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Neighborhood News Digest – 29 March 2023

Afghanistan
The Taliban posted photos of hundreds of US military vehicles it said were abandoned in the chaotic pullout of Afghanistan and now form part of its army – Business Insider
The Taliban claims to have repaired and put....

March 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , SCO , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , elections , election , Bangladesh , Political parties , Taliban , Imran Khan , energy , World Bank , Air Pollution , Republicans , Education , Gwadar port , NLD , ADB , Drugs , Judiciary , BNP , Democracy summit , Oil Pipeline , Green Economy , Nepal cabinet
International Order and Taliban: Theory and Practice
Georgi Asatryan, Ph.D. Commentary

Afghanistan has historically been on the fringe of global politics while also being unexpectedly and tragically entangled in international processes. It was afflicted throughout the 20th century by linkages to the outside world. The Soviets invasion ....

March 29, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , International order
How Far Will China Walk on the No-Limit Partnership Road with Russia?
Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

It was business as usual for Russia when it struck Ukraine with missiles and UAVs just after President Vladmir Putin bid farewell to President Xi Jinping after their highly publicized three days meeting in Moscow.

March 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Commentary
Vimarsh on ‘The Seven Tectonic Forces Undermining India: How to Confront & Defeat Them’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a panel discussion on 'The Seven Tectonic Forces Undermining India: How to Confront & Defeat Them’ on 3rd March 2023. The panel discussion was aimed to highlight the issue of various forces h....

March 28, 2023 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , national security , Breaking India , Global Rankings , Ganga
Geopolitical Relevance of the Pacific Islands for India and the Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual talk by Ms. Cleo Paskal, Non-Resident Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), Washington DC on "Geopolitical Relevance of the Pacific Islands for India and the Indo-Pacific ....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , Taiwan , Indo-Pacific Region , Geopolitical , Chinese political warfare
Neighborhood News Digest – 28 March 2023

Afghanistan
MoFA Said Delegates Visited Afghan Consulate in Tajikistan – Tolo News
The Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by Mohammad Musa Amiri, head of the ministry's finance and ....

March 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ICCR , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , elections , India-Nepal , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , Foreign Investment , Northeast , IORA , Rohingyas , Coalition , Sri Lanka-India , Bangladesh-Japan , Suicide blast , Democracy summit , Armed Forces Day
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: February 2023
Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

Vivekananda International Foundation was in full flow in the month of February 2023 with ten expert groups meeting. The areas of interest geographically were Africa, West Asia, US, Pakistan, Indo-Pacific, Neighbourhood, Central Asia and three key top....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Indo-Pacific , Central Asia , Africa , West Asia , Myanmar Crisis , Economic Outlook 2023
India's G20 Presidency Presents an Opportunity to Foster India-Africa Collaboration on Traditional Medicines
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

After the G20 Summit in Bali, India took over the G20 presidency for one year, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.[1] Indeed, this presidency is an opportunity for India....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , G20 , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Ayurveda , Healthcare , AYUSH , India Africa Collaboration , Traditional Medicine , Alternative Medicine
VIF Cyber Review: February 2023

NATIONAL
“Firms should invest over 10 per cent of IT assets in cyber security”: NCSC Lt Gen Pant.
During his address at the 17th India Digital Summit on 20-21 February 2023, Bharat’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NC....

March 27, 2023 Digital India , AADHAAR , Cybercrime , AI , UIDAI , VIF Cyber Review , Denmark , CAG , Machine Learning , ML , harat , India US , cyber-attack , Aritificial Intelligence , Albania
Western Sahara - The North African Gordian Knot
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF

… Western Saharan conflict is one of the world's most underlooked conflicts .. it is crucial to indigenous Sahrawis and their kin in southern Morocco, northern Mauritania and western Algeria .. UN has so far failed in providing the groundwork for s....

March 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Western Saharan , Morocco-Algeria dispute , Polisario-SADR , Conflict in Western Sahara , Africa politics , North African , Gordian Knot
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