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VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 16, 2022

Afghanistan
Kabul: Unidentified Man Killed Pakistani Soldier at Spin Boldak Crossing: Tolo News
The US State Department said that Washington’s “commitment to the people of Afghanistan is enduring,” in a recently released ....

November 16, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , China , ASEAN , economy , Climate Change , trade , elections , Tourism , refugees , IMF , Human Rights , Diplomacy , UNHCR , earthquake , Health crisis
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 07, 2022

Afghanistan
UNAMA Calls for Climate Change in Afghanistan to Be Addressed: Tolo News
As the UN climate change summit began in Egypt on Sunday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called for urgent glo....

November 07, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , Climate Change , Terrorism , trade , Tourism , IMF , United Nations , Human Rights , Diplomacy , APEC , Health crisis
India Should Prepare to Deal with the Fallout of Multiple Global Crises
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine war, now in its eighth month, shows no sign of ending. It has entered a new phase with Russia annexing the regions of Donbas and Luhansk. Putin has ordered a mobilisation of citizens to get fresh recruits to fight the war. He has g....

October 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , G20 , World Bank , IMF , Inflation , climate finance , Food Crisis , forex reserves , recession
China: Daily Scan, September 14, 2022

Xi's upcoming visits show high importance China attaches to SCO, relations with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan: Xinhuanet
September 13, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming attendance to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SC....

September 14, 2022 SCO , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , COVID-19 , IMF , China Daily Digest , Twitter , China Life Insurance
China: Daily Scan, July 15, 2022

PLA’s attack helicopters start routine border patrols in high-altitude Karakoram: Global times
July 14, 2022
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) attack helicopters started to join transport helicopters in routine ....

July 15, 2022 BRICS , 5G , COVID-19 , IMF , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Shandong , Heilongjiang
Sri Lankan Leaders: Forcing the Hands of its Citizens
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Last Saturday morning (9 July 2022) Sri Lanka faced a level of mayhem on the roads of not only Colombo but all of its major cities as that was most unprecedented but not truly unexpected. For a country that has struggled through ethnic stride, the so....

July 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , India , economy , Government , IMF , Debt
Talk on Evolving Situation in Sri Lanka

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on Economic Situation in Sri Lanka on 18 May 2022. The talk was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation The economic situation in Sri Lanka is an evolvin....

June 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , China , Sri Lanka crisis , COVID-19 , IMF , Economic crisis in Sri Lanka , Evolving Situation in Sri Lanka
China: Daily Scan, May 19, 2022

Chinese premier stresses faster implementation of macro policies: Xinhuanet
May 18, 2022
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for an accelerated pace and ramped-up efforts in the implementation of macro policies. Li, also a mem....

May 19, 2022 Myanmar , Taiwan , Beijing , IMF , BeiDou , Shanghai , Tibet , China Daily Digest , RMB
China: Daily Scan, April 21, 2022

Full Text: Youth of China in the New Era: Xinhuanet
April 21, 2022
The State Council Information Office of China on Thursday published a white paper titled "Youth of China in the New Era." The following is the full text of the r....

April 21, 2022 Xi Jinping , Wuhan , G20 , IMF , Shanghai , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Liaoning , CEEC , Harbin
Sri Lankan Economy Spiralling out of control; Requests IMF assistance
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Commentary

Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown is one of the worst in recent decades, pushing many families into poverty. The situation is rapidly spiralling out of control with multiple ill prescribed economic policies. The unstable economic crisis is clearly on t....

February 14, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , India , economy , Sri Lanka , IMF
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