 2021 Amb Amar Sinha Article

(This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why any such outreach will take us nowhere.) ....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Deep State , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Abdul Ghani Baradar , Doha deal

BIMSTEC: Potential Arena of Maritime Convergences and Capacity Building

July 29, 2021 Dr Probal K Ghosh

BIMSTEC member states (apart from landlocked countries- Nepal and Bhutan) are connected via maritime boundaries of the Bay of Bengal. It is the direct linking factor between the littorals. To discuss the importance of maritime connectivity, join Dr P....

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bay of Bengal , trade , Maritime Connectivity , Podcast , India's role , Port modernization , Security.

Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India

July 29, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Tibet , TAR , Sichuan-Tibet railway , Lhasa , Nyingchi , WTC , Yarlung Tsangpo

Deepening Democracy in Taiwan under Democratic Progressive Party

July 28, 2021 Rup Narayan Das Commentary

The consolidation and deepening of democracy in Taiwan as evident from the regular and periodic elections and peaceful transfer of political baton from one political party to another speak volume of the democratic culture and tradition of Taiwan. The....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , democracy , Taiwan , DPP , KMT , G-7

Tunisia- Ghost of Bouazizi Walks Again

July 27, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Tunisia, from where the Arab Spring started in 2010, has remained in churn ever since. But it has held out the hope that democracy and constitution can be relied upon by the people. It was a partial yet a success story as several governments have had....

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Arab Spring , Tunisia , Covid , President Kais Saied