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Implications of Nepal's Withdrawal from BIMSTEC Military Exercise in India
Gautam Sen

The first ever Field Training Military Exercise or MILEX-18 of the seven member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Cooperation (BIMSTEC), has been organised at Indian Army`s Foreign Training Node at Aundh, in Pune from 10th

April 19, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, BIMSTEC Military Exercise, Nepal’s withdrawal
Modi's Cultural Diplomacy: Bearing Fruits in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

During his Premiership of four years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nepal four times – twice in 2014 and twice in 2018. He did not visit any other South Asian country as many times as he has visited Nepal, which amply demonstrates his

October 23, 2012 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, India-Nepal relations, Modi’s Janakpur visit
Bangladesh's quest for Sufi and Liberal Space
Dr Sreeradha Datta

Sufis are accepted as a moderate strain of Islam and often being described as the ‘Mystic Muslim’ too. Historian Richard Eaton has identified several strands and references to Sufis and Pirs during 16th Century in the documented Musli

June 06, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Bangladesh, Commentary, Confronting Fanaticism, Sufi tradition in Bangladesh
Pakistan: An Analysis of the Participation of Religious Parties in Elections, 2018
Shruti Punia

Elections 2018 in Pakistan would no doubt be remembered for the victory of Imran Khan. They were essentially a contest between the ‘naya Pakistan’ and ‘tabdeeli’ narrative of Imran Khan, and the ‘vote ko izzat do’ and develo

June 26, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan Elections, Electoral gains of religious parties
इमरान खान के नेतृत्व में पाकिस्तान – भारत-पाक संबंधों की भावी दिशा
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

जिसने भी पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान को 25 जुलाई, 2018 को उस समय बोलते सुना होगा, जब यह स्पष्�

January 30, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, इमरान खान की सत्ता, भारत-पाकिस्तान रिश्ते
Pakistan Economy: Challenges Ahead for the New Government
Prateek Joshi

Now that Imran Khan has assumed the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the most pressing challenge for him would be the management of Pakistan’s economy. These revolve around mounting debt (both domestic and external), growing Chinese loans

January 08, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan’s economy, Pakistan’s fiscal debts
Pakistan’s New Government: Are there reasons for Hope?
Sanjiv Khanna

The 2018 General Elections in Pakistan are over and the Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Party (PTI) emerged as the single largest Party in the National Assembly, and formed the Government. Most of the parties alleged rigging and refused to a

January 05, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan Government, Imran and Islamists, Legitimacy of civilian leadership
Building Dams with Donations
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

So dire is Pakistan’s financial health that it has been reduced to mobilise money from individual donors to build infrastructure projects which will cost hundreds of thousands of crores of rupees. In his first speech after becoming the Prime Minist

October 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan’s dam building, Pakistan’s financial crisis
Maldives in Election Mode
Akash Sahu

The Republic of Maldives announced its elections date to be 23rd of September, 2018. The pre-election period is being observed by nations and international organisation. Crisis erupted in the atoll nation in February this year, when the P

January 24, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Maldives, Commentary, Maldives elections, Democratic opposition in Maldives
The First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit
Dr Sreeradha Datta

The large turnout at the first India Nepal Think tank Summit held in Kathmandu on 31 July 2018 was a reflection of the deep interest people of Nepal cherish about India. While the numbers did thin a bit towards the end but the constant interactions t

June 06, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, India-Nepal relations, Indo-Nepal think tanks
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