Articles

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Protracted War, as a terminology, theorizes of a military strategy, penned by Mao Zedong, in On Protracted War (1938), emphasizing long-term struggle and attrition, drawing the enemy into favourable terrain, and gradually escalating from guerr....

May 05, 2025 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan Army , Gen Asim Munir , Pahalgam terror attack , Anti Indianism , Protracted war

PM Shahbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Shahbaz Sharif concluded his five-day visit to China on 8th June. While China may be Pakistan’s most important foreign partner, the prime minister’s dash to Beijing on the eve of the budget session raises questions. Pakistan follows a July-June b....

June 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , China , CPEC , Balochistan , Gwadar , IMF , Shahbaz Sharif , Gen Asim Munir