Articles

Assessing Recent India-Pakistan Military Conflict and Options for India

The latest India-Pakistan military conflict has given a reality check to the religiously inclined ideologue Army Chief/Field Marshal of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir, that his “hardline” approach and continued use of ‘non-state actors’ to....

June 10, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Article , LeT , Indus Water Treaty , JeM , Islamisation , OP Sindoor , Atma Nirbhar Bharat , nuclear blackmail

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta: Vimarsh talk on 'Indus Water Treaty: An Evaluation' by Amb Satish Chandra, 29th May 2025

Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Amb Satish Chandra on the Indus Water Treaty. Amb Chandra is the Vice Chairman of the VIF and a distinguished diplomat who served the nation for over forty....

June 05, 2025 Pakistan , Indus Water Treaty , Vimarsh , IWT , Director Remarks , OP Sindoor , Amb Satish Chandra

Neighbourhood News Digest - 19 May 2025

Afghanistan

Muttaqi at Tehran Forum: Afghanistan Seeks Balanced Foreign Relations-Tolo News

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, stressed the importance of positive engagement with other countries....

May 19, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Russia , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Indus Water Treaty , junta , Tehran Forum , Wagah-Atari border , Reliance Power , Youm-i-Tashakur

India’s New War Doctrine: Responding to Terror with Remote Warfare

Dr Dalbir Ahlawat Commentary

On 22 April 2025, the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, carried out by two Pakistani and one Indian national, once again tested India’s patience. It was not just an attack on innocent tourists—it was an assault on India’s sovereignt....

April 30, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan , Indus Water Treaty , Drones , Pahalgam , remote warfare

Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 April 2025

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Supreme Council of National Resistance Delegation visits Iran to discuss refugee issues-The Khaama Press

A high-level delegation from Afghanistan’s Supreme Council of National Resistance visited I....

April 30, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Indus Water Treaty , IMF , Rohingya , Bangladesh-Myanmar , Shan state , Maldives-Malaysia Relations , National Resistance , Japan International Cooperation Agency , JICA , INS Kochi , Lashio

Neighbourhood News Digest - 25 April 2025

Afghanistan

Mass Return: Over 130,000 Afghan Migrants Repatriated from Pakistan, Iran-Tolo News

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over 130,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Pakistan and Iran between April ....

April 25, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , European Union , Indus Water Treaty , OIC , Pahalgam , Maldives-Malaysia Relations

Neighbourhood News Digest - 24 April 2025

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate to Appoint Ambassador to Russia as Bilateral Ties Deepen-Tolo News

The acting minister of foreign affairs, in a meeting with Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan, who vis....

April 24, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , NATO , Indus Water Treaty , World Bank , Shan state , Bhutan-Thailand Trade , Fiscal Reports , Rosatom

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 April 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN – UN News

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson sa....

April 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Bangladesh elections , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Indus Water Treaty , Imran Khan , Tajikistan , World Bank , Women , UN , India-Bangladesh , India-Bhutan , Punjab elections , Bhutan Economy , India-Sri Lanka , Pakistan exports , EVM , Power Summit India-Myanmar , Mekong River , Anti-Terrorism Bill

Neighborhood News Digest – 03 February 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban welcome India’s funds announcement for Afghanistan in Budget 2023-24 – Wion News

Taliban welcomed the Indian announcement for Afghanistan in the Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday by Fi....

February 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , ASEAN , West Bengal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , sanctions , Af-Pak , Bangladesh , Corruption , Taliban , Indus Water Treaty , EU , energy , Tourism , COVID-19 , refugees , IMF , UN , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Human Rights , Independence Day , TTP , Military Coup , India-Maldives , Adani , India-Myanmar , RSP , Martial Law , Tamil-13A

Pakistani Estimates of the Eastern River Water Flows

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

It may be recalled that the Indus Water Treaty, 1960 (IWT) between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World bank, allocated three rivers each, known as the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India, and the Western Rivers (Indus, Chenab, Jhelum) ....

April 04, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Indus Water Treaty , Eastern Rivers , India-Pakistan relations , water usage