Articles

Nepal’s Afghanistan Policy is gradually Acquiring Some Shape

When the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, Nepal was completely unprepared to face the unexpected situation that unfolded in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member. With the Taliban rapidly advan....

November 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Commentary , Taliban , SAARC , Migrants , United Nations , Khadka

India’s Vaccine Maitri- A Unique Friendship by Jabs

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

It is very well known that India, in its world view and foreign policy outreach pays great attention to “Share and Care” approach. Despite limitation of resources India continues to provide assistance in capacity building and human resource devel....

February 22, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Nepal , Bhutan , PM Modi , Bangladesh , SAARC , COVID-19 , vaccine , Covishield , UN Peacekeepers

India’s Goods & Services Tax and the Neighbourhood

Pratim Ranjan Bose Commentary

In July 2017, when the Narendra Modi government introduced goods and services tax (GST), there was strong apprehension among some smaller neighbours that it would act as a barrier to shore up their exports to India. The apprehensions were baseless as....

August 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , GST , Myanmar , SAARC , FTA , LDCs , trade framework

Can SAARC be made Effective?

Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article

The world at large including South Asia is already facing the devastating effects of Covid-19. This region already burdened with its teeming populations, uneven layers of growth and governance issues, all of which has got exacerbated with this crisis....

May 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , India , SAARC , COVID-19 , Public health sector

Round Table Discussion on ‘Post COVID-19: India and the Neighbourhood’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on ‘Post COVID-19: India and the Neighbourhood’ on 11 May 2020. Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman VIF, delivered the opening remarks followed with presentations b....

May 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , SAARC , Neighbourhood , Post COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Political developments

बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है

Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article

कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में �....

March 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , BIMSTEC , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान

BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place

Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Commentary

As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the dissemination of information through health and medical sect....

March 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Wuhan , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic

India's Relations with its SAARC Neighbours

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India's relations with its SAARC neighbours have, over the decades, oscillated from very good to stressed barring Pakistan and Bhutan. With the former they have generally been very bad and with the latter very good. With the rest, notably Afghanistan....

July 23, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Maldives , Bangladesh , SAARC neighbours , neighbours , Srilanka , Maps , India Relations with its SAARC Neighbours , SAARC , Monograph

Vivekananda International Foundation’s (VIF) Interaction with Maldives Delegation

On 29th of January 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with a delegation from the Maldives. The Maldives’ delegation was led by Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, former Vice President of the Maldives. Other members of the....

February 21, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Interaction , regional cooperation , Radicalisation , SAARC , Maldivian Democratic Party , India-Maldives relations

Emerging Structure of Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal

.... Traditionally, security at sea has been theorised and interpreted rooted in traditional realist or liberalist theories. In the realist interpretation, the seas are the plains on which superpower, or regional power rivalry, takes place, whereas r....

May 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , SAARC