Articles

South Sudan In Turmoil: A Nation in Crisis

Dr Shambhavi Anand, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Context

The political situation in South Sudan has become tense after its First Vice-President Riek Machar was arrested on accusations of encouraging the militia to overrun a military base in Nasir. According to the Sudan People’s Libe....

April 23, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , South Sudan , Peace , Sudan , Civil war , Ethnic Conflict , Economic Challenges

Neighbourhood News digest - 02 May 2023

Afghanistan

The Taliban Aim to Divide and Conquer – Foreign Policy

Afghanistan has become the world’s problem child, controlled by unruly and unpredictable religious fanatics and terrorists who throw their toys out of the....

May 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , foreign policy , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , investment , Taliban , Imran Khan , Media , World Bank , refugees , Rakhine , Ethnic Conflict , Prachanda , Rohingyas , bitcoin , Sri Lanka-China , China-Myanmar , RSP , IAF Chief , Apps , Bangladesh-Myanmar

Ethnic Conflict and Harmonization: A Study of Manipur

Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

Abstract Manipur is a melting pot of diverse cultures and ethnicities and has gradually evolved into a dynamic multicultural society. The Nagas, Kukis and Meiteis have shared common spaces and have been competing for the same land and other....

June 15, 2016 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Manipur , North East India , Nagas , Kukis , Ethnic Conflict