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Pakistan and 05 August- A Year Later
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

The developments of 05 August 2019 have left a deep scar on the psyche of Pakistan. This was the day when the special provisions granted to J&K in the Indian constitution- Article 370 and Article 35(A) – were revoked. The state was bifurcated into ....

August 04, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , ISI , UN , Gilgit-Baltistan , Hurriyat , psyche , post Article 370 phase
Pakistan Stock Exchange Attack— BLA’s Thwarted Attempt
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours. You know, eventually, those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard.”
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July 15, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Iran , Afghanistan , Terrorism , CPEC , Balochistan , Sindh , Baluchistan , BLA , Karachi , PSE , StockExchange

Economy in stress- Covid-19 and Pakistan
Aakriti Vinayak Article

A strange paranoia has gripped the world. As Covid-19 accelerates there seems to be uncertainty, chaos and anxiety about the future world order. The world is also grappling with the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the economy, as it is not just a ....

July 04, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , COVID-19 , IMF , negative growth , Pakistan Economy , Pakistan Defence budget , Economic crisis
How Sport Mirrors the India- Pakistan Relationship
Amb Jitendra Nath Misra Article

Sport is complex. As well as being skill, it is also diplomacy. Skills matter, but it is “grievance sport,” when players seek to avenge history, that counts. For example, India and Pakistan are unable to delink personal pieties from inter- state ....

June 26, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , hockey matches , pantomime warriors
क्या कोविड-19 से जंग हार रहा है पाकिस्तान?
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

पूरी दुनिया कोविड-19 महामारी से जूझ रही है मगर पाकिस्तान का इस संकट से निपटने का तरीका देखकर डर लग....

June 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , पाकिस्तान , बलूचिस्तान , COVID-19 , परीक्षण की कमी , तालाबंदी , ध्रुवीकरण , सिंध
A Budgetary Farce in Pakistan
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

The expectation from the second full-year budget presented by the Imran Khan government was out-of-the-box thinking to tackle immediate and long term issues. These included the COVID-19 pandemic, economic slowdown and mounting debt on the one hand an....

June 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Economic Survey , Defence budget , COVID-19 , negative growth , deficit , Debt & liabilities , IMF conditions , revenue targets
Pakistan: Worsening Economic Condition
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan was already going through an economic slowdown when the COVID outbreak took place. It had received the US $ 6 billion of assistance from the IMF under Extended Fund Facility last year. The money came with conditions. The IMF policy of inflat....

June 12, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , China , Saudi Arabia , CPEC , World Bank , Covid , IMF , Inflation , negative growth , oil revenues
Truth vs. Reality: Unshackling the Burdens of Intrigue in Kashmir
Col (Dr) DPK Pillay Article

Truthful journalism is the bulwark that makes democracies work by fulfilling the people’s right to information. This statement cannot be faulted, but there is a less comfortable truth that operates in tandem here, especially when it comes to media ....

May 30, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Kashmir , Article 370 , Article 35 A , Pandits , Great Game
पाकिस्तान: कोरोनावायरस महामारी से निपटने में परेशान करने वाली बात
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

पाकिस्तान में कोरोनावायरस का पहला मामला 26 फरवरी 2020 को कराची में आया। उसके बाद यह चारों प्रांतों, ....

May 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , पाकिस्तान , कोरोनावायरस , कराची , राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय
IS Pakistan Losing the COVID-19 Battle?
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

While the entire world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s handling of the crisis raises fears that if it does not get its act together quickly, it may be at risk of losing the battle. The numbers of positive cases as of 20 Ma....

May 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Balochistan , COVID-19 , lockdown , Sindh , lack of testing , polarisation
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