Articles

Reflections on the Visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India

The State visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in September 2022 is an opportunity to reflect upon one of India’s most important relationships in the region. This was Prime Minister Hasina’s fourth official bilateral vi....

September 22, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Pakistan , Connectivity , Awami League , Sheikh Hasina , river waters

China: Daily Scan, September 20, 2022

Chinese premier, Vietnamese PM hold phone conversation: Xinhuanet

September 19, 2022

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday talked over phone with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on bilateral ties. In the phone call, Li ....

September 20, 2022 Pakistan , SCO , Vietnam , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Qinghai , Greater Bay Area , Confucius Institutes

China: Daily Scan, September 19, 2022

Maintaining CPC's position as leadership core in developing socialism with Chinese characteristics: Xinhuanet

September 16, 2022

When the Communist Party of China (CPC) reviewed the historic achievements and shifts accomplished ....

September 19, 2022 Pakistan , Russia , SCO , ASEAN , Taiwan , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Xizang , Qinghai , CH-4 , WZ-7

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: August 2022

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

In the month of August 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a total of seven expert group, think tank, round table and eminent person interactions with most of them being hybrid but with increasing in person attendance. The month....

September 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , China , Iran , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC Security Challenges , Transport Connectivity , Geo-economic Trends , developments in Sri Lanka

China: Daily Scan, September 5, 2022

China's top legislature adopts revised agricultural products law: Xinhuanet

September 2, 2022

Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a revised Law on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products at the 36th session of the Sta....

September 05, 2022 India , Pakistan , Nepal , UAV , BRI , COVID-19 , Shenzhen , China Daily Digest , Henan

China: Daily Scan, September 01, 2022

Senior Chinese official stresses accelerating media integration: Xinhuanet

August 30, 2022

Huang Kunming, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, on Tuesday urged swifter action to deepen media integration and muster g....

September 01, 2022 Pakistan , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Yunnan , Nancy Pelosi , AMD , China Life Insurance

China: Daily Scan, August 25, 2022

Nationalistic blogger Sima Nan banned from Chinese social media: South China Morning Post

August 23, 2022

Sima Nan, a Chinese blogger who shot to fame on the back of rising nationalism by writing inflammatory articles about the ....

August 25, 2022 Pakistan , SCO , Iran , Africa , Japan , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Deng Xiaoping , Guangxi

“Victory Day” Parade: One year of a Pyrrhic Victory for the Taliban

Soumya Awasthi Article

The impact of the Taliban’s one-year rule in Afghanistan differs across regions and countries. The impression on South Asia was more distinct than on any other region. In South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan bore the burden of the Taliban’s takeo....

August 18, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Terrorism , South Asia , Southeast Asia , ISI , ISKP , Haqqani network , TTP , Uzbek , Victory Parade , One Year of Taliban , Taliban 2.0 , Akhundzada , Baradar , Kandahar , Quetta Shura , Tajik , Zabiullah

China: Daily Scan, August 18, 2022

Public security ministry reports fraud prevention numbers: China Daily

August 17, 2022

The number of filed cases related to telecom and network fraud has decreased for 14 consecutive months since last June, the Ministry of Publi....

August 18, 2022 Pakistan , China , Japan , CPEC , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , SMEs

Ayman al-Zawahiri is Dead: The Ending of a Chapter of al-Qa’ida’s Founding Fathers!

Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 02 August 2022, United States (US)’ President Joe Biden made a public announcement about a successful counter-terrorism operation carried out by the US forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. On 30 July 2022, on command of US President Biden, the Central ....

August 04, 2022 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Terrorism , ISIS , Taliban , IslamicState , AlQaida , AlQaeda , Zawahiri , OsamaBinLaden , AymanZawahiri