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Interaction with a Nepalese Civil Society Delegation

Leading a six-member Nepalese Civil society delegation, Mr. Daman Nath Dhungana, a legal luminary in Nepal and former Speaker of the House of Representative, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 January 2016 for an interaction....

February 04, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , Nepalese Civil Society Delegation , Terrai region

PLA Reform, Reorganisation, Restructuring and Implications for India

Jayadeva Ranade

In a clear demonstration of his authority and confidence over the New Year, Chinese President Xi Jinping began implementing the crucial second phase of military reforms announced earlier on September 3, 2015. The reorganisation and restructuring of t....

February 04, 2016 Military Affairs , Xi Jinping , PLA , China Military

Pakistan and The Saudi-Iran Face-Off

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Pakistan’s diplomatic plate is full. The skill of its leadership and diplomats is being tested as they negotiate an unfolding regional situation. There are at least four key external issues that require immediate attention: to keep the Indo-Pak pea....

February 03, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , Saudi-Iran , Pathankot air base , Terror Attact

Challenges India Faces in Resuming Dialogue with Pakistan

Amb Kanwal Sibal

Prime Minister Modi’s dialogue initiative towards Pakistan is premised on its stated willingness to make no distinction between good and bad terrorists, which implies a readiness to eliminate not only terrorists attacking targets within Pakistan bu....

February 01, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Dialogue-- Pakistan , Prime Minister Modi , Pathankot

Case for a Regional Maritime Security Construct for the Indo Pacific

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Indian Ocean has been the hub of major economic activity and global realpolitik since the end of the Second World War. It has assumed greater importance since the penultimate decade of the last century and will continue to remain so in the....

January 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , South East Asia

India- Bangladesh Relations: An Enduring Economic Partnership

Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

India and Bangladesh share a long history of enduring economic partnership and bi-lateral development. The relationship between the two countries has been one based on mutual trust and cooperation. Our multi-faceted economic relations encompass trad....

January 22, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , India- Bangladesh Relations , Economic Partnership

Interaction with Prof Alexander Lukin, Director of the Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies

Members of the VIF faculty, on 18 January 2016, interacted with Prof Alexander Lukin, Head, Department of International Relations, National Research University Higher School of Economics and Director, Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Or....

January 21, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Shanghai Cooperation Organization , Prof Alexander Lukin , Syrian crisis , US rebalance strategy

Interaction with Prof. Yu Longyu, Director, Centre for Indian Studies, Shenzhen University, China

On 12 January 2016, the VIF held an informal interaction with Prof. Yu Longyu, Director of Centre for Indian Studies, Shenzhen University, China, focusing on the role intellectuals, especially writers and teachers, potentially can play in improving t....

January 18, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , India-Pakistan border , Shenzhen University

Diffidence, Defiance and Delusion: Maldives in Denial

Anushree Ghisad

'That which springs from comfort & consolation, is delusion of perception; For truth is absolute, not contingent on convenience' Human beings often conveniently slide into a ‘state of denial’ to avoid and evade unset....

January 18, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Maldives , political turmoil , European Parliament

Maverick Pakistan : Army Leading It to Oblivion

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

The Pakistan Army continues to baffle. Known to be the power behind Pakistan’s foreign and security related policies its hold is also for the purpose of perpetuating its control over Pakistan’s polity and in fact almost every facet of existence o....

January 18, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , Pakistan’s foreign policy , Security