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Interaction with Mr Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan

Vivekananda International Foundation welcomed Mr Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan on 26^th November 2013 for an interaction with leading security and foreign policy strategists of India. The team for interaction was h....

November 27, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , British High Commissioner , Political situation in Pakistan

Durand Line: History, Legality & Future

Arka Biswas

1. Introduction It was in the late 1880s, that the Amir of Afghanistan, Abdur Rahman, started demanding a clear defined border with India. The British too wanted to make a clear buffer state, free from its sphere of influence September 23, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Durand Line , Indo-Afghan Border

Kashmir: The Unwritten History; Christopher Snedden; Harper Collins; PP 434; Rs 599

Sushant Sareen

Over the last few months, there is suddenly a lot of unnecessary, unwarranted and self-serving focus of Western academics, analysts and authors on the India-Pakistan equation – the issue of Jammu and Kashmir inevitably being a centre-piece of the d....

July 24, 2013 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , Book Reviews , Azad Kashmir

India: Strategic Challenges and Responses

Amb Kanwal Sibal

Introduction The above subject has been primarily dealt from the foreign policy and security point of view. Many believe that strategic challenges should now include those relating to energy, environment, population, food, health, climate c....

April 16, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Terrorism , India foreign policy , Monograph , Strategic Challenges , Islamic Challenge

VIF Viewpoint : Pakistan violates Line of Control, decapitation of Indian soldier

The latest incident across the Line of Control (LoC), and the killing and decapitation of an Indian soldier, highlights yet again the challenge that Pakistan poses to our security and diplomacy. Further, this act cannot be discounted as a local incid....

January 09, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Indian Army , Pakistan Army , LoC , inetraction , Indian soldier

Unblocking of NATO Supply Routes By Pakistan: Logistics or Plain Politics?

Monish Gulati

The flow of oil through NATO's Pakistani supply lines is due to resume soon, one year after the attack by NATO troops on the Pakistani outpost at Salala. The decision comes after the first two test-run tankers passed safely through the Torkham crossi....

December 13, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Afghanistan , NATO

Seminar on Perspectives from China on Af-Pak Situation and Counter Terrorism

A one day conference on Af-Pak Situation and Counter Terrorism was organised by the VIF on 29^th August. Scholars and experts from China gave out their perspectives on the evolving situation in Af-Pak region and their approach to counter-te....

September 04, 2012 Seminar_57 , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Seminars , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Counter terrorism , Af-Pak Situation , China’s Policy , Silk Road Strategy

Round Table Discussion with An American Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a Round Table meeting with a U.S. delegation led by Dr. Peter R. Lavoy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs of the U.S Administration on May 18, 2....

May 21, 2012 Interaction , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Af-Pak region , American Delegation

Interaction with Members of US Congressional Staff Delegation

A Congressional Staff Delegation from the United States, comprising Kevin Fitzpatrick, Director, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, Mr. Jeremy Haldeman, Staff Director on Oversight and Investigations and Mr. Ed Stein, Professional Staff Memb....

June 10, 2011 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , NATO , US Congressional Staff Delegation , Afghanistan National Army

Interaction with Ambassador Niclas Trouve

The Indian view on the situation in Afghanistan and the future of the country was examined. In addition to the Indian perspective, the views of other countries, like Pakistan, Iran, Russia and Central Asian countries on the current situation in Afgha....

March 10, 2011 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Niclas Trouve