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Omar Sadr, Negotiating Cultural Diversity in Afghanistan. Oxon: Routledge, 2020, xiii+242 pp., INR 995, ISBN: 978-1138371057

Soumya Awasthi

‘Negotiating Cultural Diversity in Afghanistan’ by Omar Sadr is an account of Afghanistan's multicultural society. The book discusses the challenges that the government faces in ensuring national integration under cultural diversity. The book co....

April 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Book Reviews

भारत-बांग्लादेश मिताली (मैत्री) यात्रा

Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

मिताली एक्सप्रेस ढाका (बांग्लादेश) और जलपाईगुड़ी (भारत, पश्चिम बंगाल) के बीच चलेगी। इसका विधिवत ....

April 23, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , प्रधानमंत्री मोदी। भारत-बांग्लादेश। मुक्ति संग्राम। बंगबंधु। मुजीबुर्रहमान। शेख हसीना। समारोह।

Russia-Pakistan Relationship is a Red Herring

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s visit to India on 5-6 April 2021 was devoted to the preparation for President Putin’s visit to India later this year for the regular summit with Prime Minister Modi. Undoubtedly, India Russia relations are de....

April 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Russia , Commentary , Pakistan , China , Russia , QUAD , Act Far East , Asian NATO , Lavrov

अफगानिस्तान: दोहा समझौते की स्थिति और आगे का मार्ग

Amb Amar Sinha Article

अमेरिका और तालिबान के बीच 29 फरवरी 2020 को दोहा में हुए समझौते के एक साल होने के मौके पर विवेकानंद इं�....

April 13, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , भारत।पाकिस्तान। अफगानिस्तान। काबुल। नाटो। शिया। एएनडीएसएफ। दोहा समझौता। हनाफी। अमेरिकी विकल्पों ।

The Pathfinder - VIF Webinar on Connectivity between India and Sri Lanka

On 07 April 2021, Pathfinder Foundation ([PF) and Vivekananda International Foundation organised a webinar on ‘Connectivity between India and Sri Lanka’. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, welcomed the participants and delivered the opening remarks. ....

April 09, 2021 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , Cross Border Trade , India-Srilanka relations , Colombo port , Fishing

Tibet is Headed for Major Changes

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The People's Daily on March 25, 2021, published a lengthy 3975-character article authored by Che Dalha (in Chinese: Qi Zala), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Che Dalha’s important article, which included nine mentions of Xi Jinping, ....

April 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , NPC , CCP , Dalai Lama , Tibetans , Mandarin , Border Defence villages , Hans , Putonghua , Sinicisation , Sichuan-Tibet railway

India Bangladesh the Mitali (friendship) Journey

Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

The Mitali Express scheduled to run between Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Jalpaiguri (India, West Bengal) will be inaugurated by PM Modi and PM Sheikh Hasina on the 27th morning during PM Modi’s two days trip to Dhaka (26-27 March 2021). This visit is spe....

March 25, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , PM Modi , India Bangladesh , War of Liberation , Bangabandhu , Mujibur Rahman , Sheikh Hasina , celebration

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

World’s Options on Myanmar Limited

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A little over a month has passed since Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing shocked the world by seizing power on 1 February from the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD), and arrested the country’s civilian leader Aung San ....

March 15, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , Aung San Suu Kyi , Act East Policy , Joe Biden , NLD , Neighbour First , junta , South Block , Min Aung Hlaing , Antonio Guterres , Milk Tea Alliance , ASEAN’s centrality

LoC Ceasefire

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

As a positive step, on 24-25 February 2021, the Director Generals of the Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC). Since 2018, a total of 12,969 incidents of Ceasefire Violations (CFV) by....

March 10, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , Indian Army , J&K , LoC , Line of Control , Ceasefire , Podcast , DGMO , CeasefireAgreement , JammuandKashmir