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US Military Assistance Package to Pakistan will have a Direct Bearing on India’s National Security
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

On 7 September 2022, the US notified the US Congress that it had made a “determination” approving a possible “Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 for sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450

September 12, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, India, Afghanistan, counterterrorism, F-16
Deterrence in Asymmetries
Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd)

Ashley Tellis’s book – ‘Striking Asymmetries- Nuclear Transitions in South Asia’ has caught some media attention with commentators calling for a review of India’s nuclear doctrine and posture in view of an assessed build up of nuclear arsen

September 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Pakistan, Article, India, Nuclear, Submarine, deterrence, Arsenal, credible and minimum
Growing Prowess of TTP amidst Negotiations
Soumya Awasthi

After a decade and a half long rift between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and several failed peace treaties, the two sides again attempted an uneasy truce in June 2022 to prevent further bloodshed by having a "three

September 07, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, China, Army, Afghanistan, Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISI, Central Asian history, negotiation, ETIM, Shura, Taliban Pakistan, Peace Talk, Muslim Khan, Waziristan
POK: Truth, Lies, and Deception
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Third anniversary of the deletion of Article 370 brought out the usual round of protests from Pakistani and POK leaders. August 5 has been named Yom-e- Istehsal or the Day of Exploitation. The Prime Minister of POK Tanveer Ilyas led a protest rally i

August 12, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, POK, Article 370, Gilgit Baltistan, Northern Areas
Remembering Kargil: How it Redefined the Concept of War between India and Pakistan
Dhritiman Mukherjee

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every 26th of July to commemorate the valour and sacrifice of our soldiers who fought in the Kargil war of 1999. The war was fought by Indian soldiers in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, now situated in Lada

July 29, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Defence, Pakistan, Article, India, Pakistan, Kargil, nuclear deterrence
Recent Developments Add to Instability in Pakistan
Aakriti Vinayak

Juxtapositions and complexities rather than a neat straight line mark the trajectory of Pakistan’s politics. Pakistan is in a state of crisis. On almost all fronts whether it is politics, economy, security and foreign policy the country is in dee

July 19, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, economy, Imran Khan, instability, Punjab elections, Shehabaz Sharif
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Versus Pakistan Government
Soumya Awasthi

About 57 members of jirga comprising of some very prominent officials like former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Federal Minister Sajid Hussain Toria, Mohammad Ali Seif, Senior State Counselor Shaukatullah Khan, fo

June 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Ceasefire, TTP, Afghan Taliban, Tehreek-i- Taliban Pakistan, Sharia, Air Srikes, Negotaitions
Imran Khan’s ouster and changes in POK
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) elected a new so called ‘Prime Minister’ on April 18th barely a week after Imran Khan Niazi’s ouster in Islamabad. PTI government headed by the outgoing ‘Prime Minister’ Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi had completed

June 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, POK, CPEC, Demography, Gilgit-Baltistan, JKLF, Niazi
Assessment of Islamic State Khorasan Province
Soumya Awasthi

Tarjuman Al-Asawirti, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet, released a video in English titled "The Crusade Shaming Tactics." The video starts with the following message, "Manipulators use strategies to make others feel pitiful and they can

June 04, 2022 Terrorism, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Pakistan, Commentary, Khorasan, Taliban, ISKP, Voice of Khorasan, Voice of Hind
Expect a Recalibration in the Pakistan- Taliban Relationship
Dr Anwesha Ghosh

The picture of former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed and Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mansour Ahmed Khan enjoying tea at Kabul’s Serena Hotel in a relaxed mood just before the announcement of Taliban’s ‘interim’ government in September

May 23, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, Afghan Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Pak airstrikes, Taliban-Pakistan relations
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