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Pakistan remains under the scrutiny of FATF
Aakriti Vinayak

Amidst the changing regional and geopolitical dynamics, Pakistan remains mired in complexities and uncertainties. It continues to remain under the scrutiny of the terror-financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and is under immense press

July 07, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan, FATF, Terrorism, Terror Financing, Grey List
Appalling state of Press Freedom in Pakistan
Aakriti Vinayak

A strained relationship exists between the media and state in Pakistan. Pakistan has gradually and systematically strengthened a tyrannical grip over freedom of expression1. More sophisticated and complex methods of silencing dissenting voices have

July 03, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, Imran Khan, military, Neighbourhood studies, Press Freedom, Censorship, Human Rights
Pakistan- An Uncertain Road Ahead
Aakriti Vinayak

2020 was an unpredictable year. It was a year of everything and nothing! Covid-19 crisis turned the world upside down. There was a strange paranoia that gripped the world. It was catastrophic and exhausting, unsettling and unimaginable. However, for

February 01, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, foreign policy, Neighbourhood studies, COVID-19, minorities, 2020, Economic crisis, PDM, locusts attack
Understanding the Complexities and Paradoxes of the Chinese Dream
Aakriti Vinayak

The oft-quoted slogan “Chinese dream” by the President Xi Jinping, which was under spotlight when it was introduced, has gained widespread attention and jitters in China and the outside world. Inside China, the Chinese dream is everywhere, on str

December 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, Belt and Road Initiative, Xi Jinping, Chinese Dream, CCP, COVID-19, China's perfidy, Rejuvenation
चीन पाकिस्तान आर्थिक कोरिडोर का विखंडन- क्या यह व्यवहार्य है?
Aakriti Vinayak

कोविड-19 संकट ने पूरी दुनिया को चीन के साथ सहयोग और प्रतिस्पर्धा की नीतियों के पुनरावलोकन पर विव

October 27, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, चाइना। बेल्ट एंड रोड इनीशिएटिव, सीपीईसी, ग्वादर, आर्थिक संकट, चाइना पाकिस्तान इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर, चीन की हिंस्रता।
The Dismal State of Human Rights in Pakistan
Aakriti Vinayak

Human Rights in Pakistan remain a vexed issue. The Pakistan state and its security agencies instead of protecting its people remains shamelessly in retreat and have habitually trampled on Human Rights in the name of security, religion and territorial

September 21, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan, Imran Khan, Human Rights, minority rights, Blasphemy
Deconstructing China Pakistan Economic Corridor- Is it Viable?
Aakriti Vinayak

Covid-19 crisis has compelled the world to re- envision its strategies of cooperation and contestation with China. International community has demanded an investigation of the origin of virus putting the spotlight firmly on China. However, these unpr

September 11, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan, China, Belt and Road Initiative, CPEC, Gwadar, Economic crisis, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, China Perfidy
Economy in stress- Covid-19 and Pakistan
Aakriti Vinayak

A strange paranoia has gripped the world. As Covid-19 accelerates there seems to be uncertainty, chaos and anxiety about the future world order. The world is also grappling with the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the economy, as it is not just a

July 04, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, COVID-19, IMF, negative growth, Pakistan Economy, Pakistan Defence budget, Economic crisis
Pakistan and the FATF: The Sword Still Dangles
Aakriti Vinayak

Pakistan is in deep trouble. It was and continues to be under the penetrating gaze of the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog- the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). To prevent organized crime, terrorism and corruption, FATF has

April 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan, FATF, Terrorism, Terror Financing
Myanmar Round Up: December 2019
Aakriti Vinayak

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s spirited though controversial visit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), The Hague, to defend her nation, its armed forces and its conduct leading to the Rohingya Crisis, was the predominant event in December. Interna

January 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Myanmar, Peace, Rohingya issue, Neighbourhood studies, ICJ verdict, Arakan army
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