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Is South Asia ready to develop a robust Regional Value Chain?
Dr Sreeradha Datta

The first transhipment cargo between India and Bangladesh was received at the Agartala (Tripura) Integrated Check on 23 July 2020 morning. The Indo- Bangladesh Coastal Shipment agreement signed in 2018 led to the cargo movement on the first trial con

June 06, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Article, Tripura, transhipment, regional value chains, multimodal transportation, sub-region
OLI TURNS HOLY | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal

In Kathmandu at Singh Darbar Oli sat with his close team, He said he would go very far To realise his long cherished dream. To make sure that Nepalis saw That India was a foreign land, He had made up his mind to draw With his own h

February 11, 2010 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Nepal, Ayodhya, Oli, Singh Durbar, Lord Ram, Madhesis, Treaty of Sagauli, Kalapani River, Dharmic, Hou Yanqi
Pakistan Stock Exchange Attack— BLA’s Thwarted Attempt
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

“You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours. You know, eventually, those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard.”
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January 09, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, China, Iran, Afghanistan, Terrorism, CPEC, Balochistan, Sindh, Baluchistan, BLA, Karachi, PSE, StockExchange

Myanmar Round Up: June 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

The country reported 299 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths as on 30 June 2020. Despite low numbers of cases, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed economic and social challenges. The World Bank’s Myanmar Economic Monitor projected a decline in th

March 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, UNHRC, Arakan army, COVID-19, Tatmadaw clashes, India Engagements, China BRI, Violence in Rakhine and Chin, Elections 2020, Investments.
Socio-Economic Implications in Myanmar during COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Initially in March 2020, Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi stated that the country stands out as a global exception with zero cases of COVID-19. The government Spokesperson- Zaw Htay said that the lifestyle and diet of Myanmar citizens are benefici

March 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, agriculture, trade, Arakan army, Tourism, COVID-19, Migrants, Economic impact, Fiscal and Monetary Responses, Conflict Zones
Economy in stress- Covid-19 and Pakistan
Aakriti Vinayak

A strange paranoia has gripped the world. As Covid-19 accelerates there seems to be uncertainty, chaos and anxiety about the future world order. The world is also grappling with the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the economy, as it is not just a

September 20, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, COVID-19, IMF, negative growth, Pakistan Economy, Pakistan Defence budget, Economic crisis
Nepalese Budget for 2020-21: More Figures than Solutions
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

On May 28, 2020, Finance Minister, Yubaraj Khatiwada, presented Federal Budget of Rs. 1,474 billion for the FY 2020-21 at a time when the entire nation is engulfed by coronavirus pandemic. In such an unusual period, expectations were that the budget

October 23, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, China, COVID-19, Health sector, migrant workers, Nepal Budget, Agriculture sector, Infrastructure Development, Land Banks, Madhes region
How Sport Mirrors the India- Pakistan Relationship
Amb Jitendra Nath Misra

Sport is complex. As well as being skill, it is also diplomacy. Skills matter, but it is “grievance sport,” when players seek to avenge history, that counts. For example, India and Pakistan are unable to delink personal pieties from inter- state

June 26, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, India, Pakistan, hockey matches, pantomime warriors
क्या कोविड-19 से जंग हार रहा है पाकिस्तान?
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

पूरी दुनिया कोविड-19 महामारी से जूझ रही है मगर पाकिस्तान का इस संकट से निपटने का तरीका देखकर डर लग

February 03, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, पाकिस्तान, बलूचिस्तान, COVID-19, परीक्षण की कमी, तालाबंदी, ध्रुवीकरण, सिंध
A Budgetary Farce in Pakistan
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The expectation from the second full-year budget presented by the Imran Khan government was out-of-the-box thinking to tackle immediate and long term issues. These included the COVID-19 pandemic, economic slowdown and mounting debt on the one hand an

February 03, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Economic Survey, Defence budget, COVID-19, negative growth, deficit, Debt & liabilities, IMF conditions, revenue targets
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