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Pakistan: Appointment of New Army Chief
Rana Banerji

After much delay and deliberate attempts by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to make the issue controversial, Lt. Gen Syed Asim Munir Shah, Frontier Force Regiment, was appointed Pakistan’s new Army Chief on Nov 24. A lingering `technical issue’

February 04, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, India, Taliban, Imran Khan, PTI, Gen Bajwa, TTP, Shahbaz Sharif, Asim Munir Shah
नेपाली चुनाव: लोकतंत्र का लंगड़ा नृत्य
Amb JK Tripathi

नेपाल में पिछले रविवार, 20 नवंबर को नेपाली संसद तथा सात राज्यों की विधानसभाओं के लिए चुनाव संपन्�

September 10, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, भारत, चीन, शेरबहादुर देउबा, नेपाली कांग्रेस, कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ऑफ़ नेपाल (यूनिफाइड माओइस्ट लेनिनिस्ट), पुष्पकमल दहल
Security Challenges along Indo-Nepal Border Regions
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Nepal holds a crucial role in India’s security not merely on account of its size, natural resources and population, but more so due to its October 23, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, India, Nepal, Border, infiltration, surveillance, Militants, Armed Police Force, SSB

The Pashtuns - A contested history
Tilak Devasher

In this episode, Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF discusses with Mr Tilak Devasher, Member National Security Advisory Board his new book, The Pashtuns- A contested history. The discussion explores questions like who are the pashtuns? What is

February 03, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kabul, Podcast, Pashtuns, Pashtuns history
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing and CPEC
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Pakistan’s Prime Minister visited China on November 1-2, 2022. Shehbaz Sharif was amongst the first foreign leaders received by Xi Jin Ping soon after the latter got himself an unprecedented third term in office. This was projected in Pakistani med

July 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Pakistan, Commentary, China, CPEC, Gwadar, BLA, debt restructuring
Pakistan’s Invasion of Kashmir, UN Resolutions and POK
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Pakistan had claimed in its written submission to the UN Security Council that it was not involved in the invasion of the state of J&K. However, Col. Akbar Khan, who planned and led the tribal invasion as a serving officer of the Pakistan Army, has m

July 04, 2016 Jammu & Kashmir, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Akbar Khan, demographic change, raiders
One year after the Taliban Takeover- Afghanistan in Crisis
Aakriti Vinayak

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"-Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The recent developments in Afghanistan compel to acknowledge this off quoted statement. Juxtaposing the main military dictum of "keeping one

September 20, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Commentary, governance, Taliban, Economic crisis, Human Rights, women rights, one year, Afghanistan in Crisis, Taliban Takeover
Energy: A New Dimension in India-Nepal Relations
Dr Rishi Gupta

Nepal’s Energy Export to India
Recently, the Nepal Electricity Authority said in a statement that in the last four months, Nepal exported electricity worth US$ 56 million to India, estimated to reach the US $ 234 million in December 202

August 02, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, India, US, China, India-Nepal, Bangladesh, Narendra Modi, Sher Bahadur Deuba, MCC, Hydropower, India-Nepal Trade, Special Relations
प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना की भारत यात्रा
Amb Pankaj Saran

सितंबर 2022 में बांग्लादेश प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना की भारत की राजकीय यात्रा इस क्षेत्र से भारत के �

September 22, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Hindi, Article, पाकिस्तान, नरेंद्र मोदी, बांग्लादेश, 1971, शेख हसीना, इस्लाम, नदी जल प्रबंधन, अवामी लीग
Afghanistan- One year after Taliban Takeover
Amb Gautam Mukhopadhaya

Two decades of progress in Afghanistan and the process of nation-building came to an abrupt end with the fall of the Afghan government and the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban on August 15, 2021. A year after the situation in Afghanistan is unparalle

February 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Taliban, Economic crisis, Human Rights, Podcast
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