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Pakistan: Recurrence of Terrorist Violence
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Imperceptibly, violence, both terrorist and separatist, is rearing its head in Pakistan again. Following several operations like Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasad, the army had claimed that the situation had been brought under control. Recent events indic

August 01, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, Terrorists’ host Pakistan, Terror attacks in Pakistan, Pakistan’s violent society
Pakistan: Another Judicial Crisis in the Making?
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

In 2007 President Musharraf had tried to brow beat the then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Iftikhar Chaudhry to desist from hearing cases of ‘enforced disappearances’ in Balochistan. This had led to a nation-wide movement of lawyers and ultim

June 21, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Judicial crisis in Pakistan, case against Pakistan Supreme Court Judge, curb on judicial independence
Pulwama Terror Strike
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The 14th February Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that led to the death of 40 personnel was the most lethal strike against the security forces since terrorism began in Kashmir. The timin

February 17, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, Pakistan’s terror factory, JeM attack in Pulwama
Indo-Pak Relations in 2019
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Indo-Pak relations have been on a rollercoaster for the past seven decades. Will 2019 be any different? Four factors are likely to define how Indo-Pak relations will shape in 2019: The role of the Pakistan army and its perception of India; Imran K

January 01, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Indo-Pak relations, Indo-Pakistan issues
The Great Game Revisited*
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and the entry of several players in Central Asia, in what has been called the New Great Game, is likely to get further complicated. This is due to the reported move of the US to pullout half their troops from Afg

December 26, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, The Great Game, Afghanistans vulnerability
पाकिस्तान: आसिया बीबी मामला और उसका परिणाम
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

पाकिस्तान में पंजाब प्रांत के शेखपुरा में इक्कावाली गांव की रहने वाली आसिया नौरीन या आसिया बीब

December 24, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, पाकिस्तान में चरमपंथ, आसिया बीबी, पाकिस्तान ईशनिंदा कानून
Pakistan: The Aasia Bibi Case and its Aftermath
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The controversy surrounding the blasphemy case of Pakistani citizen Aasia Noreen, better known as Aasia Bibi of village Ikkawali in Sheikhpura, Punjab, has drawn attention to the culture of extremism in Pakistan and showed the government and the arm

November 13, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan’s Aasia Bibi, Blasphemy law in Pakistan
Pakistan: An Analysis of the Participation of Religious Parties in Elections, 2018
Shruti Punia

Elections 2018 in Pakistan would no doubt be remembered for the victory of Imran Khan. They were essentially a contest between the ‘naya Pakistan’ and ‘tabdeeli’ narrative of Imran Khan, and the ‘vote ko izzat do’ and development narrativ

September 07, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan Elections, Electoral gains of religious parties
The Pakistan Elections 2018
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

According to the preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)at the time of writing, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the largest political party in the country. It has won 115 of the 270 Nati

August 01, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan Elections, New government in Pakistan
पाकिस्तान – फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ) से बढ़ती मुश्किलें
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ)1 के एशिया प्रशांत समूह (एपीजी) का दो दिन का पूर्ण अधिवेशन �

July 17, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स, पाकिस्तान का आतंकवाद को वित्तीय मदद
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