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Will China Boycott Goods from the United States of America?
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

The United States of America (U.S.) and the People’s Republic of China (China), are locked in a fierce trade tussle. Both countries have imposed tariffs which threaten to de-stabilise the integrated global economic order. China has a history of bel....

September 11, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , China’s boycott diplomacy , US China trade war
Indus Commissioners Meeting at Lahore: Need for a New Approach to Indus Waters Treaty
Gautam Sen Commentary

India and Pakistan have just concluded their 115th Indus Commissioners` meeting at Lahore. The meeting involving technical discussions, was successful to the extent that the structured dialogue process within the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty ....

September 11, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Indus Water Treaty , Indus Commissioners` meeting Lahore
Bangladesh's quest for Sufi and Liberal Space
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

Sufis are accepted as a moderate strain of Islam and often being described as the ‘Mystic Muslim’ too. Historian Richard Eaton has identified several strands and references to Sufis and Pirs during 16th Century in the documented Musli....

September 10, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , Confronting Fanaticism , Sufi tradition in Bangladesh
Fighting Drug Abuse in India: Greater Focus on ‘Demand’ side is Required
Rajesh Singh Commentary

Late last month, six northern States and a Union Territory joined hands to tackle the rising drug abuse menace in the region. Ruled by different political parties, they have come together, cutting across ideologies, to plot a common strategy. The ini....

September 07, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Drug menace , Combating drug abuse
BIMSTEC: Poised to make Progress?
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

India’s commitment towards establishing regional connectivity has been reiterated once again at the Bay of Bengal initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit held at Kathmandu on August 30-31, 2018. According ....

September 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , regional cooperation , BIMSTEC , 4th Summit at Kathmandu
Lead, Kindly Light! - The Importance of Teachers in Our Lives
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

India has always bowed in veneration before the teacher. Why? Ancient Indians considered Creation itself a great sacrifice on the part of the Cosmic Being. This act of sacrifice is to be replicated by human beings in all their actions to uphold this ....

September 05, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Featured , Commentary , Teacher’s day , Gift of knowledge
In Defense of Nationalism
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In 1917, Rabindranath Tagore came out with a booklet on nationalism. It was a collection of three articles and a poem. Two of these, ‘Nationalism in the West’ and ‘Nationalism in Japan’, were lectures delivered in the USA in 1916-17 and in Ja....

September 04, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Tagore’s nationalism , Vivekananda’s patriotism
Pakistan Economy: Challenges Ahead for the New Government
Prateek Joshi Commentary

Now that Imran Khan has assumed the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the most pressing challenge for him would be the management of Pakistan’s economy. These revolve around mounting debt (both domestic and external), growing Chinese loans ....

August 30, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan’s economy , Pakistan’s fiscal debts
Building Dams with Donations
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

So dire is Pakistan’s financial health that it has been reduced to mobilise money from individual donors to build infrastructure projects which will cost hundreds of thousands of crores of rupees. In his first speech after becoming the Prime Minist....

August 28, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan’s dam building , Pakistan’s financial crisis
The Ottoman Syndrome
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The newly elected leader Imran Khan of Pakistan, in his very first tweet, commiserated with President Erdogan tweeting, “On behalf of the people of Pakistan and myself, I want to let President Erdogan and the people of Turkey know we are praying fo....

August 23, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Featured , West Asia , Commentary , Turkey-US relations , US trade sanctions
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