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Sri Lanka At Cross Roads: Political Crisis Defies Solution
PM Heblikar

President Maithripala Sirisena’s (MS) palace coup of October 25, 2018, aimed apparently at wresting absolute powers, has obviously failed to achieve its objectives, and in its stead, has created more chaos and confusion. The sacking of a sitting Pr

May 30, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Commentary, Sri Lanka crisis, India-Sri Lanka relations
बांग्लादेश चुनाव: हिफाजत का बढ़ता प्रभाव
Abhijit Chakravertty

शेख हसीना ने 26 अक्टूबर को पार्टी के एक मंच पर ऐलान किया कि दो कट्टर चरमपंथी गुटों जमात-ए-इस्लामी �

May 18, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Hindi, Article, बांग्लादेश चुनाव, कट्टरपंथी ताकत
India-Nepal Relations under PM Oli
Sushmita Bharti

The landmark nation-wide elections in Nepal under the new Constitution, held in end-2017, ushered in a new era of democratic governance in the country. In these elections, the people’s verdict went overwhelmingly in favour of the Party of Nepal-Un

September 20, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Nepal politics, Indo-Nepal relations
मालदीव: लोकतंत्र की जीत
Dr Sreeradha Datta

चुनाव अचंभे में डालते ही हैं। मालदीव में 23 सितंबर, 2018 को हुए राष्ट्रपति चुनाव इतिहास में ऐसे चुना

June 06, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Maldives, Hindi, Article, मालदीव राष्ट्रपति चुनाव, मालदीव में साजिश
Pakistan: The Aasia Bibi Case and its Aftermath
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The controversy surrounding the blasphemy case of Pakistani citizen Aasia Noreen, better known as Aasia Bibi of village Ikkawali in Sheikhpura, Punjab, has drawn attention to the culture of extremism in Pakistan and showed the government and the arm

February 03, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan’s Aasia Bibi, Blasphemy law in Pakistan
Moscow Regional Consultations on Afghanistan: Can India Play a Role?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

On 9 November 2018, Moscow organised regional consultations on Afghanistan which were attended by the Taliban’s Qatar office and the representatives of the Afghan High Peace Council. This was the first time that the Taliban and the representatives

October 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Taliban-Afghan meeting, Russia’s Afghanistan initiative
Bangladesh Elections: Growing Influence of ‘Hefazat’
Abhijit Chakravertty

The announcement on October 26th at a party forum by Sheikh Hasina that the two foremost hard-line fundamentalist groups, viz. the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and the Hefazat-e-Islam(HeI), should be treated differently, was closely followed by t

May 18, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Article, Bangladesh elections, Bangladesh Islamist hard-line party
Imran Khan’s China visit: China’s Deafening Silence on Financial Bailout
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Imran Khan ’s much anticipated China visit took place from 2 to 5 November 2018 in the backdrop of Pakistan's desperate requirement of a financial bailout due to mounting balance of payment crisis, the rising concerns about the unsustainability of

October 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Imran Khan’s China visit, Pakistan’s financial state, CPEC woes
Bhutan Elections 2018: Analysis
Medha Bisht

It has been a decade since Bhutan started its first innings with procedural democratic reforms. The third round of elections held on October 18, 2018 found its final culmination, with a 71.4 percent voter turnout, and the much anticipated victory of

November 01, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Bhutan, Commentary, Bhutan elections, Bhutan’s external relations
India Faces New Political Configurations in the Neighbourhood
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Many unexpected but important developments are taking place in India’s neighbourhood. New political dispensations with new agendas have emerged in Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan. Besides, one would have to awa

October 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Neighbourhood relations, India’s Neighbourhood
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