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Likely Geopolitical Trends in 2022

We should expect a sharpening of great power rivalries and an increase in geopolitical tensions in 2022. If 2021 provides any indications, the world is likely to remain turbulent in the absence of credible mechanisms and effective cooperation to reso....

January 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Xi , Taiwan , West Asia , Taliban , Neighbourhood , Biden

Afghanistan Mired in Uncertainty

Aakriti Vinayak Article

Taliban after illegitmately wresting power in Afghanistan has entered its fourth month. However the country remains in chaos and at the edge of abyss. United Nations(UN) has warned that Afghanistan is on countdown to catasrophe and it is at the brin....

December 24, 2021 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , economy , Afghanistan , Taliban , Humanitarian Crisis

Random Thoughts 2021 - Emerging Paradigm Shift in the Changing Global, Political and Economic Order

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

Random Thoughts 2021 touches upon unusual range of subjects, namely from emerging civilisational, religious and historical issues; to out-of-the-box suggestions for astronomy-based education for conflict avoidance, to how liberal democracies are shor....

December 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Afghanistan , Internal Security , Economic , Taliban , Book Published , Random Thoughts , Global Developments , Border Issues , China-Pakistan Axis , Emerging Strategic Relations , Strategic Partnerships

EU-Central Asia Relations: An Emerging Partnership

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On November 5, European Union (EU) leaders met with prime minister-level Central Asian representatives in Bishkek for the inaugural EU-Central Asia Economic Forum. The delegation from the EU was led by Executive Vice-President and Trade Commissioner ....

November 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , European Union , Tajikistan , Green Recovery , Digitization , Civil Society , Energy Exports , Hydrocarbons , Business climate , Economic Forum

Choices: Why the Future of Afghan Sports Must Concern the World

Tejusvi Shukla Article

News coming in from Afghanistan has been mostly unpleasant, rather concerning, for most of the country’s recent past – and most specifically since February this year. Amidst casting its shadow on all aspects of Afghan life – social, political, ....

November 23, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Qatar , Taliban , Political-Security , Afghan sports , Olympic , T20 World Cup , Australian Cricket Board

Nepal’s Afghanistan Policy is gradually Acquiring Some Shape

Kamal Dev Bhattarai Commentary

When the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, Nepal was completely unprepared to face the unexpected situation that unfolded in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member. With the Taliban rapidly advan....

November 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Commentary , Taliban , SAARC , Migrants , United Nations , Khadka

China: Daily Scan, November 5, 2021

China issues IPR protection, application plan for 2021-2025 period: Xinhuanet November 3, 2021

China has recently issued a major plan on IPR protection and application work for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), highlighting inn....

November 05, 2021 Xi Jinping , Taliban , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , IOT , IPR , Kaisa , Tencent , Alibaba

An Assessment of International Coalition Forces Intervention in Afghanistan

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Al Qaeda attack on the twin towers on 9 September 2001 turned America’s global war on terror into a crusade. The operation Enduring Freedom commenced in Afghanistan on 07 October 2001 followed by Desert Storm in Iraq (2003). Our focus in th....

October 21, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Taliban , Enduring Freedom , Afghanistan war

Evolving Situation in Afghanistan: Challenges and Prospects for India-Tajikistan Cooperation

Amb Yogendra Kumar Article

The Setting

The events in Afghanistan have come full circle since 18 October, 2001 when the US Special Forces were inserted from across the Central Asian borders. Whilst it might appear as history repeating itself, the circumstances have ....

October 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Russia , SCO , Iran , Afghanistan , Taliban , India-Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , CSTO

VIF Panel Discussion on Unfolding Developments in Afghanistan and its Implications for the Region

The key speakers in the session were Dr. Arvind Gupta, Major ASM Shamsul Arefin (Retd.), Lt General R K Sawhney (Ret.), Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Ambassador Satish Chandra, Dr. Sreeradha Datta, Ambassador Shamsher M. Chowdhury and Ambassador M. Hu....

October 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , US Withdrawal , Taliban , LeT , JeM , Developments in Afghanistan