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Viksit Bharat and Surakshit Bharat: Wheels of the Same Chariot
September 30 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 283
India aspires to be and is steadily on the way to be a developed nation by 2047, and to which end, Viksit Bharat and Surakshit Bharat (Prosperous India, Secure India) are wheels of the same chariot, bei...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : buffer zones , China , friction points , GDP , LAC , Ladakh , PLA Surakshi Bharat , Viksit Bharat

Iran's Border Wall and the Evolving Dynamics with Afghanistan
September 27 , 2024 Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 315
Introduction
With a shared fragile border stretching over 900 kilometres, Iran and Afghanistan have historically maintained complex ties characterized by shifting political landscapes, and regional and national interests.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , Border Wall , Iran , Territorial claims

Israel’s conundrum about the Day after Scenario in Gaza Strip
September 25 , 2024 Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 407
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: 369
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: 534
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: 419
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

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