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Namaste SAARC

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the wake of Corona Pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead to sensitize the world about the need to use digital technology to strategize for cooperating and controlling this viral existential threat. As such the leaders need to stay h....

March 26, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Pakistan , COVID-19 , SAARC Video Conference , Emergency Fund , Neighbourhood First , Counter terrorism

COVID-19 reaches Myanmar: Why India Must React Fast

Jaideep Chanda Commentary

In an article on 23 March 2020, noted Myanmar author and journalist Bertil Lintner raised the alarm about a number of respiratory disease rel....

March 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Commentary , COVID-19 in Myanmar , flatten the curve in Myanmar , Coronavirus in Myanmar , Indian assistance to Myanmar in COVID-19

बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है

Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में �....

March 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , BIMSTEC , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान

Talk by Prof. Rounaq Jahan and Prof. Rehman Sobhan on Bangladesh: Promise and Performance

The Vivekananda International Foundation recently hosted a talk Bangladesh: Promise and Performance, delivered by Prof. Rounaq Jahan and Prof. Rehman, chaired by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF. Prof. Rounaq Jahan began her talk by giving a deta....

March 23, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , Agricultural sector: Promise and Performance , Economic developments

Interaction with Honorable Md. Hassan Mahmud Esq., Minister for Information of Bangladesh

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk by honourable Md. Hassan Mahmud Esq. on India Bangladesh Relations, chaired by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF. Md. Hassan began by emphasizing India's role during the time of Bangladesh's in....

March 23, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , Hassan Mahmud , India-Bangladesh Relations , Economic Development

Pakistan: Lal Masjid 2.0 ?

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

Lal Masjid in Islamabad and Maulana Abdul Aziz, also known as ‘Mullah Burqa’, are back in the news. Like in 2007, the authorities are again negotiating with him on a set of demands that no self-respecting government could concede. Almost ....

March 23, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , ISI , Lal Masjid , Mullah Burqa , Jihad , Abdul Aziz

BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place

Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the dissemination of information through health and medical sect....

March 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Wuhan , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic

Pakistan: Nuclear Deterrence and Ideology

The nuclear age coincided with the advent of the Cold War. The concept of deterrence evolved in the background of ideological divide. However, both sides kept nuclear deterrence insulated from ideological considerations. This pragmatism was born out ....

March 16, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Cold War , Pakistan Nuclear Deterrence , Helsinki Accord , Pakistan’s nuclear policy

अमेरिका-तालिबान के बीच सैन्य निकासी समझौता

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

18 महीने की बातचीत के बाद अमेरिका-तालिबान ने 29 फरवरी को 30 देशों और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संगठनों के प्रति�....

March 16, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , अमेरिका , US-Taliban deal , तालिबान , दोहा

भूख से लड़ने की रणनीति और नेपाल

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

विज्ञान और तकनीक के विकास के कारण मनुष्य चांद और मंगल तक पहुंच चुके हैं और अब वे सूर्य तक पहुंचन�....

March 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Sustainable Development Goals , challenges in Nepal , Climate Resilience Measures , Global HungerIndex