Articles

The China-Solomon Islands Bilateral Security Pact

In April 2022, China and the Solomon Islands signed a bilateral defence pact. The signing of this deal has caused great distress within Australia and the US, drawing sharp reactions from both the countries. The news of possible pact of this kind brok....

June 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , Australia , Domestic politics , AUKUS , Solomon Islands , Bilateral defence pact , Regional Reactions

Challenges ahead for the Pakistan Government

Sushant Sareen

After the no confidence motion that ousted Imran Khan, Parliament elected unopposed Shahbaz Sharif as 23rd prime minister of the country, bringing to an end the political uncertainty that had gripped the nation. However the country still remains mire....

May 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , economy , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast , Shahbaz Sharif

Evolving Political Crisis in Pakistan

Dr Shalini Chawla

On April 3, 2022, parliament convened to vote, but Imran Khan survived after the deputy speaker of parliament dismissed the vote of no-confidence, citing foreign conspiracy. Khan took the unprecedented step to dissolve parliament and called for fresh....

April 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast

Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) Protests in Pakistan

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) a politico-religious party is resorting to unprecedented rampage across the country. The protests escalated to unmanageable levels post the imposition of a ban on the party and arrest of its Emir (leader), Saad Hussain Rizvi.....

May 04, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , Protests , Domestic politics , Podcast , TLP

Pakistan's Internal Developments

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The past few weeks saw some interesting developments in Pakistan. Join Mr Tilak Devasher and Aakriti Vinayak as they discuss the internal developments in Pakistan in the background of the recent senate elections and the Financial Action Task Force (F....

March 24, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , FATF , Domestic politics , Podcast , Senate Elections

Random Thoughts 2019-2020

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

The scale, intensity and impact of the massive changes the world is witnessing now because of the Covid-19 phenomenon is unprecedented in human history, unthinkable anytime before in the past and constitutes perhaps the greatest challenge to the futu....

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , governance , Monograph , COVID-19 , Random Thoughts , Domestic politics , Covid-19 challenge , Post Cold War , Non-Market Economy , Marx in Economics , US-China engagement , Liberal Democracy