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Israel’s conundrum about the Day after Scenario in Gaza Strip
September 25 , 2024 Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
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Israel's security policy has been influenced by a deep sense of regional isolation, vulnerability and asymmetry in terms of small territorial size, limited population, lack of strategic depth, diplomati...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Abdel Fattah el-Sisi , Benjamin Netanyahu , Hamas , Israel , Joe Biden , Palestinian Authority , Philadelphi corridor , Rafah corridor , US

Chaman Protest Movement: A Struggle for Cross-Border Rights & Pashtun Identity in Pakistan
September 24 , 2024 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1318
Introduction
In recent months, the town of Chaman in Balochistan province has become the epicentre of intense protests, drawing national and international attention. The border towns of Chaman in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and Spin Boldak in Afghanistan’s province of Kandahar have become focal points of relentless protests following the implementation of a new visa policy by the Pakistani government.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , Azm-e-Istehkam , Chaman Sit-In Protests , Durand Line , New Visa Policy , One Document Regime , Pakistan , Pashtun Grand Jirga , Pashtun Nationalists Parties , Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement , Pashtuns , Spin Boldak , Taliban , Tehrik-e Taleban-e Pakistan

Elections in J&K and the Situation in POK
September 23 , 2024 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1315
The J&K Assembly elections have seen hectic round of campaigning by different political parties. The Lok Sabha elections in May saw an unprecedented high voter turn-out of 58.46% in J&K. The fir...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Article 370 , Eectricity , Gilgit Baltistan , J & K Elections , National Conference , Pakistan , PDP , Water

India’s Role in The World Today
September 20 , 2024 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 1331
Any projection of the trajectory of India’s role in the world in the coming times demands first, an understanding of the current state of the world, and second, an awareness of the factors that are like...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Climate Change , Global South Summit , Indian Diaspora , Indian foreign policy , Neighbourhood first policy , Ukraine Conflict , UNHRC , WTO

The Fifth World Nomad Games in Kazakhstan: Embracing Tradition Through Sports
September 20 , 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1192
Introduction
Kazakhstan hosted the Fifth World Nomad Games (WNG) from September 7–13, 2024, in its capital city Astana. Since its inception in 2012, the World Nomad Games (WNG) have expanded into a notable platform showcasing the traditional sports of many nomadic cultures worldwide.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , ethnosports , Keywords- Nomadic Culture , Soft Power , Tourism , Traditional Sports

The First India-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue -Outcomes and Assessment
September 20 , 2024 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1145
On 9th September, India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held the first ever meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, thereby institutionalizing the much-awaited dialogue and format which also ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : GCC , I2U2 , IMEEC , India , Joint Action Plan

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