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

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

China: Daily Scan, November 12, 2021

CPC plenum passes landmark resolution: Xinhuanet

November 11, 2021

A high-profile meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has adopted a landmark resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's 1....

November 12, 2021 Pakistan , Afghanistan , Xi Jinping , China Daily Digest , Metaverse , Rare Earth , PLA Air Force

China: Daily Scan, November 10, 2021

China Coast Guard holds first high-level meeting with Pakistani counterpart: Xinhuanet

November 10, 2021

The China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency have held their first high-level meeting, via video....

November 10, 2021 India , Pakistan , Taiwan , Beijing , COP26 , China Daily Digest , Xizang , Hydrogen cars

China: Daily Scan, November 09, 2021

19th CPC Central Committee holds sixth plenary session: Xinhuanet

November 8, 2021

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Xi Jinping, general secr....

November 09, 2021 India , Pakistan , CPC , PLA , Covid , BeiDou , China Daily Digest , J-16D , TCM

Single National Curriculum in Pakistan- a Recipe for Disaster?

Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

Education is considered to be a potent force that paves the way for political, social and economic development of any country. A viable education system enables the nation to achieve its national goals and is a key indicator of progress and prosperit....

October 29, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Islam , Imran Khan , Neighbourhood studies , Education , SNC , education reforms

Border Management: Challenges and Opportunites

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is the updated version of Keynote Address delivered by the Director VIF at Security and Policy Initiatves (SAPI)Conference on 26th October 2021) Borderlands are subject to diverse influences. The peripheries of a country are....

October 28, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , Pakistan , North East , Borders , Tibet , Connectivity , coastal borders , Insurgencies , Migrations

China: Profound, Palpable and Persistent Winds of Change-Implications for India

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Is China on throes of Cultural Revolution 2.0? What will be political effects of an economic slowdown in China, and near-term pain propelled by strong headwinds? Does this shifting dynamic and internal discourse in China matter to India? With the Tal....

October 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Pakistan , China , South China Sea , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Bhutan , CCP , PLA , Ladakh , WTC

Myanmar Round Up: September 2021

September 2021 marks the seventh month of continued demonstrations and protests against the Myanmar military after the coup. The violence has spread to both urban and ru-ral areas. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has surged and this could result into a public he....

October 13, 2021 Pakistan , Protests , ASEAN , COVID-19 , World Bank , refugees , UNGA , Rohingya , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , NUG , China in Myanmar , Poeple’s War , Whatshappening in Myanmar

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2021

Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation organized seven expert groups through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide in the month of September 2021 with the dominant theme being Afghanistan. The expert groups provide layers....

October 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Afghanistan , Europe , Islam , West Asia , US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: August 2021

Naval Jagota

In August 2021 eminent speakers, expert groups and bilateral discussions were organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide. The diversity of the expertise of each o....

September 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , West Asia , Vietnam , BRI , Islamic Republic , South Asian region , China-Sri Lanka