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H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation, delivers the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 11 December 2017

His Excellency Sergey V Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, delivered the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 December 2017, to a select gathering that comprised India’s ....

December 12, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Afghanistan , BRICS , OBOR , India-Russia Relations , Asia-Pacific , Sergey V Lavrov
Russian, Chinese and American interplay in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Prof Nirmala Joshi

India’s Interest in Central Asia In the evolving dynamics of the global order in the twenty first century there has been a fundamental shift in International Politics from Europe to Asia, and particularly to the huge Eurasian la....

August 29, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Heartlands of Eurasia
Changing Dynamics in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Gulshan Sachdeva

Introduction In recent months, security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and relations between Kabul and Islamabad are tense. Although Afghanistan has signed a peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-i-Islami, the overall....

October 06, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Central Asia , Afghanistan
Chabahar – The Gains for Afghanistan from Strategic Competition
Shoiab A. Rahim

The Indian quest for trade route to Iran and Afghanistan extending to Central Asia is about to be realised as the technical teams agreed after negotiations took place among countries in April, 2016 have been finalised. India, Iran and Afghanistan ....

June 01, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Chabahar
Afghanistan: Heading for A Meltdown?
Sushant Sareen

Notwithstanding the charade of a new peace/reconciliation move by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) comprising the villain-in-chief Pakistan, victim-in-chief Afghanistan, financier-in-chief USA and bystander-cum-freeloader-in-chief China, th....

April 08, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , QCG
Doha Conference on Preparing for Afghanistan-2014

Scholars and strategic analysts from VIF, RUSI U.K., China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, China Institute for International Studies, China Academy of Social Sciences and other Chinese think tanks and Afghan experts came together f....

March 06, 2014 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , SCO , Afghanistan , SAARC , RUSI , Preparing for Afghanistan-2014
Interaction with Prof Stephen Cohen

Prof Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution interacted with members of the strategic community at VIF on 8 January 2014. He spoke on likely scenarios that could unfold in Afghanistan post the withdrawal of US troops and their impact on....

January 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Indo-Pak relations , Afghanistan post-2014
Interaction with the British High Commissioner to India

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted an interaction with the British High Commissioner to India, Sir James David Bevan KCMG, on 8th January 2014. The interaction was chaired by Vice Adm. (Retd) K. K. Nayyar and included retired seni....

January 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Afghanistan , British High Commissioner , Afghanistan post-2014
Interaction with Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Member of Pakistan’s National Assembly

An interaction was held with Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Member of Pakistan’s National Assembly and President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal-ur-Rehman group) on 17 December 2013. The Maulana shared his perspectives on several issues related to Indo-Pa....

December 24, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Interaction , Afghanistan , Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , Pakistan’s National Assembly
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

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