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Major Shift in India’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Over the Last 10 Years: A Layman Understanding

Although terrorism has yet to find a universally acceptable definition and continues to be contexed with insurgency and militancy, we in India go by a generic description. Terror is associated with acts of unbridled violence against established autho....

Dealing with Pakistan: India’s Western Neighbour is No Longer a Strategic Priority

India’s Pakistan policy has evolved over the last decade, from an attempted rapprochement in 2014-15, to a focus on stringent border management and counterterrorism. Even though India’s primary strategic challenge over the next decade would emana....

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: March 2024

During the month, the VIF Neighbourhood Experts Group hosted a roundtable discussion to analyse recent developments in Nepal and their implications for India. It emerged that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's removal of the Nepali Congress from the....

Myanmar Round Up: March 2024

The situation in Myanmar remains troubled since the military coup in February 2021. Myanmar's military chief, Min Aung Hlaing, acknowledged the possibility that the country might not be able to conduct its next nationwide election. The military's con....

Neighborhood News Digest- 22 March 2024

Afghanistan
Explosion in first district of Kandahar city leaves 21 dead, 50 injured-The Khama Press
According to sources from Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, it was claimed that in the explosion on Thursday in the f....

Neighborhood News Digest- 21 March 2024

Afghanistan
Fighting With Pakistan Displaces Hundreds in Dand-e-Patan, Paktia- Tolo News
After Pakistan's air strikes in Khost and Paktika and clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan’s border guards in....

Neighborhood News Digest- 05 March 2024

Afghanistan
Exhibition of Afghan Products Opens in Ashgabat- Tolo News
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi said that Afghanistan can become an industrial country. Speaking at an Afghan-Turkmen trade busine....

In Defence of Indonesian Democracy

In politics, as in life, context is everything. This is something on which almost everyone agrees and yet most of us ignore. The result is at times tragic, such as when we hit peak hour traffic jams on way to catch the last train home. At others, it ....

Myanmar Round up: January 2024

Before the third anniversary of military takeover on 01 February 2024, the military extended the state of emergency beyond its constitutional limit. Domestically, Myanmar is grappling with ongoing violence, human rights violations, and attempts by th....

Neighbourhood News Digest - 02 February 2024

Afghanistan
Engaging With Afghanistan At Regional, International Level: Centre – NDTV
India has been engaging with Afghanistan at both the regional as well as international level by attending several meetings in various form....

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