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Pakistan: The Appointment of the New COAS and the End of the Long March

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan government announced the appointment of General Asim Munir as the new Army chief on Friday. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The army chief’s appointment is always watched with eno....

November 30, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , economy , ISI , Imran Khan , PTI , Gen Bajwa , Long March , Shehbaz Sharif , Asim Munir

Pakistan: Appointment of New Army Chief

Rana Banerji Article

After much delay and deliberate attempts by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to make the issue controversial, Lt. Gen Syed Asim Munir Shah, Frontier Force Regiment, was appointed Pakistan’s new Army Chief on Nov 24. A lingering `technical issue’ ....

November 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Taliban , Imran Khan , PTI , Gen Bajwa , TTP , Shahbaz Sharif , Asim Munir Shah

Special Strategic Discussion- “Assassination attempt on Imran Khan and its Implications on India"

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a Special Strategic Discussion on the topic “Assassination attempt on Imran Khan and its Implications onIndia” on 9th November 2022. The event was attended by Shri S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF, Dr. A....

November 23, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Interaction , Imran Khan , Shehbaz Sharif , Wazirabad , Haqeeqi Azadi , Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan , Toshakhana case

Book Discussion- The Pashtuns: A Contested History authored by Shri Tilak Devasher

On 14th October 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book discussion on "The Pashtuns- A contested history”, authored by Shri Tilak Devahser. This is the fourth book by Mr. Devasher earlier three being Pakistan: Courting th....

November 21, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Book Discussions , Afghanistan , Pashtuns , Pashtunwali , artificial Durand line , Da Sanga Azadi Da

The Pashtuns - A contested history

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

In this episode, Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF discusses with Mr Tilak Devasher, Member National Security Advisory Board his new book, The Pashtuns- A contested history. The discussion explores questions like who are the pashtuns? What is ....

November 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Podcast , Pashtuns , Pashtuns history

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing and CPEC

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan’s Prime Minister visited China on November 1-2, 2022. Shehbaz Sharif was amongst the first foreign leaders received by Xi Jin Ping soon after the latter got himself an unprecedented third term in office. This was projected in Pakistani med....

November 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Commentary , China , CPEC , Gwadar , BLA , debt restructuring

Pakistan’s Invasion of Kashmir, UN Resolutions and POK

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan had claimed in its written submission to the UN Security Council that it was not involved in the invasion of the state of J&K. However, Col. Akbar Khan, who planned and led the tribal invasion as a serving officer of the Pakistan Army, has m....

October 18, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Kashmir , Gilgit-Baltistan , Akbar Khan , demographic change , raiders

US Military Assistance Package to Pakistan will have a Direct Bearing on India’s National Security

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

On 7 September 2022, the US notified the US Congress that it had made a “determination” approving a possible “Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 for sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450 ....

September 12, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , India , Afghanistan , counterterrorism , F-16

Deterrence in Asymmetries

Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd) Article

Ashley Tellis’s book – ‘Striking Asymmetries- Nuclear Transitions in South Asia’ has caught some media attention with commentators calling for a review of India’s nuclear doctrine and posture in view of an assessed build up of nuclear arsen....

September 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , India , Nuclear , Submarine , deterrence , Arsenal , credible and minimum

Growing Prowess of TTP amidst Negotiations

Soumya Awasthi Article

After a decade and a half long rift between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and several failed peace treaties, the two sides again attempted an uneasy truce in June 2022 to prevent further bloodshed by having a "three....

September 07, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , China , Army , Afghanistan , Taliban , Al Qaeda , ISI , Central Asian history , negotiation , ETIM , Shura , Taliban Pakistan , Peace Talk , Muslim Khan , Waziristan