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Kazakhstan: Emerging Player on the World Stage

Kazakhstan has assumed non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the tenure of 2017-18. It is the first Central Asian Republic (CAR) to join this supreme body. Kazakhstan is a young nation that gained independence i....

May 17, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , UNSC , Emerging Player , Eurasian Economic Union

Interaction with Bangladesh Jatiyo Party Delegation

A seven-member delegation of Bangladesh Jatiyo Party, led by Mr Ziauddin Ahmed (Bablu), Member of Parliament and former advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh visited the VIF. Broad ranging talks with a select panel of experts, which include....

May 10, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , ISIS , Bangladesh Jatiyo Party Delegation , River water sharing

Trincomalee: India’s Call

Commodore Gopal Suri

Trincomalee, or ‘Trinco’ in mariners’ jargon, is a unique port which fulfils every ship captain’s dream. It has great depths of water, vast sea room to manoeuvre the largest of ships and provides safety from the elements even in the worst of ....

April 27, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Trincomalee , port development , Indo-Sri Lanka Accord

Round Table Discussion on Bangladesh

A Round Table Meet on ‘Developing Counter Narrative to Radicalization: Bangladesh Experience’ was held at Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, on the 11th of November, 2016. Visiting expert from Bangladesh, Lt. Col. (Retd.), Quazi Sa....

April 25, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Seminars , radicalization , Islamist ideology , Counter-narrative

Interaction with H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Ahead of Nepalese President Ms Bidya Devi Bhandari’s scheduled visit to India later this month, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, for an interaction on ‘India-Nepal ....

April 12, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , BBIN , India-Nepal relations , Deep Kumar Upadhyay

पाकिस्तान आइएसआइ की कश्मीर में गतिविधियां

कर्नल शिवदान सिंह

कश्मीर घाटी में एक बार फिर देश विरोधी तत्वों ने वहां पर शांति भंग करके हिंसा भड़काने की कोशिश की �....

April 05, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Kashmir , कश्मीर घाटी , stone pelting , Pakistan ISI , आतंकी तौसीफ अहमद , हिंसा , आइएसआइ , सोशल मीडिया

PM Sheikh Hasina’s Visit, 2017-Time for New Vision in Indo-Bangladesh Relation

Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India (April 7-10, 2017) at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Modi. In a statement issued by the government, “The upcoming visit is expected to further expand cordial and cooperati....

March 31, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Sheikh Hasina’ India visit , Indo-Bangladesh relations

Pakistan: A Dangerous Divide

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The civil-military tug of war in Pakistan has masked what could be an even more dangerous divide in the polity. This is the growing alienation among Pakhtuns in Pakistan during the last few years, culminating in the recent racial profiling of the com....

March 16, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , FATA , Pakistani Pakhtuns , Racial discrimination

Visit of a Parliamentary Delegation from Myanmar

A ten-member multi-party delegation of Myanmar’s parliamentarians, led by Mr. Oo Hla Sae (Member of Parliament, Arakan National party), called on the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) faculty on 20 February 2017. The ensuing interaction fo....

March 15, 2017 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Conferences , Centre-State Relations , Parliamentary Delegation

Interaction with Tilak Devasher on his book “Pakistan: Courting the Abyss”

Mr. Tilak Devasher, former civil servant, author and columnist, shared key findings of his outstanding research, titled ‘Pakistan: Courting the Abyss’ in a panel discussion, held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 January 201....

March 14, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Book Discussions , China-Pakistan Nexus , Pakistan: Courting the Abyss