Articles

Pakistan’s location, for long, has been a source of attraction in America’s foreign policy. However, Pakistan has leveraged its geography to continuously venture into strategic adventures that have endangered global peace and security. ....

September 02, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Article , US , geography , Terrorism , Soviet Union , Taliban , Cold War , Humanitarian Crisis , war on terror , Af-Pak region , Strategic Depth , Mujahideen , Nuclear Proliferation

US Presidential Elections

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Republican and Democratic Conventions reflect the differing party philosophies and the contrasting personalities of the two candidates. President Trump emphasized national security, law and order, and low taxes. Biden called for social justice, r....

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , China , economy , International Relations , Covid , Taxes , Cold War , Democrats , Republicans , imigration , race relations

Has a Cold War Started between U.S. and China?

Amb K P Fabian Article

China-U.S. relations are deteriorating at a rapid pace and some scholars have wondered whether we are witnessing the beginnings of Cold War 2 between the two biggest economies? On 21st July 2020, the U.S. State Department ordered that Chinese C....

August 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , US , China , Taiwan , Trump , Japan , Globalisation , COVID-19 , UN Security Council , Hong Kong , Cold War , Nixon

Pakistan: Nuclear Deterrence and Ideology

The nuclear age coincided with the advent of the Cold War. The concept of deterrence evolved in the background of ideological divide. However, both sides kept nuclear deterrence insulated from ideological considerations. This pragmatism was born out ....

March 16, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Cold War , Pakistan Nuclear Deterrence , Helsinki Accord , Pakistan’s nuclear policy

Interaction with US Army War College Scholar

Dr. Jeffrey McCausland of the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College visited the VIF on 11^th June afternoon for an interaction with the VIF faculty on the subject of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons. VIF Director, G....

June 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , Jihad , Cold War , Pak Arm , US Army War College