Articles

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his outburst against India at the UN Security Council mentioned that Osama Bin Laden is dead. He forgot to mention that Osama died after enjoying a safe haven in Pakistan for a decade. Earlier, the....

December 21, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , UN , Osama Bin Laden , Ahmediyas , Bilawal Bhutto , JUI

West Asia Roundup -August 2021

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Fast moving events in Afghanistan captured the regional and global attention as US forces withdrew in an unprecedented manner shortening their own timelines ceding space to Taliban as the Afghan national forces crumbled. Ta....

September 09, 2021 Israel , Pakistan , China , Russia , Kabul , Qatar , Saudi , Doha , Osama Bin Laden , West Asia Round Up

At the Center of The Storm- My Years at the CIA by George Tenet, Former Director CIA & The Great War of Our Time- the CIA’s Fight Against Terrorism- From al Qaida to ISIS by Michael Morell, Former Dy. Director CIA

Ajit Lal, Former Chairman, JIC

These two books paint a contemporaneous picture of the CIA’s fight against Islamic terrorism. George Tenet was the Director, CIA from 1997 to 2004, having the unique distinction of serving two Presidents, Clinton and Bush. While Tenet was inducted ....

September 12, 2016 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Book Reviews , CIA , Islamic terrorism , Pakistan’s security , Intelligence agencies , Osama Bin Laden

Reaping the Whirlwind; Michael Griffin; Pluto Press; PP 283; Price: Rs 1834

Amb Prabhat P Shukla

Afghanistan 2014: Forward to the Past? This is not a recent book, comparatively speaking; it was published in 2001, but remains topical. It covers the rise of the Taliban in the mid- to late-1990’s, and examines the main actors in the rise ....

May 06, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pashtun , Taliban , Book Reviews , UN Security Council , Osama Bin Laden , Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , America , US East African Missions

Interaction with Chief of the General Staff - British Army

Chief of the General Staff, British Army General Sir Peter Anthony Wall KCB CBE ADC Gen held an extensive discussion on Afghanistan’s future prospects with a select panel of experts at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on May 18, 2011. The....

May 20, 2011 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Afghanistan , Osama Bin Laden , Afghanistan National Army , British Army , International Security Assistance Force