Indus Water Treaty
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....

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....

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....

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

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....

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....

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 ....

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....

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....

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....

Pakistani Estimates of the Eastern River Water Flows

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) ....

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