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An Uncertain Outlook for Pakistan’s Economy

Pakistan is a country in which the economy has remained in a perpetual state of crisis. If we look at the track record of Pakistan, we see a problematic situation. Quite categorically we see from human development indicators like health and education....

August 04, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Economic Survey , Neighbourhood studies , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Budget 2021

Regional Cooperation in BIMSTEC in Post-COVID-19 World

Dr Prabir De

The Bay of Bengal region is home to roughly 1.6 billion people, around 23% of the world population. The COVID-19 crisis has hit each individual and economy in the world. Join Dr. Prabir De and Cchavi Vasisht in this podcast to discuss the prospects ....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , COVID-19 , Economic impact , Social , Podcast , Trade and commerce , Post-COVID-19

VIF Virtual Talk by H.E. Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of Afghanistan’s NDS

The complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan before September 11 is turning out to be a complicated affair. Taliban is gaining a strong foothold in Afghanistan. It has not shown any seriousness in negotiations over intra-Afghan dialogue an....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Pakistan , US Withdrawal , Taliban , Intra-Afghan dialogue

POK: Election or Selection?

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

POK underwent the 11th general election on 25th July. The outcome held no surprise. It is invariably the party in power in Islamabad, which wins the election in the territory. The outgoing regime of Raja Farouk Haider was elected when PML (N) of Nawa....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Kashmir , POK , Imran Khan , PTI , Islamabad , PML (N) , PPP

Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma

Amb Amar Sinha Article

(This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why any such outreach will take us nowhere.) ....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Deep State , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Abdul Ghani Baradar , Doha deal

BIMSTEC: Potential Arena of Maritime Convergences and Capacity Building

Dr Probal K Ghosh

BIMSTEC member states (apart from landlocked countries- Nepal and Bhutan) are connected via maritime boundaries of the Bay of Bengal. It is the direct linking factor between the littorals. To discuss the importance of maritime connectivity, join Dr P....

July 29, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bay of Bengal , trade , Maritime Connectivity , Podcast , India's role , Port modernization , Security.

Xi Jinping Visit to Tibet is Important and has Implications for India

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at Nyingchi’s Mainling Airport on July 21 at the start of a two-day (July 21-23) visit, without prior public notice. The visit, which comes shortly before the 70th anniversar....

July 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Tibet , TAR , Sichuan-Tibet railway , Lhasa , Nyingchi , WTC , Yarlung Tsangpo

Perspectives on BIMSTEC: Views from Myanmar

Dr Khin Zaw Win

Myanmar joined BIMSTEC on 22 December 1997, and has been an important land bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia. To understand BIMSTEC from Myanmar's point of view, join Dr Khin Zaw Win and Cchavi Vasisht in this episode of the podcast.....

July 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , BIMSTEC , South Asia , Southeast Asia , Podcast

Pakistan’s Support to Taliban is Behind the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

At the initiative of Uzbek President Shavket Miriziev, a high-level conference was held in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021 to discuss connectivity between Central Asia and South Asia. The conference was attended by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan,....

July 19, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Central Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Zalmay Khalizad

Relevance of Water in India’s Economic Growth: Need for a Diplomatic Outreach

Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction

Water is essential for the life in more than one ways. Besides the drinking purpose its centrality for the agriculture, in an agrarian society, is highly established. In this connection, it is important to note that water, pa....

July 19, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Economic Studies , Article , River Water Management , India’s water concerns , multi-national rivers , sharing water resources