Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

July 30, 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

POK underwent the 11th general election on 25th July. The outcome held no surprise. It is invariably the party in power in Islamabad, which wins the election in the territory. The outgoing regime of Raja Farouk Haider was elected when PML (N) of Nawa....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Kashmir , POK , Imran Khan , PTI , Islamabad , PML (N) , PPP

Deepening Democracy in Taiwan under Democratic Progressive Party

July 28, 2021 Rup Narayan Das Commentary

The consolidation and deepening of democracy in Taiwan as evident from the regular and periodic elections and peaceful transfer of political baton from one political party to another speak volume of the democratic culture and tradition of Taiwan. The....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , democracy , Taiwan , DPP , KMT , G-7

Tunisia- Ghost of Bouazizi Walks Again

July 27, 2021 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Tunisia, from where the Arab Spring started in 2010, has remained in churn ever since. But it has held out the hope that democracy and constitution can be relied upon by the people. It was a partial yet a success story as several governments have had....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Arab Spring , Tunisia , Covid , President Kais Saied

Pakistan’s Support to Taliban is Behind the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan

July 19, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

At the initiative of Uzbek President Shavket Miriziev, a high-level conference was held in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021 to discuss connectivity between Central Asia and South Asia. The conference was attended by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan,....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Central Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Zalmay Khalizad

What Recent Meetings Tell us About the Emerging World Order

July 13, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The G7 summit meeting on 11 June, followed by the North Atlantic Council meeting (14 June), Russia-US summit (16 June) and the extension of the Russia-China Friendship Treaty for the next five years (28 June) give us important pointers to the shape o....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , G7 Summit , North Atlantic Council , Putin-Biden Summit , Russia-China Friendship Treaty

Pakistan remains under the scrutiny of FATF

July 07, 2021 Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

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....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , FATF , Terrorism , Terror Financing , Grey List

‘Great Rejuvenation’ of the Chinese Nation to Continue: Xi’s Message at the CCP Centenary Celebrations

July 06, 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Chinese Communist Party celebrated its 100th birth anniversary. CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered a much anticipated speech on the occasion. Being a centenary speech, it had obvious political significance. It sums up the state of affair....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Xi , CCP , PLA , Party Congress , Centenary , China rejuvenation

Role of India and Japan in the Myanmar Crisis

July 02, 2021 Akash Sahu Commentary

The ousted leaders from National League for Democracy (NLD) party in Myanmar have formed a shadow ‘National Unity Government’ (NUG) to challenge the military or the ‘Tatmadaw’ which came to power through a coup in Feb, 2021. Many analysts pre....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Myanmar , Commentary , India , China , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Japan , Security , Negotiations

Netaji’s Tryst with Taiwan

July 01, 2021 Rup Narayan Das Commentary

At a time when India is commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of the indomitable Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, and his disappearance and passing away is still shrouded in mystery, it is worth a while to revisit a seminal work, Verdict from Formo....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Netaji , Formosa , KMT , Cines Communist Party , air crash , Taipeh