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Sri Lanka a tiny island country in the Indian Ocean has become an example of what Chinese investments can achieve. In the last two decades Sri Lanka has received around 15 billion in investments from China, making it one of the largest investors in t....

May 10, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , China , Sri Lanka , South Asia , Indian Ocean , BRI , Chinese Foreign Policy , Sri Lankan economy , China Sri Lanka relations , Economic crisis in Sri Lanka , Chinese investments in Sri Lanka

India-Bhutan Relations: Exploring the New Vistas of Cooperation

Amb VP Haran

In this podcast, Rishi Gupta, Research Associate, VIF, talks to Ambassador VP Haran on India's bilateral ties with Bhutan. In his remarks, distinguished Guest Amb. VP Haran adds that the special ties between India and Bhutan are marked by mutual trus....

May 06, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , India , Bhutan , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , India-Bhutan Relations , Education , Podcast , Fintech , Space , Development Cooperation , Hydropower , Tri-Junction , S. Jaishankar

Sri Lanka's Current Economic and Political Crisis

PM Heblikar

Sri Lanka in India's neighborhood is reeling under economic, political, and social crisis. To listen to the insightful views on the reasons and implications of current development, join us on the podcast by Shri PM. Heblikar and Cchavi Vasisht. ....

May 05, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , China , Political Crisis , Podcast , Economic Crisis Srilanka

What does Taliban Governance mean for the region?

Michael Kugelman

Since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan nearly nine months ago, the group’s governance has been marked by human rights violations, harsh restrictions on women, and the dominance of radical ideas. In this latest episode of the VIF podcast, we addr....

May 04, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , foreign policy , Afghanistan , Taliban , minorities , Human Rights , Podcast , Shahbaz Sharif

नेपाली प्रधानमंत्री देउबा की भारत यात्रा

Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

पीएम देउबा का दौरा

नेपाल के प्रधानमंत्री शेर बहादुर देउबा अप्रैल महीने में अपनी तीन दिवसी�....

April 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , भारत , कनेक्टिविटी , नेपाल , नेपाल-भारत , शेर बहादुर देउबा , संपर्क , जल विद्युत , विदेश यात्रा

Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Visit to India

Amb Ranjit Rae

In this episode of VIF Podcast, we discuss the major highlights of the Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to India. Ambassador Rae says that the visit strengthens the bilateral ties between India and Nepal and Joint Vision Statement....

April 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India , Nepal , India-Nepal relations , Connectivity , Podcast , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Hydropower , Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project

Developments in Sri Lanka and Its Implications

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a virtual meeting on 11 April 2022 in the episode of the Strategic Discussion Series with the theme "Development in Sri Lanka and its implementation". The welcome address was given by Lt General R K S....

April 22, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , Central Bank , Rajapaksa family , tourism industry , organic farming

Storm after a Lull: Kabul Attack

Soumya Awasthi Commentary

Since the suicide bombing at the Kabul Airport on August 26, 2021, there was a period of lull. While, the Taliban has been shrewdly backing out from its promises which it made after taking over, but that’s about it. There were no major attacks and ....

April 22, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Islamic State , Ethnic Cleansing , Kabul Attack , Hazara Genocide , Dasht E Barchi , Khorasan and Taliban

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Nepal: Facts, Disputes, and the US-China Contest

In the past two months, Nepal’s political space had been marred by upheavals and doubts over the future of the ruling alliance between the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center)/Maoist Party, and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified....

April 19, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India , India-Nepal , KP Oli , Tibet , US-China , Wang Yi , Indo-Pacific Strategy , Prachanda , Nepal Communist Party , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Millennium Challenge Corporation , MCC , MCC in Nepal , 12-Point Interpretive Declaration , Intellectual Property Rights , UML , MCC Ratification , Three Supports , Hydropowe

Bangladesh War: Report from Ground Zero, MANASH GHOSH, Niyogi Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, INR-695, ISBN No- 978-93-91125-37-0, 2021, Pages- 220

Dhritiman Mukherjee

Manash Ghosh’s Bangladesh War: Report From Ground Zero offers a gripping narrative of the events that occurred during the liberation war of Bangladesh or Muktijuddho in 1971. The book written in lucid language is one of its kinds when it com....

April 13, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Pakistan Army , Book Reviews , East Bengal , Bangladesh War , 1970