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India's Foreign Secretary Visit to Myanmar in December 2021
Amb Gautam Mukhopadhaya

10 months after the military coup, India made its first outreach to Myanmar. The Indian Foreign Secretary, Harsh Shringla's visit in the month of December 2021 was a significant step. To discuss India's engagement with Myanmar and whether India shou....

January 31, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Security , Podcast , Military Coup , India in Mynamar , Foreign Secretary Visit
Taliban Takeover and Implications for Nepal
Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Nepalese in Afghanistan
Amidst Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the leading global powers continue to repatriate their citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, geographically smaller countries are looking for international cooperation....

August 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Article , Pakistan , Border , Terrorism , Security , Taliban , ISI , Remittances , Government of Nepal , Nepalese Migrant Labourers , Repatriation , Emergency Response , Nepal Economy , Nepal-India Border , Nepal Earthquake 2015
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 August 2021

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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 July 2021

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Role of India and Japan in the Myanmar Crisis
Akash Sahu Commentary

The ousted leaders from National League for Democracy (NLD) party in Myanmar have formed a shadow ‘National Unity Government’ (NUG) to challenge the military or the ‘Tatmadaw’ which came to power through a coup in Feb, 2021. Many analysts pre....

July 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Myanmar , Commentary , India , China , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Japan , Security , Negotiations
Pakistan External and Internal Developments
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Pakistan remains mired in complexities and uncertainties. On the external front, Post US withdrawal from Afghanistan, what will be Pakistan's role in Afghanistan? How far it's own security will be affected in case of Taliban gaining the upper hand in....

June 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , economy , Afghanistan , USA , Security , Taliban , Podcast
ASEAN’s Future
Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

Since the advent of the Indo-Pacific paradigm and the Quad, there has been a sense of pessimism from the ASEAN about these new developments. The overarching sense is that both the Indo-Pacific and the Quad will upset regional dynamics and ASEAN will....

June 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , South China Sea , Security , Southeast Asia
Bilateral Meeting Vivekananda International Foundation (India) & the Pathfinder Foundation (Sri Lanka)

On 17 August 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a bilateral meeting in collaboration with the Pathfinder Foundation (Sri Lanka) on “India - Sri Lanka relations”. Dr Arvind Gupta - Director of the VIF, welcomed the part....

August 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Security , Indian Constitution , Article 370 , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Ayodhya Mandir , Indo- Sri Lanka economic , ETCA , SAGAR
‘Unknown Pneumonia’: Another Chinese Propaganda in Kazakhstan?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Kazakhstan has again become the victim of China’s sensationalist and maligned propaganda at the time when it is grappling with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. On July 9, Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan issue....

July 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Kazakhstan , South China Sea , trade , Security , Fake news , BRI , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pneumonia , Gas pipeline , Chinese Embassy , Propaganda , Misinformation , Exports , Aggressive China , Chinese Intrusion.
Chinese Activity in Central Asia; beyond Trade, Transport and Economy
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
China has invested in energy, infrastructure, transportation, railways and roads, communications etc. in Central Asia. Recently, Chinese Huawei has signed around one billion deal with Uzbekistan for digitalization of the countr....

June 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , SCO , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , military base , Security , Tajikistan , BRI , COVID-19 , Kyrgyz Republic , Gas pipeline , Badakhshan , Loans , Grants , Debt repayment , Military Exercises
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