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Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities”1
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

The recent IISS paper titled “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities” is something of a letdown. Though it contains some nuggets of value such as the assessment that, given the China factor, the conventional arm

February 11, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Pakistan, Article, India, Pakistan, China, UK, nuclear deterrence
Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD
Dr Sreeradha Datta

It is out in the open and it took a Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh to say it straight. China does not want Bangladesh to join the QUAD. On 10 May 2021, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said Beijing-Dhaka ties would be “substantially dam

June 06, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, China, Commentary, QUAD, Foreign Minister, Covid, South Asian region, Chinese ambassador
Taliban Faultlines: Pakistan’s ISI Elevates Haqqani Network Front And Centre

NEW DELHI: The Taliban may have forced the U.S. and NATO forces to withdraw from Afghanistan but there is no guarantee that it will have a free run post-September, long time watchers of the country say. Pakistan’s ISI, suspicious of the Taliban’s

January 01, 1970 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, US, Kabul, Taliban, NATO, Haqqani network, Ghazni, Oruzgan
अनिश्चित भविष्य देख रहा अफगानिस्तान
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

अमेरिकी फौज अफगानिस्तान से लौट रही है। वहां किसी राजनीतिक प्रणाली को काबिज किए बगैर ही उसकी वा�

October 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Hindi, Article, चीन। रूस। अफगानिस्तान। तालिबान। अल कायदा। बाइडेन। दोहा समझौता। ईरान। पाकिस्तान। राष्ट्रपति घानी। सेना की वापसी
Sanctions: An Ineffective Tool in Myanmar
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Imposing sanctions is not new to Myanmar and its economy and people. Since independence, the country has been under the impact of ethnic conflicts and a continuous fight for civilian versus the military rule. It took its worst shape in 1988, and sinc

March 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, sanctions, Neighbourhood, India in Myanmar, Ineffectiveness, Political Tool, Economic Implications, Russiain Myanmar, ASEAN role, Japan in Mynamar, China role, Coup in Myanmar
China and South Asian Neighborhood
Prof Veena Sikri

In an effort to build stronger linkages with South Asian countries China has emerged as a major supplier of economic resources that is infrastructure projects investments as well as military hardware and technology. This is understood in terms of Chi

May 20, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, China, China interventions, South Asian region, Podcast, Diplomatic intrusions, Border engagements, India's role, Neighbourhood first policy
Nepal Urges International Community to help in fight against COVID-19
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Being helpless to control the unbridled growth in coronavirus cases, the Nepalese Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli has appealed to the international community to help the Himalayan nation by supplying vaccines, coronavirus testing kits, oxygen kits, I

October 23, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, India, KP Sharma Oli, COVID-19, Vaccines, Oxygen, Mt. Everest
रूस-पाकिस्तान संबंध एक भुलावा
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

रूस के विदेश मंत्री लावरोव 5-6 अप्रैल 2021 को भारत दौरे पर आए था। उनका मकसद अपने राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमी

October 03, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Russia, Hindi, Article, पाकिस्तान। चीन। रूस। क्वाड। एक्ट फार ईस्ट। एशियाई नाटो। लावरोव।
US / NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Implications
Amb Amar Sinha

The author had the opportunity to attend on 5 May 2021 a very engaging round table jointly hosted by the Vivekananda Foundation, New Delhi, and Hudson Institute, Washington DC on the imminent US/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impact on the

March 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, US, Afghanistan, Article, India, Pakistan, China, Iran, Afghanistan, Taliban, Biden, Doha Agreement
Afghanistan Stares at an Uncertain Future
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The American troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan without an agreed political system in place. After nearly 20 years of a democratic period, Afghanistan is at the risk of losing the gains it made in the last 20 years of a democratic system.

October 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, China, Russia, Afghanistan, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Biden, Doha Agreement, Iran Pakistan, President Ghani, Troops withdrawal
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