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Kabul’s Muscle-Flexing amidst recent Tensions
Prateek Joshi

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent assertion that Pakistan would play a key role in the Afghan peace settlement has contributed to the latest downswing of ties between these two nations.1 In his address to journalists, Imran Khan not onl

January 08, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Commentary, Afghanistan peace process, Afghanistan’s government’s strong stance
यहां से बदल सकती है तस्वीर
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

उम्मीद के मुताबिक भारतीय विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ने इस्लामी सहयोग संगठन (ओआईसी) का अपना संबो�

October 03, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, Pakistan, Terrorism, Sushma Swaraj, Islamic Cooperation Organization, ICO
Bangladesh FM’s Delhi Visit: Can India help?
Dr Sreeradha Datta

The first overseas visit of the Bangladesh Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen to India during 7-9 February 2019 was important for a variety of reasons. The visit was more than validation of the existing strength of the bilateral relations, it was also

June 06, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, Bangladesh-India relations, Rohingya issue, Bangladesh Foreign Minister’s visit
Imran Khan's Pulwama Statement: Indecent and Insensitive
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Imran Khan's brief televised address on 19th February 2019 on the Pulwama terror attack provides an invaluable insight into his persona. It reveals a leader short on common decency and sensitivity, devoid of statesmanship and gravitas, and completely

February 11, 2010 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Imran Khan, Pulwama terror, JeM
Moscow Talks: Divided We Fall
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

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

January 09, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Moscow Taliban talks, Afghanistan civil war
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement after one Year: Killing of Arman Luni
Prateek Joshi

In yet another instance of the state-directed intimidation, the death of a senior Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) activist Arman Loni on 2nd February has sparked protests across Pakistan's Pashtun belt. Loni was killed after the police attacked a pea

January 08, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Balochistan atrocities, Pakistan’s intimidation of Pashtuns
Afghanistan’s Landlocked Trap
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

Pakistan’s denial of the air passage to the Indian cargo flights bound to Afghanistan comes as a major impediment in enhancing the regional connectivity of landlocked Afghanistan.1 In September 2018, Spice Jet has signed up a contract wi

January 09, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Afghanistan trade connectivity, Pakistan-Afghan issue
Pakistan-US Relationship under Donald Trump
Ankit Singh

Pakistan-US relations from 2017 provides an opportunity to understand the symbiotic relationship between these two countries. This article looks at the major developments under President Trump in order to analyse the interdependent bilateral relation

June 26, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan’s double-game, US-Pak relations
Afghan Talks - Talking Peace without the People?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, tweeted at the end of six-day long peace talks with Taliban in Qatar that discussions have made “significant progress”. According to the media reports, the two sides

January 09, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Commentary, US-Taliban talks, Afghan peace process
Myanmar: Challenges before Aung San Suu Kyi in 2019
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Myanmar’s quasi democratic government has completed over half of its constitutionally mandated term but has to yet make a major progress in a number of areas, especially those related to political and economic reforms. While the peace and reconcili

October 22, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Commentary, Myanmar Peace Process, Myanmar in 2019
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