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Russia’s New Silk Road Strategy: Connecting to Pakistan

Even though much awaited President Putin’s visit to Pakistan in the first week of October has been shelved, causing disappointment among the Pakistani establishment, the doors for finding a new understanding between the two on Afghanistan and regio....

October 08, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Pakistan

SCO Summit and Afghanistan: Looking for a Regional Solution

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s twelfth Summit held at Beijing in first week of June this year deliberated upon Afghanistan at length. Even though Afghanistan has not been either a member or observer of this group President Karzai has been ....

June 18, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan

The Emerging Situation in Afghanistan and Indo-Afghan Relations

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The Indo-Afghan relations cannot but be seen in the context of the evolving situation in Afghanistan. Many regional and extra regional players have been involved in the Afghan imbroglio for over a decade and some for even over three decades. Interven....

September 16, 2011 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan

India’s Options in Afghanistan

Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF

Geo-Political perceptions of Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan Before one can dwell on India’s options in Afghanistan, it may be better to examine the Pakistan’s role in this country. The geo- political perceptions of Pakistan in Afghani....

September 15, 2011 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan

Interaction with H.E. Daulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to India

His Excellency Daulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India, informally discussed the recently concluded Tenth Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Astana and Kazakhastan-India bilateral relationship with Lt. Gen (Retd.) RK Saw....

June 27, 2011 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Interaction , Kazakhstan , South Asia , NATO , Shanghai Cooperation Organisation , Islamic Republic

Seminar Report: Perspectives on Transforming India-Central Asia Engagement, Prospects and Issues

Central Asia has a been of immense geopolitical significance for centuries, whether it was Tsarist Russia or Soviet Union and now the current world order after the demise of the Soviet Union, Central Asia continues to play an important role in the ....

February 24, 2011 Seminar_57 , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Seminars , Central Asian Republics , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan , India-Central Asia Engagement

India Ignored Central Asia for Too Long: Dr. KN Pandita

India has ignored Central Asian Region for too long and it always looked at the region through Moscow opined Dr. Kashi Nath Pandita, an eminent intellectual and well known central Asian expert. He was delivering a talk on the subject ‘Iran and Cent....

January 14, 2011 Central Asia , Interaction , UN General Assembly , Central Asian region , Anti India