Articles

Challenges ahead for the Pakistan Government

After the no confidence motion that ousted Imran Khan, Parliament elected unopposed Shahbaz Sharif as 23rd prime minister of the country, bringing to an end the political uncertainty that had gripped the nation. However the country still remains mire....

May 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , economy , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast , Shahbaz Sharif

Evolving Political Crisis in Pakistan

Dr Shalini Chawla

On April 3, 2022, parliament convened to vote, but Imran Khan survived after the deputy speaker of parliament dismissed the vote of no-confidence, citing foreign conspiracy. Khan took the unprecedented step to dissolve parliament and called for fresh....

April 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast

Elections in Iraq- Uncomfortable Outcome

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Democracy’s downside is the prevailing dissatisfaction among those who lose an election. But then they have a hope that next time round they have a chance. Democracy is a state of mind, and the mindsets do take time to change. But democratic practi....

November 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Iran , Iraq , elections , Saudi Arabia , Arab Spring , PM Khadimi , Kurdish parties

The Libyan Elections – Amidst Hope and Despair

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

I fondly and vividly recall one of the finest and first ever elections held in the newly liberated Libya in 2012 when the man on the street just looked enthusiastically at their future that might have fulfilled their revolutionary dream. The election....

October 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , elections , Libya , General Haftar , Tripoli , Tobruk , Gadaffi

Elections in Qatar

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Arab Spring (2010) may have failed in some respects after forcing removal of Mubarak and Gaddafi as all the countries including Ben Ali’s Tunisia continue to go through the political churn but it had showed the way to the youth and disenfranchise....

October 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , elections , Doha , women rights , Arab , Emir , Shura , Elections in Qatar

A New Kashmir in the Making

Abhinav Pandya Commentary

The abrogation of Article 370, nearly two years back, effectively marked the end of Kashmir’s special status. Indeed, this was nothing short of a revolution. It unleashed a series of sweeping changes, ushering in an era of tectonic transformation a....

August 03, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Mahbooba Mufti , elections , Article 370 , Hurriyat , DDC , Jamaat , Panchayat

The Importance of Ethiopian Elections

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia held on 21 June 2021 come at a very important time for the future of Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. With 120 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populous African country. It was economically growing ....

June 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Ethiopia , Eritrea , elections , Abiy Ahmed , Tigray , TPLF , Oromo

Trends in Central Asia in 2020

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF Article

Introduction

The past 2020 is marked by Central Asia’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent socio-economic impacts. The pandemic turned out to be a litmus test for the already troubled economies of Central Asia. The ye....

January 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , SCO , INSTC , Chabahar Port , elections , political turmoil , Eurasian Economic Union , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , COVID-19 , Remittances , power transition , India-Uzbek Virtual Summit , Labour Migrant , China's Belligerence , Foreign Trad

Elections in Myanmar: The Return of NLD

Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article

The National League for Democracy (NLD) led by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has received the largest mandate in the national parliamentary elections in Myanmar’s latest election held on 8 November 2020, winning 396 of the 498 contested seats i....

November 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , Myanmar , elections , NLD , Suu Kyi

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