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India-Bangladesh Bonhomie at 50: 1971 and the Present

For Bangladesh and India, the past year has been about celebrating 50 years of Bangladesh and commemorating the iconic event, the Liberation War of Bangladesh, one that irreversibly changed the political landscape of South Asia. While much scholar....

March 25, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , Book Published , Muslim League , Sheikh Hasina , 1971 war , Liberation War , 1971 Liberation War

Report on the Virtual Book Discussion “The Janajatis of Nepal”

On 21st February 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual book discussion on “The Janajatis of Nepal” authored by Professor Hari Bansh Jha. The welcome address was delivered Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda Internation....

March 24, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Book Discussions , Nepal , Economic , Janajatis , Technical Studies

बेकाबू होती श्रीलंकाई अर्थव्यवस्था; आइएमएफ से मदद की गुहार

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Article

श्रीलंका में छाई आर्थिक मंदी हाल के दशकों में सबसे खराब है, जिसने कई परिवारों को गरीबी के मुंह म�....

March 04, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , भारत , अर्थव्यवस्था , श्रीलंका , आइएमएफ

Sri Lanka Integrated Country Strategy

On 27th January 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation organised a discussion on Integrated Country Strategy: From Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions in India (2021/2023). In the last few months, India-Sri Lanka Relations have seen significant ....

February 28, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India-Sri Lanka relations , COVID-19 pandemic

Virtual Talk on India-Bhutan Relations

A virtual talk was organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation on 21 October 2021 on India-Bhutan Relations. The talk delved upon the following areas. The foundation of India-Bhutan diplomatic bilateral ties was laid in 1968 with the op....

February 25, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Conferences , Bilateral ties , India-Bhutan Relations , PMO

50 Years of Bangladesh and its Evolving Ties with India

On 31st January 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk on "50 years of Bangladesh and its Evolving Ties with India". 2021 marked the Golden Jubilee of the Liberation War and 50 years of India-Bangladesh ties. It also marked the 1....

February 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Conferences , India-Bangladesh Relations , Sheikh Hasina , 50 years of Bangladesh , Bangladesh Economy

Sri Lankan Economy Spiralling out of control; Requests IMF assistance

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Commentary

Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown is one of the worst in recent decades, pushing many families into poverty. The situation is rapidly spiralling out of control with multiple ill prescribed economic policies. The unstable economic crisis is clearly on t....

February 14, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , India , economy , Sri Lanka , IMF

Border Security is Receiving Higher Salience in Tibet

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Over the past year, the Chinese authorities have increased emphasis on border security along the Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control (LAC). There have been a number of visits by senior Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) officials and TAR Security and Propa....

February 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Article , PLA , LAC , TAR , border villages , Wang Junzheng

2021 - A Year of Military Rule: Predictions and Way Forward for 2022

Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

The year 2021 was the most distressing period in Myanmar’s independent history. Unlike the earlier two coups, the opposite forces (National Unity Government, People’s Defence Forces and Ethnic Armed Organisations) reacted sharply to the military ....

February 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , military , National unity , Civil Disobedience Movement

पाकिस्तान की राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा नीति 2022-26: कुछ नए तत्व लेकिन भारत पर कोई बदलाव नहीं

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

इमरान खान सरकार ने पाकिस्तान की पहली राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा नीति (एनएसपी) का एक दस्तावेज तैयार किया �....

February 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , भारत। पाकिस्तान। चीन। कश्मीर। राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा नीति। भू-आर्थिकी