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Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing and CPEC
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan’s Prime Minister visited China on November 1-2, 2022. Shehbaz Sharif was amongst the first foreign leaders received by Xi Jin Ping soon after the latter got himself an unprecedented third term in office. This was projected in Pakistani med....

November 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Commentary , China , CPEC , Gwadar , BLA , debt restructuring
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 01, 2022

Afghanistan
Women Hold Protest for Right to Learn and Work: Tolo News
Following calls to reopen girls' schools above sixth grade and employment for women, a group of women staged a protest in Kabul to express their concerns a....

November 02, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Climate Change , elections , CPEC , Inflation , Women , Political Crisis , media freedom , tourists
China: Daily Scan, August 18, 2022

Public security ministry reports fraud prevention numbers: China Daily
August 17, 2022
The number of filed cases related to telecom and network fraud has decreased for 14 consecutive months since last June, the Ministry of Publi....

August 18, 2022 Pakistan , China , Japan , CPEC , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , SMEs
Imran Khan’s ouster and changes in POK
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) elected a new so called ‘Prime Minister’ on April 18th barely a week after Imran Khan Niazi’s ouster in Islamabad. PTI government headed by the outgoing ‘Prime Minister’ Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi had completed ....

June 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , POK , CPEC , Demography , Gilgit-Baltistan , JKLF , Niazi
China: Daily Scan, May 26, 2022

Xi meets heroes, role models from public security system: Xinhuanet
May 25, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met representatives of a meeting commending heroes and role models from the public security system. Xi, a....

May 26, 2022 ASEAN , QUAD , BRICS , CPEC , Bangladesh , Beijing , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Henan , Pacific , Gannan Tibetan
The Boiling Baloch Pot: A Continued Saga of Baloch Resistance
Tejusvi Shukla Commentary

A suicide bombing that killed three Chinese nationals in the Pakistani city of Karachi on April 26, 2022, has sent shock waves throughout the region. Notably, this incident rests on two p....

May 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , CPEC , Balochistan , ISI , Gwadar , Karachi , Baloch Liberation Army , free baloch , Voice Of Missing Baloch , By waahin Baloch
VIF-JINF Webinar on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint webinar with the Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) on 10 February 2022 on Strategic Outlook for Indo-Pacific in 2022. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and ....

March 07, 2022 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , ASEAN , Quad Plus , Japan , CPEC , Indo Pacific , Strategic Outlook , Ukraine standoff
China’s Future Road to Afghanistan
Soumya Awasthi Article

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, has enthralled the experts around the globe.1 There are lot of speculations that are taking place, on what went wrong and how even after twenty years of r....

September 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China , Article , Pakistan , Terrorism , CPEC , Taliban , Geopolitics , US-China rivalry , CCWAEC
Afghanistan's Uncertain Future and Its Implications for China-Pakistan Relations
Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF Article

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will have a profound impact on Asian geopolitics and international relations at large. China-Pakistan relations are also undergoing steady change as both seek to maximise their influence, security and economic int....

August 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China , Pakistan , Article , Terrorism , CPEC , Xinjiang , Taliban Extremism , China-Pakistan Relations
Why are Central Asian Republics wooing Pakistan?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF Article

The emerging regional security threats post-US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian republics (CARs). The US and NATO forces were scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 11 September 202....

July 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , INSTC , Chabahar Port , Iran , Kazakhstan , US Withdrawal , CPEC , Taliban , Turkey , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , CSTO , Afghanistan. Uzbekistan , Trans-Afghan Railway , Transit Trade Agreement
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