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Making It Happen: The Impediments In the way of Indo Pak peace process

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

For a change it’s good that there isn’t too much euphoria over the announcement of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue between India and Pakistan during the recent visit of Mrs Sushma Swaraj, India’s External Affairs Minister, to Islamabad.

December 18, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , Indo Pak

What to expect from Heart of Asia Conference

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Few people are aware why Foreign Minister (FM) Sushma Swaraj is likely to be going to Islamabad on 9 Dec 2015. Indeed it’s a follow up to the Prime Minister’sbrief chat with Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Prime Minister during the Climate Conference ....

December 08, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Asia Conference , Indo Pakistan

The Pakistani Shadow on Indo-Us Relations

Amb Kanwal Sibal

We should be treating the visits of Pakistani leaders abroad as part of normal diplomacy that all countries engage in. By paying too much attention to them we boost Pakistan’s political importance and diminish our own stature. Unfortunately, we can....

October 26, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , South Asia , India-USA Relation

Symposium on ‘Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak Conflict 1965’

A symposium, commemorating India’s first definitive military victory against Pakistan in 1965, was held by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 September 2015. Military analysts, historians, and war veterans, among other distinguish....

September 18, 2015 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Conferences , Pakistan , Indo-Pak Conflict 1965 , 1965 war

Rise of Islamism: A Direct Consequence of the Creation of Pakistan: A Talk by Tarek Fatah

Noted columnist and author of ‘Chasing the Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State’, Tarek Fatah, delivered an insightful talk on ‘The Rise of Islamism: A Direct Consequence of the Creation of Pakistan’, on March 25, 2015 under the Vi....

April 06, 2015 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , ISI , Indian Muslims , Rise of Islamism , Tarek Fatah , Baloch insurgents

Interaction on US-Pakistan Relations

Daniel S. Markey, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (C.F.R.) and the author of ‘No Exit from Pakistan: America's Tortured Relationship with Islamabad’ held an intense and wide ranging interaction with the VIF faculty on....

November 21, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , US , US-Pakistan Relations , US rebalancing , China Sea

Talk By Amb Hussain Haqqani

Pakistan's former Ambassador to USA, Hussain Haqqani, delivered a talk on “Pakistan: Democracy, Modernism, Jihad” before a distinguished gathering at Vivekananda International Foundation on August 13, 2014. Ambassador Haqqani who is currently the....

August 27, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , Pakistan , democracy , Jihad , Modernism , Pakistan's foreign policy , Muslim League

Interaction with Dr Moeed Yusuf

Dr Moeed Yusuf, Director, South Asia Program at the United States Institute of Peace, visited VIF on August 6, 2014 for an interaction with the VIF faculty. In a frank and candid exchange of views, Dr Yusuf presented his assessment of the current ....

August 08, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , Pakistan , US , Terrorism , South Asia Program

Interaction with US Army War College Scholar

Dr. Jeffrey McCausland of the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College visited the VIF on 11^th June afternoon for an interaction with the VIF faculty on the subject of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons. VIF Director, G....

June 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , Jihad , Cold War , Pak Arm , US Army War College

Interaction with French Delegation

On 11^th June Mr. Nicholas Roche (Director for Strategic Affairs at the French Atomic Energy Agency) and H.E Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India, accompanied by other members of the Embassy staff visited the VIF to deliberate o....

June 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , Tactical Nuclear Weapons , French Delegation