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Taliban’s Victory: Implications for the Region
August 21, 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Taliban victory in Afghanistan in the 90s had displaced Rabbani government from Kabul. It was a slow process; they could not establish control over the North, which remained under the control of the Northern Alliance. This time they have achieved....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Commentary , India , Central Asia , Iran , Afghanistan , Taliban , ISI , Imran Khan , TTP , ETIM , Haqqani
Lost in Afghanistan
August 20, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Eleven days changed the fate of Afghanistan much faster than expected as the US withdrawal date seemed to have been advanced by a month instead of 9/11 - the 20th anniversary of the Twin towers demolition by Al Qaeda terrorists. A cryptic social medi....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , India , US , China , Taliban , Doha Agreement , Islamabad
Takeaways from the Fullerton lecture
August 19, 2021 Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

A high-level US visit was due in Southeast Asia. The region felt having been neglected from the previous administration. Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense visited Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines in July. The choice of three specific coun....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , US , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Taiwan
Brazil: In the Eye of the Storm
August 18, 2021 Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

Brazil, by far the biggest and most powerful country in South America, is witnessing probably the most serious crisis of the century. Though Covid 19 has played havoc on Brazil as it has done to many other developing nations, its after effect has pla....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Climate Change , BRICS , Corruption , Bolsonaro , Covaxin , Lula
Fascist Distortion of History?
August 17, 2021 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Commentary

Anandabazar Patrika of Kolkata has been for a long time the most widely circulated newspaper in Bengali. It is also closely linked to the political currents of West Bengal or more accurately, to the political party in power in that state. It h....

Keywords : Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Aryan theory , communists , historians , Habib , Thapar
ताइवान से नेताजी का नाता
August 13, 2021 Rup Narayan Das Commentary

ऐसे समय में जब भारत अदम्य नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस की 125वीं जयंती मना रहा है और उनका लापता होना एवं �....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Hindi , Commentary , ताइवान , नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस , द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध , हरिन शाह
Time for a Sporting Push in India
August 12, 2021 Col (Retd.) Ravinder Pal Singh Commentary

Nothing succeeds like success on an international stage for lifting nation's morale. But developing competitive sporting capacities in India for success in Olympics also has value in building national identity, national pride and bonding. For consoli....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Tokyo Olympics , Olympics , Infrastructure , Budget , Equipment , Sports , Schools , Universities , 2021
Boosting electronics manufacturing in India
August 10, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

By 2025, India aims to achieve a GDP of $5 trillion and a digital economy of $1 trillion. Since electronics underpin manufacturing, the demand for electronic products will rise to $400 billion by 2025. To meet the growing demand for electronic goods....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Made in India , GDP , Self-reliance , R&D , Electronics , cybersecurity , Electronics manufacturing , PLI scheme
An Uncertain Outlook for Pakistan’s Economy
August 04, 2021 Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

Pakistan is a country in which the economy has remained in a perpetual state of crisis. If we look at the track record of Pakistan, we see a problematic situation. Quite categorically we see from human development indicators like health and education....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Economic Survey , Neighbourhood studies , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Budget 2021
A New Kashmir in the Making
August 03, 2021 Abhinav Pandya Commentary

The abrogation of Article 370, nearly two years back, effectively marked the end of Kashmir’s special status. Indeed, this was nothing short of a revolution. It unleashed a series of sweeping changes, ushering in an era of tectonic transformation a....

Keywords : Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Mahbooba Mufti , elections , Article 370 , Hurriyat , DDC , Jamaat , Panchayat
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